TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Anthony Halstead - Director of Library Services
REPORT BY: Michelle Carreon - Supervising Staff Services Analyst
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 240310B with Imperial County Office of Education
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 240310B with Imperial County Office of Education for a new contract maximum of $250,000, for the term July 1, 2025 through July 1, 2030, to upgrade the current CalREN connection at the Napa Library to 10 Gbps. (Fiscal Impact: $50,000 Expense; Library Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On March 12, 2024, the board approved Agreement No. 240310B with Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) to distribute state and federal funding and subsidies for high-speed internet access for public libraries and perform the functions of the Statewide Broadband Aggregator on behalf of the California State Library. All Library branches currently have an internet speed of 1 Gbps (gigabit per second) and at this time the Napa Library would like to increase the internet speed to 10 Gbps to allow for faster internet use by the public for Wi-Fi, publicly accessible computers, and any other devices.
Requested Action:
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 240310B with Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) effective July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2030, for a total contract maximum of $250,000 to continue to provide Internet service to all library locations with an upgrade to 10 Gbps at the Napa Library.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Napa County Library Fund 2020, Sub-Division 2020000. |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
The upgrade to 10 Gbps will cost less monthly than current services but will have an initial cost for new equipment. The new equipment purchase will be offset by rebates received. With this amendment we are extending the contract one additional year, therefore the annual fiscal impact is $50,000 for this extension. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
Appropriations for this expense will be budgeted in the Napa County Library's General Operations fund annually. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If this amendment is not approved, Napa Library will not be able to upgrade internet connectivity speed to 10 Gbps and will remain at the 1 Gbps. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.