To: Board of Supervisors
From: Libraries
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement between Humboldt County Library and AT&T
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize AT&T to provide dedicated internet and ethernet access to the Ferndale, Kim Yerton Memorial, and Willow Creek library branches;
2. Approve and authorize the Library Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the agreement with AT&T; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return two fully executed original copies of the attached E-rate Rider and Authorization to Order (ATO) to the Library for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Humboldt County Library Fund (1500), Federal Communication Commission (FCC)'s Schools and Libraries (E-rate) program.
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Library seeks to continue receiving public telecommunications services at the Ferndale, Kim Yerton Memorial, and Willow Creek library branches through AT&T using California's CALNETNextGen contracts. The existing CALNET3 contract with AT&T expires Dec. 31, 2021, and a new agreement is needed to extend these services until all branches have been successfully connected to the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) network, which is being used at all other county library branches for public telecommunications services.
The contract with AT&T (Attachment A) will extend CALNET3 services at these three branches until Jun. 30, 2025. Throughout the duration of this contract, staff will work with vendors to prepare the branches to transition to CENIC.
The Humboldt County Library currently receives an 80% discount via reimbursement on T1 Dedicated Transport data services to support the legacy infrastructure at the three branches mentioned above and connects them to the main library in Eureka.
The E-rate program was founded by the FCC and managed by the Universal Services Administrative Com...
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