TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Steven Scardina, Information Technology Manager
1. Subject
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Authorize purchase of VeloCloud hardware from Sidepath, Inc.
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2. Summary
The VeloCloud purchase will fully enable a dual internet carrier function for the City providing for automatic seamless fail-over in the event one carrier’s service experiences an outage.
3. Recommended Action
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Approve the purchase of VeloCloud hardware from Sidepath, Inc. for $40,800.51.
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4. Fiscal Impact
The expense for this purchase is $40,800.51 and will be funded through General Fund (100).
100.1601.56999 Other Repair / Maintenance Services
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
6. Discussion and Background
The City increasingly utilizes cloud-based application solutions such as email, permitting, maintenance management, police computer aided dispatch and records management, website, financial system, and many others. The City currently utilizes Spectrum for business-class internet services. A second business-class internet service with Crown Castle is in progress. Adopting two physically diverse internet carriers eliminates the single point of failure inherent in a single-carrier design. A dual-carrier design delivers measurable improvements in uptime and operational continuity. VeloCloud is an excellent way to maximize the value of the dual internet services. VeloCloud actively aggregates and load-balances the two carrier’s internet bandwidth improving operations and enables seamless fail-over alleviating the risk with a single carrier point of failure. Dual diverse carriers is now a standard best practice for businesses where internet connectivity can significantly impact operations.
The purchase will be completed using NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement AR2472 expiring on September 15, 2026.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Sidepath Quote