HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 10-019 Frontier Services AgreementMcCALL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
Number
Meeting Date
AB 10-19
January 14, 2010
216 East Park Street
McCall, Idaho 83638
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Frontier Services Agreement for digital phone trunk (TI-PRI)
and related digital phone system project materials.
Department
Approvals
Initials
Originator
or
Supporter
Mayor / Council
City Manager
Clerk
Treasurer
Community Development
Police department
Public Works
Information Systems
(2
Originator
COST IMPACT: FY10, $9,802 Three year term, $41,707.56
Parks and Recreation
FUNDING SOURCE: Budget
Airport
Library
TIMELINE: Upon Approval
City Attorney
Grant Coordinator
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City's analog ("Centrex") phone system is budgeted for replacement
number of alternatives have been evaluated. A common element
line, available as a "T1-PRI" circuit from Frontier (Citizens Telecommunications
provide external phone services, comprising 23 concurrent call trunks.
analog lines presently used by City facilities, with a few special purpose
The proposed 3-year Frontier agreement would reduce costs compared
same services. The new services should result in substantially lower
to continued use of analog lines.
The proposed Frontier agreement includes "non -appropriations" language
After break-even (capital plus services) at 29 months, an annual savings
Please refer to the attached, "Phone System Features and Options
FY10 budgeted cost for all trunk services = $14,703 (digital plus residual
FY10 revised cost for all trunk services = $19,713 (due to later than
Difference over budget of $5,010 will come from deferral or elimination
with a digital
of most alternatives
Company
system in FY10. A
is a digital "trunk"
of Idaho), to
will replace most
periods for the
costs compared
services is expected.
date)
software items.
The digital trunk
analog lines remaining.
to shorter contract
recurring phone trunk
at item 22.
of $15,032 in
Summary" for details.
analog)
planned implementation
of hardware and
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the Frontier Services Agreement for a Tl-PRI circuit, and authorize the Mayor to sign all
necessary documents.
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE
ACTION
1/14/2010
The Frontier Services Agreement for a T1-PRI circuit was approved