HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2007-181RESOLUTION NO. 2007-181
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE A
THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH ATT FOR
T3 INTERNET SERVICE
WHEREAS, over the years, the City has become widely dependent upon the Internet for
routine communications and day-to-day business activities. The Internet is the electronic backbone
for email, file transfers, document sharing, City -sponsored file -transfer -protocol sites, research, and
City Council Webcasts; and
WHEREAS, for the past ten years, the City has used a 1.5 megabit -per -second T1 Internet
connection. A T1 line is a type of broadband telecommunications connection used especially to
connect Internet service providers to the Internet's infrastructure. Most home Digital Subscriber Line
connections are "faster" than the City's T1 line. The Ti lines carry about 1.5 megabits of data per
second, while the related T3 lines carry over 40; and
WHEREAS, traffic over the City's network has steadily increased, creating greater strain on
the current Internet connection. Adding to the strain is the size of files being transferred. In addition,
the City currently hosts its public website, www.lodi.gov. All traffic into this site comes over the T1
line, further impacting the connection; and
WHEREAS, the City's current carrier, ATT, has reduced the price of its broadband T3
connections with bandwidths ranging from 5 to 100 megabits per second (Mbs). Staff is proposing
upgrading the current T1 to a 10 Mbs T3 connection. This will result in an almost seven -fold
increase in throughput. In addition to solving all of the current data contention issues, the upgrade
would also prepare the City for future advancement of its technical infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the annual cost of a T3 line is $33,048. Offsetting this charge will be $8,220 in
annual savings related to cancellation of the T1 line with a net difference of $24,828 annually.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the
City Manager to approve a three-year contract wit ATT for T3 Internet service in the amount of
$33,048 per year from the following accounts:
Police
Fire
Public Works
EUD
HSS
Com Dev.
Parks & Rec.
Finance
Dated: September 5, 2007
- 101031.7313 - ($3,000)
- 102011.7335 - ($3,000)
- 125053, $1,000; 103011,
- 160603.7715 ($3,000)
- 108403.7202 ($3,000)
- 340451.7313 ($3,000)
- 107011.7717 ($3,000)
- 100505.8099 ($3,000)
170401, 180451 ($665 each)
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2007-181 was passed and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 5, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Hitchcock, Katzakian, Mounce, and
Mayor Johnson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS -- None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Non
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RANDI JOHL
City Clerk
2007-181