HomeMy WebLinkAboutM2025-025 - 03/18/2025City of Corpus Christi
March 18, 2025
Motion: M2025-025
1201 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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File Number: 25-0252
Enactment Number: M2025-025
Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement with Astound Business
Solutions, LLC, of Austin, through the TIPS Cooperative, in the amount of $191,520.00
for redundant fiber connections to the City's backup data center, City Hall, and the Police
Department; for a redundant connection between City Hall's data center and the City's
Service Center facilities; and to increase internet speeds at the American Bank Center,
with FY2025 funding of $27,120.00 from the Information Technology Fund and $4,800.00
from the General Fund.
At a meeting of the City Council on 3/18/2025, this Motion was passed.
Aye: 9 Council Member Barrera, Council Member Vaughn, Council Member
Hernandez, Council Member Campos, Mayor Guajardo, Council Member
Cantu, Council Member Scott, Council Member Paxson, and Council
Member Roy
Abstained: 0
Attest:
Paulette Guajardo, Mayor
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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Printed on 3/19/25
SCANNED
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly
authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that
the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation
or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from
which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments
are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: March 18, 2025 Legistar Number: 25-0252
Agenda Item:
Motion authorizing execution of a three-year service agreement with Astound Business
Solutions, LLC, of Austin, through the TIPS Cooperative, in the amount of $191,520.00 for
redundant fiber connections to the City's backup data center, City Hall, and the Police
Department; for a redundant connection between City Hall's data center and the City's Service
Center facilities; and to increase internet speeds at the American Bank Center, with FY2025
funding of $27,120.00 from the Information Technology Fund and $4,800.00 from the General
Fund.
Amount Required: $31,920.00
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
Account
No.
Activity
No.
Amount
IT Infrastructure & Network Service
5210-40420-23
530065
$27,120.00
General Fund
1020-11870-29
530200
$4,800.00
Total
$31,920.00
0 Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: