HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03051991 - 1.37 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator Costa
DATE: Fehruary 26, 1.991 County
SUBJECT: Eoui Dment Lease with IRM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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j I. RECOMMENnED ACTION:
'i Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to execute
on behalf of the County an agreement with IBM for the lease of computer
equipment for a 3 year period.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
If the action is approved, it will not result in any increaseed cost to
the County as budgetted appropriations will be used to fund this lease.
III . REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION AND BACKGROUND:
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The Countv normally acquires a computer mainframe with the capacity
to support County automation needs for two to three years . This time
frame is used as County computer needs can not realistically be pro-
jected 'for more two to three years . It also allows Data Processino
Services to acquire needed technology at the best price. The present
IBM mainframe has been installed almost three years and has reached
a. Point durinn Deak demand period of providing denraded services to
County departments, The computer equipment proposed in the lease will
renlace the current computer and provide the necessary computing power
for the foreseeable future,
rel, ,,�-00�1SEnUENOCES,'OF NEGATIYEAMON:
If the lease is not approved, the capacity of the currently installed
comnuter w-i'll be reached, causino severely degraded services to depart-
ments .reducinn their ab ili.ty to operate efficiently.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON MAR D 1,9JAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 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
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
MAR 5 1991
CC: CAD
Counsel ATTESTED
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY