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Amendment to the Agreement For Internet Access Services <br />From Cogent Communications, Inc. <br />June 6, 2011 <br />Page 2 <br />Over the past two years, the usage of the Internet access service has steadily increased. This can <br />be attributed to more visitors to the City web site, additional software applications that rely on <br />Internet access, higher volume of Internet email, and the growing use of information gathering via <br />the Internet. This has resulted in demand levels nearly every weekday for Internet access <br />exceeding the current capacity of the City's services with Cogent Communications, Inc. [Cogent]. <br />City staff has worked with Cogent to provide extra capacity as part of the City exercising its option <br />for additional term of service of its original agreement with Cogent. For slightly less than the current <br />recurring monthly fee, Cogent will provide the City with 100 Mb of dedicated Internet access <br />[versus the current 45 Mb of access capacity]. All other terms and conditions, including the ability <br />of the City to exit the agreement for any reason with 30 days notice, would remain. City staff <br />recommends the approval of an amendment to the agreement with Cogent Communications, Inc. <br />with higher service capacity and lower monthly costs for a term of one year. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are budgeted and are available in the FY11 -12 Technology Fund account for contractual <br />services (account no. 10910147 - 62010). <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />Francisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Management Services Agency <br />25A -2 <br />