City of Columbus - File #: 1459-2006

• File #: 1459-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/18/2006
• Final action: 9/20/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Safety to modify contract with Time Warner Telecom for voice/data service for the fire connectivity project, to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/20/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/20/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/18/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
9/18/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/18/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/11/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
8/28/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/28/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
8/25/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/24/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/24/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
8/24/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/23/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/22/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/21/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/18/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/16/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/8/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to modify contract with Time Warner Telecom for voice/data service for the fire connectivity project, to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)

Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: Ordinance 2688-2003, passed 12/13/2003, established a contract between the Director of the Department of Technology and Time Warner Telecom for voice/data services to support the fire connectivity project. This project connects 32 fire stations to the city's network through the use of both leased lines and city owned fiber optic cabling, and allows fire stations to consolidate its voice and data needs through one connection point thereby reducing the operating funds needed for this purpose. There is an immediate need in the Division of Fire to establish funding for this contract to pay for the aforementioned services.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to facilitate immediate purchase and implementation of this voice/data service to connect fire stations to the city's network.

Contract Compliance Number: 31-1419297

FISCAL IMPACT:
Budget Amount: Funding is available in the Division of Fire's 2006 General Fund Budget.

Body

WHEREAS, this legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to establish a contract with Time Warner Telecom for voice/data services for the fire connectivity project; and

WHEREAS, this project will connect 32 fire stations to the city's network through the use of both leased lines and city owned fiber optic cabling; and

WHEREAS, this connectivity will allow fire stations to consolidate its voice and data needs through one connection point thereby reducing the funds needed to for this purpose; and

WHEREAS, the contract award is based upon a formal Invitation to Bid, Solicitation number SA000531 opened by the Finance Department Purchasing Office on November 20, 200...