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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: March 8, 1985 Courty
SUBJECT: Computer Disk Acquisition
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve acquisition of one IBM disk controller, two IBM disk drives for the
County central data center to support the expanded Land Information System.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
In Fiscal Year 84-85 an additional $7,172 over current expenditures for disks
will be required and was included in the budget for the year. The contract is
for a five-year lease purchase with Fiscal Year 85-86 additional cost of
$28,061 and $26,700 for each remaining year of the contract.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The proposed equipment provides twice the amount of data storage capacity but
requires less equivalent computer room floor space. The data center computer
room is extremely crowded and is pushing its limits of power and air conditioning
capacity. These proposed devices also require about 10% less power and 11% less
air conditioning power for double the data storage. The advanced technology
incorporated in these units makes them the most reliable type of storage devices,
the most critical factorlfor providing error-free online -availability.
A review of available disk devices from vendors making IBM compatible equipment
reveals only IBM as a source of disks which can be even further upgraded within
the same physical unit. Because of the severe space constraints in the computer
room, these units are the most economical storage devices for the County for the
long term.
Additional disk space is immediately required for the expansion of the Land
Information System database to accomodate the requirements of the Assessors
online update and to support the Supplemental Assessment System. The completion
of these systems will also enable the Assessor to eliminate the current Secured
Roll Batch System. These systems are the tools necessary to assure the timely
process of supplemental tax bills and expedite the return of resulting revenue
to the County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) '
ACTION OF BOARD ON S APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
* The Chairwoman is AUTHORIZED to sign the above documents
with. IBM Credit Corporation.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT j ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
II OF SUPERVISORS N THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator �9�•c
CC: Auditor-Controller ATTESTED
Assessor PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
M882/7-88 BY DEPUTY
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IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The requirements of the Assessor for LIS and Supplemental Assessment
cannot be met with the currently available disk storage. There is
insufficient floor space to add enough units of the currently-used disks
to provide adequate data capacity.
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Therefore, Supplemental Tax revenues will be severely impacted if
committments to these systems are not continued.
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CC: Tom Welch, Deputy County Administrator
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