Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/19/2023 - 5:30 PM
Category: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Type: Action
Subject: 17.7 District-wide Fiber Wide Area Network July 2023 – June 2025
District Goals:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
YPS-2023-2025-WAN.pdf
BOCS Worksheet 1 - WAN - April 2023.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)
Account Number – 450-5303-100000-1620-B2319
(2023-2024 District-wide Telephone Account – Local Funds)
Scope – In June 2014, the Board of Trustees approved Board Report 19.2 for the upgrade of the District’s Fiber Wide Area Network (WAN), from 1 gigabit per second (gbps) links to, dual 10gbps links from each District site, totaling 80 circuits, to both the District’s Main and Secondary Data Center. This resolution seeks the approval to continue the Fiber WAN service from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. This service is eligible for E-Rate discounts and as such, all necessary forms will be filed accordingly. The District is eligible for a 90% discount on this service, leaving the District’s share at 10%.
Funding: 450-5303-100000-1620-B2319 (District-wide Telephone Account – Local Funds)
Resolution: WHEREAS the District is seeking to continue the fiber service for the District’s Wide Area Network (WAN), and,

WHEREAS the term of the service will be July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025, and,
WHEREAS the District will continue to utilize dual circuits for each eligible location, however, 40 of the circuits have been be re-terminated at Yonkers Montessori Academy, the district’s secondary data center. Currently, the WAN provides each school with two 10gbps circuits, which converge at both the District’s Main Data Center as well as our secondary Data Center. The WAN is E-Rate eligible at a 90% discount leaving the District responsible for the remaining 10%. The vendor’s monthly bill will reflect the 90% discount. All applicable forms and applications will be filed accordingly.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools issue a service purchase order to Crown Castle Fiber in the amount of $58,258.61 for the annual cost of the District’s share of the Fiber WAN for the 2023-2024 school year.
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. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Sheila Greenwald Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the District is seeking to continue the fiber service for the District’s Wide Area Network (WAN), and,

WHEREAS the term of the service will be July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025, and,
WHEREAS the District will continue to utilize dual circuits for each eligible location, however, 40 of the circuits have been be re-terminated at Yonkers Montessori Academy, the district’s secondary data center. Currently, the WAN provides each school with two 10gbps circuits, which converge at both the District’s Main Data Center as well as our secondary Data Center. The WAN is E-Rate eligible at a 90% discount leaving the District responsible for the remaining 10%. The vendor’s monthly bill will reflect the 90% discount. All applicable forms and applications will be filed accordingly.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools issue a service purchase order to Crown Castle Fiber in the amount of $58,258.61 for the annual cost of the District’s share of the Fiber WAN for the 2023-2024 school year.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes