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EST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA I~ AGENDA DATE July 11, 1994 REQUESTED BY Jeff Litchfield, Finance _ REPORT; RESOLUTION; ORDINANCE; EXHIBITS: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION As previously covered, the City of La Porte will soon become the tax collector for the La Porte Independent School District. In order to successfully complete this transformation, the City needs to improve its tax collection computer system. The current computer system has been in place for three years and the City has now outgrown it. The City needs new hardware to complete the transition to being the collector for both entities. The hardware needed to adequately run the system is manufactured by IBM and can be purchased from the Texas State Catalog Cooperative program. The current application software is suitable and we desire to continue to use it. Larry Mabe, our MIS Manager has worked with a representative of IBM and the software provider to size a system that will adequately meet our needs. This request has been reviewed and accepted by the City's MIS Committee. Staff is recommending the purchase of a system that includes an A5400 9402 Model 200 with 16 MB of memory, 1.03 GB disk space, 2.5 GB cartridge tape drive, and ASCII terminal Model 802. The projected cost of this system is $25,389. The sizing of this system should provide adequate resources for the tax operation for the next five years. As with the prior request, ordering of this system is contingent upon the successful obtainment of a contract with the School District. ACTION REQUIRED BY COUNCIL: Authorize purchase of computer equipment, purchased from the Texas State Catalog Cooperative program, for an IBM system to be operated by City personnel in the tax billing and collecting operation. FUND ACCT NUM: FUNDS AVAILABLE: APPROVED FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Q ~ , ~~~ ROBERT T HERRERA CITY MANAGER l~ DATE