Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/17/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Type: Action
Subject: 14.4 Amendment to April 19, 2023 Board Resolution 17.7 District-wide Fiber Wide Area Network July 2023 – June 2025 - Crown Castle
District Goals:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Invoice 1318229.pdf
Invoice 1360208.pdf
BOCS - Crown Castle - January 2024.xlsx
Rationale: Information Technology Department – GML104B
Contractor – Crown Castle Fiber NYS Contract PS68694
Term – July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025
Amount of Subscription:
Gross Charges $582,586.08 annually ($48,548.84 monthly)
E-Rate Share (90%) $524,327.47 annually
District’s Share (10%) $58,258.61 annually ($4,854.88 monthly) – Original Amount
Amendment amount – $10,329.82
Total Revised Amount - $68,588.43
Account Number – 450-5303-100000-1620-B2319 (District-wide Telephone Account – Local Funds)
Scope – In April 2023, the Board of Trustees approved Board Report 17.7 for the District’s Fiber WAN Service for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The service was approved in full by the E-Rate program with the District’s 10% share being $58,258.61. This amendment is to increase the District’s share to include the cost of two invoices, totaling $10,329.82, for the 2022-2023 school year that were not paid against the previous purchase order as it was fully expended.
Funding: 450-5303-100000-1620-B2319 (District-wide Telephone Account – Local Funds)
Resolution: WHEREAS the District is seeking to amend Board Resolution 17.7 originally approved at the April 2023 Stated Meeting. This resolution was for the fiber service for the District’s Wide Area Network (WAN), and,

WHEREAS this amendment is to increase the approved amount by $10, 329.82 to allow for the payment of two outstanding invoices from the 2022-2023 school year which were not paid against the previous purchase order as it was fully expended, and,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools increase Purchase Order 2024-0749 by $10,329.82, for a revised total of $68,588.43, and issue payment to Crown Castle for invoice numbers 1318229 ($5,164.91) and 1360208 ($5,164.91) .
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Christopher Carvalho - Director
Signed By:
Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
Signed By:
Bob Cacace - Commissioner
Signed By:
Cheryl Green - Deputy Commissioner Dept. of Information Technology
Signed By:
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
Signed By:
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:
Dr. Luis Rodriguez - Interim Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Lawrence Sykes Moved, Member Sheila Greenwald seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the District is seeking to amend Board Resolution 17.7 originally approved at the April 2023 Stated Meeting. This resolution was for the fiber service for the District’s Wide Area Network (WAN), and,

WHEREAS this amendment is to increase the approved amount by $10, 329.82 to allow for the payment of two outstanding invoices from the 2022-2023 school year which were not paid against the previous purchase order as it was fully expended, and,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools increase Purchase Order 2024-0749 by $10,329.82, for a revised total of $68,588.43, and issue payment to Crown Castle for invoice numbers 1318229 ($5,164.91) and 1360208 ($5,164.91) .'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes