Sep 9, 2025 · Related development

Council renews the digital-human agreement with Dell for $252,489.97 in ARPA funds

Consent item 7.U awarded Dell $252,489.97 for the annual renewal of the digital human agreement, funded by "American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband/Digital inclusion federal funding." The consent agenda passed 4-0 with Councilmember David Prescott absent.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Rich Gagnon Cole Stanley Tim Reid Don Tipps Les SimpsonDell Technologies

What the sources say

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September 9, 2025 consent item 7.U, "Consider Award - Annual Renewal of Digital Human Agreement": award to Dell, $252,489.97; funding source "American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband/Digital inclusion federal funding"; budgeted. The transmittal memo repeats the December 2024 summary ("Licenses extension for hosted digital human as the COA team builds an on-site replacement"). ^[1]^[2]
Amount
$252,490
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Nothing was removed from the consent agenda; it passed on a motion by Don Tipps, seconded by Les Simpson, 4-0 (ayes: Cole Stanley, Tim Reid, Don Tipps, Les Simpson). Councilmember David Prescott was absent. ^[3]
Ayes
4
Noes
0
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The December 2024 and September 2025 renewal memos give the same funding-summary account, 620076.17400.1040, but label the funding source differently: "General fund revenues" (December 2024) and "American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband/Digital inclusion federal funding" (September 2025). The 2023 award was funded from accounts 620075 and 620076; the October 2026 item cites ARPA project PRJ-620075, "Broadband Project." The documents do not explain the difference. ^[4]^[2]^[5]^[6]
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The three council approvals located for Emma before October 2026 total $1,388,490.86 ($582,948.89 in August 2023, $553,052.00 in December 2024 and $252,489.97 in September 2025). This is the sum of amounts approved, not of amounts paid. ^[7]^[8]^[1]
Total
$1,388,491
Award 2023
$582,949
Renewal 2024
$553,052
Renewal 2025
$252,490
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The City check register lists payments to DELL MARKETING, L.P. totaling $3,899,508.03 across 111 payments from July 5, 2022 to April 20, 2026. The register does not tie payments to projects, so the share, if any, for Emma cannot be identified from it. ^[9]
Total
$3,899,508
Payments
111
See the payments in the check register →

Sources

1.Amarillo City Council regular meeting agenda, September 9, 2025 — City of Amarillo (CivicClerk), Sep 9, 2025 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredConsent item 7.U "Consider Award - Annual Renewal of Digital Human Agreement"; date is the meeting date.
2.Amarillo City Council regular meeting agenda packet, September 9, 2025 — City of Amarillo (CivicClerk), Sep 9, 2025 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authored323-page packet; item 7.U transmittal memo ends on page 113. Date is the meeting date.
3.Amarillo City Council Minutes, 2025-09-09 Regular Meeting — City of Amarillo (CivicClerk), Sep 9, 2025 · retrieved Oct 11, 2026primarySubject-authoredItem 8.D: "Canadian River Municipal Water Authority update. Mayor Stanley introduced the item. Drew Satterwhite, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, presented the item."
4.Amarillo City Council regular meeting agenda packet, December 10, 2024 — City of Amarillo, Dec 10, 2024 · retrieved Oct 12, 2026primarySubject-authoredDate is the meeting date. Item 8.YY transmittal memo (packet p. 431).
5.Amarillo City Council regular meeting agenda packet, August 1, 2023 — City of Amarillo (CivicClerk), Aug 1, 2023 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authored101-page packet; item 8.O transmittal memo is on page 79 (department Office of Engagement and Innovation; funding summary lists two project accounts). Date is the meeting date.
6.City Council Regular Meeting agenda packet, October 13, 2026 — City of Amarillo, Oct 9, 2026 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authored157-page packet; item 6.7 transmittal memo (pages 56-57) gives the funding summary 'Broadband Project - Professional Services - PRJ-620075.17400.62000'. 'published' approximated as for the agenda.
7.Amarillo City Council regular meeting agenda, August 1, 2023 — City of Amarillo (CivicClerk), Aug 1, 2023 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredConsent item 8.O "Consider Award - Digital Human Contract"; date is the meeting date.
8.City Council regular meeting agenda, December 10, 2024 — City of Amarillo, Dec 10, 2024 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredConsent item 8.QQ; date is the meeting date.
9.City of Amarillo check registers (pooled funds), consolidated — City of Amarillo (monthly check registers); consolidated by Khaotic Digital · download · coverage 2022-07 .. 2026-05 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026datasetPublished download replaces private individuals with their role (see Methodology).