HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2022-39RESOLUTION NO. 2022-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL RATIFYING EXPENDITURES
AND AUTHORIZING AUTOMATIC ANNUAL RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT
WITH TEXTPOWER, INC., OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, FOR ELECTRIC
OUTAGE NOTIFICATIONS
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2019, City Council authorized Lodi Electric Utility (LEU) to
implement a new Outage Management System (OMS) to help pinpoint outage locations, facilitate
dispatch of crews, and allow customers to stay informed with outage updates; and
WHEREAS, as part of the OMS system, LEU, under the Director's purchasing authority,
executed a two-year Agreement with TextPower, Inc., from February 24, 2020 to February 24,
2022 for software and services to support text messaging capabilities related to system outages;
and the Agreement includes an automatic annual renewal provision at the end of the two-year
term; and
WHEREAS, this automated text messaging function provided by TextPower, Inc., has
proven very useful in keeping customers informed on outage updates since execution of the
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends City Council ratify expenditures under this Agreement in
the amount of $14,351 and authorize the automatic annual renewal of the Agreement with
TextPower, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per year; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Agreement, LEU has the ability to terminate the
Agreement with written notice 30 days prior the renewal date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby ratify
expenditures in the amount of $14,351 and authorize the automatic annual renewal of the
Agreement for Software and Services with TextPower, Inc., of San Juan Capistrano, California,
for electric outage notifications in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, pursuant to Section 6.3q of the City Council Protocol
Manual (Res. No. 2019-223), the City Attorney is hereby authorized to make minor revisions to
the above -referenced document(s) that do not alter the compensation or term, and to make
clerical corrections as necessary.
Dated: February 16, 2022
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2022-39 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held on February 16, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hothi, Khan, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
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