Title
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES
Summary
Request to approve emergency Information Technology upgrades including various hardware and software procurements and implementations.
Recommendation
Recommendation by the IT Department:
1. Accept and find that emergency information technology needs exist, requiring immediate implementation of hardware and software upgrades as identified by GlassBox Technologies.
2. Approve staff recommendations for procurement and implementation of various Information Technology hardware and software items.
3. Authorize transfer of $2,860,000 from General Fund (Fund 10) ($2,600,000 plus 10% contingency of $260,000) and appropriate $2,860,000 in Information Technology Fund (Fund 68).
4. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any agreements, amendments and change orders to purchase and implement emergency upgrades in compliance with purchasing requirements.
5. Authorize City Manager to execute amendment and any change orders to existing agreement with GlassBox Technologies to provide additional, critical IT staffing augmentation.
6. Authorize additional $500,000 transfer from General Fund to Information Technology Fund.