16-R-13 - Amendment to Agreement Time Warner Cable internet upgradeRESOLUTION NO. 16 -R -13
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT
FOR THE UPGRADING OF INTERNET SERVICES PROVIDED BY TIME
WARNER CABLE TO SCHERTZ SENIOR CENTER AT 608 SCHERTZ PKWY -
THE CITY'S MAIN HUB FOR PUBLIC WIFI SERVICES FROM A 7 MBPS
SERVICE TO A 50 MBPS SERVICE TO INCREASE BANDWIDTH FOR PUBLIC
USE, STAFF USE AND VENDOR USE, AND OTHER MATTERS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz (the "City ") has recommended that the City enter
into an Agreement with Time Warner Cable, relating to increased bandwidth for internet access to
residents, staff and vendors throughout the City in the amount of $1,142.00 for the current fiscal year and
$2,899.00 per year for both FY 16 -17 and FY 17 -18 and $966.40 for the FY 18 -19; and
WHEREAS, this increase will allow us to meet the mandate that residents, staff and vendors
internet access has on our network; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to contract
with Time Warner Cable pursuant to the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement ".
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute and deliver the Agreement with
Time Warner Cable for increased bandwidth in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit A.
Section 1. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such
recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the
judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 2. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any
provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this
Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 3. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 4. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such
provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby
declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 5. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of
the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was given, all as required
by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
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Section 6. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is
so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 23rd day of February, 2016
CITY OF SCHE TZ, TEXAS
Michael R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
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