HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2004-197RESOLUTION NO, 2004-197
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD THE KONG
DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACT TO SBC -LONG
[DISTANCE, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE MERGED COUNTY FOCUS
CONTRACT, FOR ONE YEAR.
WHEREAS, the City currently spends approximately $13,400 per year on long
distance charges using MCI as the City's long disfance provider. During the past four years,
the City has contracted with MCI for long distance services under the terms of the State of
California CALNET contract. Long distance service providers are allowed to charge a
Carrier Access Charge. Each telephone line has a minimum MCI long distance Carrier
Access Charge of $4.10 per month unless there are long distance calls made; and
WHEREAS, by changing to SBC -Long Distance under the terms of the competitively
bid Merced County FOCUS contract, Carrier Access Charges will be eliminated and the cost
per minute for long distance calls will be reduced to a flat 3.70 per minute. MCI currently
charges 4.60 per minute for Intra -State calls (inside California calling) and 7.70 per minute
for Inter -State calls (outside California calling); and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the City can save up to $6,000 per year by
eliminating the Carrier Access Charges. By taking advantage of the lower long distance
rates offered through the FOCUS contract, the estimated savings per year for long distance
is another $2,000. The anticipated annual savings is $6,000 to $3,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to award the lona distance telephone service contract to SBC -
Long Distance, under the terms of the Merced County FOCUS contract, for one year. The
estimated value of this contract is $6,400 per year.
Dated: October 6, 2004
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2004-197 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held October 6, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Hitchcock, and Howard
NOES COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Land and Mayor Hansen
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS _.. None
SUSAN J. BLACtCSTON
City Clerk
2004-197