HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021.116 - (10-19-21) RESOLUTION NO. 2021.116
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH AT&T AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
SIGN CONTRACTS WITH AT&T TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICES TO THE CITY OF LYNWOOD THROUGH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA NEGOTIATED CONTRACT KNOWN AS CALNET
NEXTGEN
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WHEREAS, on January 20, 2016, the City signed on with AT&T's Calnet 3 contract
pricing for telecommunication services at discounted government rates and this contract will
expire on December 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, a new Calnet NextGen contract will take effect on January 1, 2022 and
to ensure the City continues to receive discounted rates for telecommunication services and
avoid tariff rates, which can be substantially higher than competitively pre-bid rates by the
State of California, staff requests the City Council to approve this item and move to the
NexGen contract; and
WHEREAS,the California Department of Technology,has been competitively bidding
on telecommunication services through state awarded contracts known as the California
Network and Telecommunication (CALNET) program since 1998 and the City of Lynwood
has been piggy-backing on this contract since 2002 to take advantage of the discounted
pricing for telecommunication services; and
WHEREAS, CALNET NextGen offers a wide variety of services, including long
distance, trunk lines, internet, fiber optic, data lines, and wireless lines at discounted rate;
and
WHEREAS, the Lynwood Municipal Code § 6-3.9 requires that professional service
contracts exceeding $25,000.00 must be procured via an RFP process unless the Council
finds that the contract approval is exempt for the RFP process pursuant to LMC § 6-3.13;
and
WHEREAS, accordingly, approval of the AT&T CalNet NextGen agreement requires
a City Council vote of 4/5 of the members. Since the State of California competitively bid
on these services, it would be more economical and efficient for the City to use this contract;
and
WHEREAS, in order to stay within the budget approved for Fiscal Year 2021-2023
by taking advantage of competitively pre-bid rates by the State of California, staff requests
approval of this item.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council for the City of Lynwood finds and declares that the
foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates said recitals fully into this Resolution
as substantive findings.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Lynwood approves and authorizes the
Mayor or designee to enter into an agreement with AT&T authorizing the City Manager to
sign contracts approved as to form by the City Attorney with AT&T to provide
telecommunication services to the City of Lynwood through the State of California
negotiated contract known as CALNET NextGen.
Section 3. This resolution shall go into effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of October, 2021.
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ATTEST:
Maria Quinonez, Ernie He dez,
City Clerk City Man- -r
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Noel Tapia, Peter Han,
City Attorney Director of Technology
Services
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at its
regular meeting thereof held in the City Hall of the City on the 19th day of October, 2021
and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SOLACHE, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM
CASANOVA AND MAYOR SANTANA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Maria Quinonez, / I
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City Council
of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of Resolution No. 2021.116 on file in my office and that,said resolution was adopted on
the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 19th'day of October, 2021.
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City Clerkdir
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