TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Meg Ragan, Chief Technology Officer
REPORT BY: Mark Revis, Broadband Project Manager
SUBJECT: Accept a grant from California Public Utilities Commission and approve the related budget amendment
RECOMMENDATION
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Accept a grant for $28,977 from the California Public Utilities Commission; and approve the related Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $28,977 Revenue and Expense, Information Technology Systems Fund, Not Budgeted, Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The California Public Utilities Commission has awarded Napa County a grant in the amount of $28,977 to support the installation of a Wi-Fi network at the county-owned Calistoga Farmworker Center. A required match of $18,350 over five years for operations and maintenance of the network will be required. The costs for ongoing operations and maintenance of the network will be the responsibility of the Napa County Housing Authority (NCHA). Acceptance of this funding will allow the Calistoga Farmworker Center to expand and improve Wi-Fi, and provide residents with access to online services including education, healthcare, banking, transportation, social services, and civic engagement.
On March 14, 2025, ITS issued an informal Request for Quotation (RFQ) on behalf of the NCHA for a pilot project to procure, install, maintain and manage a new Wi-Fi network with high-speed internet access for the Calistoga Farmworker Center. The lowest responsive bid was submitted by Personal Computing, Inc. d/b/a Valley Internet, in the amount of $47,463. Of that amount, $29,113 is for the purchase and installation of the new network, and the remainder, $18,350, is for the maintenance and management of the network for five years following the acceptance of the grant. On July 1, 2025, the division of Information Technology Services (ITS) submitted an application for a grant from the California Public Utilities Commission to fund the project.
The notification of the grant award i...
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