HomeMy WebLinkAbout032883 ORD - 10/11/2022Ordinance authorizing execution of all documents necessary to accept, amend, and
appropriate an Emergency Connectivity Fund Grant from the Federal Communications
Commission for FY2022-FY2023; appropriating $2,450,000 into the Library Grant Fund to
provide Hot Spot devices for qualifying persons in the City of Corpus Christi; authorizing
the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract with T-Mobile USA, Inc. to provide
the wireless service plans and hot spot devices.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
SECTION 1. The City Manager or designee is authorized to execute any and all documents
necessary to accept, amend or finalize Emergency Connectivity Funding Grants ("ECF") from the
Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") to improve wireless connectivity for qualifying
individuals in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas through December 31, 2023;
SECTION 2. Funds in the amount of $2,450,000.00 are hereby appropriated from the ECF Grant
to the Library ECF Grant Fund No.1068 to provide wireless connectivity plans and devices to
qualifying citizens in the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 3. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute the Higher
Education/Libraries Agreement No. 1515118 with T-Mobile, USA, Inc. to administer the ECF
Funding Grant and any amendments thereto.
SECTION 4. A copy of the executed Higher Education/Libraries Agreement No. 1515118 shall
be filed in the office of the City Secretary.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
the )1.)* day of
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
, 2022, by the following vote:
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
1
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SCANNED
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the CI*/
day of Cx,,p 2022, by the following vote:
Paulette Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 11 T1 day of
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
A
, 2022.
Paulette Guajardo
Mayor
032 883
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: October 11, 2022 Legistar Number: 22-1572
Agenda Item:
Ordinance authorizing execution of all documents necessary to accept, amend, and appropriate
an Emergency Connectivity Fund Grant from the Federal Communications Commission for
FY2022-2023; appropriating $2,450,000 into the Library Grant Fund to provide Hot Spot devices
for qualifying persons in the City of Corpus Christi; authorizing the City Manager or his designee
to execute a contract with T-Mobile USA, Inc. to provide the wireless service plans and hot spot
devices.
Amount Required: $2,450,000
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
AcNoount
Activity No.
Amount
Library Grant Fund
1068
520100
807723F
$2,450,000
Total
$2,450,000
Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: