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Meeting Date:
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6/19/2019 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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20.2 Additional Wireless Access Points
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District Goals:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Information Technology Department – GML 103B
ConvergeOne (NCPA 01-65)
Term – July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
Amount – Gross Total - $240,067.20
E-Rate Share (85%) – $204,057.12
District Share (15%) – $36,010.08
Account Number - 130-5999-B19N01-1000-B2050 (B5164CN110837.B19N01.B2000A2630) (CAI Equipment Capital Funds)
Scope – During the 2015-2016 the Yonkers Public Schools, after receiving a funding commitment letter from the E-Rate Program, did a complete overhaul of the District WiFi system. We purchased new wireless controllers, software and wireless access points. Since the application that was submitted was approved, the District’s share of the entire purchase was 15% of the gross total. The system has been up and running and has successfully gone through two years of computer based testing and performed exactly as expected. In March 2019, the District submitted an E-Rate application for the purchase of 320 additional Wireless Access Points. We recently were informed that our application was approved by the E-Rate program at a discount rate of 85%, leaving the District’s share of the purchase at 15%. These access points will be strategically deployed in order to provide even denser WiFi coverage thereby reducing low signal strength throughout the schools.
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Funding:
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130-5999-B19N01-1000-B2050 (B5164CN110837.B19N01.B2000A2630) (CAI Equipment Capital Funds)
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Resolution:
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WHEREAS the District is seeking to secure an additional 320 wireless access points for District-wide use with the existing wireless network infrastructure, and,
WHEREAS during the 2015-2016 school year, after being notified of the approval of our E-Rate application, the District purchased all of the necessary hardware, software and licensing to install and completely overhaul the wireless network District-wide. The network that was installed was scalable to ensure that the system would more than adequately provide the access needed both now and in the future. The system has been tried and tested after two successful rounds of NY State Computer Based Testing. These additional 320 access points will be strategically deployed in order to provide even denser WiFi coverage thereby reducing low signal strength throughout the schools, and,
WHEREAS the District has filed the necessary forms with the Federal E-Rate program which provides us with an 85% discount on the project’s total overall cost. The project’s gross total is $240,067.20, for 320 wireless access points with maintenance, of which the District 15% share will total $36,010.08. The remaining 85%, $204,057.12, will be paid for by the E-Rate program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools issue a purchase order to ConvergeOne (NCPA 01-65) in the amount of $36,010.08, the District’s 15% share of the total, for the purchase of the additional 320 wireless access points.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Christopher Carvalho - Director
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Signed By:
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Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
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Signed By:
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Bob Cacace - Commissioner
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Signed By:
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Cheryl Green - Deputy Commissioner Dept. of Information Technology
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Signed By:
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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Signed By:
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
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Signed By:
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
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Signed By:
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John Liszewski - Commissioner
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Signed By:
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Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
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Signed By:
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Dr._Andrea_S. Coddett - Deputy Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Judith_Ramos Meier Moved, Member Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the District is seeking to secure an additional 320 wireless access points for District-wide use with the existing wireless network infrastructure, and,
WHEREAS during the 2015-2016 school year, after being notified of the approval of our E-Rate application, the District purchased all of the necessary hardware, software and licensing to install and completely overhaul the wireless network District-wide. The network that was installed was scalable to ensure that the system would more than adequately provide the access needed both now and in the future. The system has been tried and tested after two successful rounds of NY State Computer Based Testing. These additional 320 access points will be strategically deployed in order to provide even denser WiFi coverage thereby reducing low signal strength throughout the schools, and,
WHEREAS the District has filed the necessary forms with the Federal E-Rate program which provides us with an 85% discount on the project’s total overall cost. The project’s gross total is $240,067.20, for 320 wireless access points with maintenance, of which the District 15% share will total $36,010.08. The remaining 85%, $204,057.12, will be paid for by the E-Rate program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools issue a purchase order to ConvergeOne (NCPA 01-65) in the amount of $36,010.08, the District’s 15% share of the total, for the purchase of the additional 320 wireless access points.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | | Judith_Ramos Meier | Yes | | Andrea Brown | Yes | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | | Dr._Ammir Rabadi | Yes | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | |
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