TITLE
Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with Computer Aid, Inc., of Allentown, PA, for installing and configuring information technology systems, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), in an amount not to exceed $3,918,000 for the first year; thereafter, in an annual amount not to exceed $1,250,000, for ongoing lifecycle replacement of equipment and new incremental technology growth, until the current contract expires on March 3, 2021, with the option to renew for as long as that contract is in effect, as needed;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute multiple lease-purchase agreements in a total principal amount of up to $19,259,000, and authorize related financing documents, with Banc of America Public Capital Corp., of San Francisco, CA, for the financing of the Civic Center technology infrastructure, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $21,411,000 including principal, interest, and escrow fees, payable over terms not to exceed 15 years; and
Increase appropriations in the General Services Fund (IS 385) in the Technology and Innovation Department (TI) by $19,254,000 to replace and install outdated technology equipment, offset by the proceeds of the lease-purchase financing and charges to user departments and funds and potential short-term internal loans between funds. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
At a City Council study session on October 24, 2017, staff presented an overview of unfunded critical technology infrastructure needs totaling $88 million. On December 5, 2017, the City Council approved staff bringing forward, for future City Council consideration, $67 million of proposed purchases and financing for various items encompassing three categories of unfunded critical technology infrastructure needs:
1) Installing a fiber optic system to interconnect City buildings to save on current and future communication costs and to for...
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