TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Mickey Baker, Chief Information Officer
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: February 20, 2018
Title
THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR FIBER TRANSPORTATION
Recommendation
Recommended Action:
Motion to Approve the modification to the Interlocal Agreement (Agreement) between the City of Delray Beach (City) and Palm Beach County which allows Palm Beach County to provide, and the City of Delray Beach to use, leased Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and transport fiber between the City and the Disaster Recovery site at the Northwest Regional Data Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Item #4, Exhibit A, Section N of this agreement terminates the previous 5Gb data connection with the GoRACK Data Center in Jacksonville, Florida and increases the internet connection at City Hall from 50Mb to 1Gb.
Body
Background:
The City of Delray Beach (City) entered into an Interlocal Agreement with Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners for network services, antenna placement and wireless services in 2013. In December 2014, the First Amendment updated language to current contract standards, added placement heights of antennas on the City's communication tower and replaced equipment and current antenna specifications to improve network services. The third amendment to this Agreement terminates the City of Delray Beach’s disaster recovery site in Jacksonville, FL with a reduction in cost from $3,448 per month to $0 per month and relocates the transport circuit to the Northwest Regional Data Center in Tallahassee, FL at a cost of $250 per month, which will result in a savings of $3,198 per month.
The third amendment also addresses the current internet speed within City Hall which is utilized for mydelraybeach.com website, Office365 messaging, Target Solutions, Tenzinga web based training and additional Internet traffic. The Internet bandwidth will be increased from 50Mb at $200 per month to 1Gb at $1,040 per month, which will result in an additional cost of $840 per month. The increase in bandwidth to 1Gb is necessary for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system and the increase in traffic for externally hosted applications.
This amendment also updates contact information and Issue escalation contacts.
Purchasing Policy:
Accessing contracts from other government agencies and not-for-profit organizations
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Funding Source/Financial Impact:
Funding is available from account number 001160005164112 Communication Services Internet Access.
Timing of Request:
Timing is sensitive to rectify Palm Beach County Billing and increase Internet bandwidth for Citywide initiatives.