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Library <br />www.santa-ana.org/library <br />Item # 9 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />July 16, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Delhi and Newhope Libraries Laptop Kiosks <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Amendments to an Agreement with Java Connections, LLC dba LaptopsAnytime for the <br />Purchase and Installation of a New Laptop Dispenser Kiosk at the Future Delhi Library <br />Branch, along with Hardware Support and Software Licensing for the Delhi Kiosk and <br />Existing Newhope Library Kiosk (General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute two amendments to an agreement with Java <br />Connections, LLC, dba LaptopsAnytime for the purchase and installation of a laptop <br />dispenser kiosk at the future Delhi Branch Library, hardware support, and software <br />licensing through September 30, 2026 for the Delhi and Newhope kiosks, increasing <br />compensation by $48,924.39, for a total not -to -exceed amount of $76,548.25 <br />(Agreement No. A-2024-XXX and A-2024-XXX) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />On December 1, 2020, the City Council approved the purchase of two six -bay laptop <br />dispenser kiosks for the Main Library and Newhope Branch Library. On May 30, 2023, <br />the City Council approved an agreement to upgrade the existing six -bay kiosk at the <br />Main Library to a 12-bay kiosk due to public demand. <br />The Library now needs to amend the agreement to purchase a 12-bay laptop dispenser <br />kiosk for the new Delhi Branch Library, which is expected to be complete in early 2025. <br />Additionally, the amendment will include kiosk hardware support and software licensing <br />for the Delhi kiosk and the existing Newhope Library kiosk through September 30, <br />2026. <br />Having laptops available will provide Santa Ana youth and their families more <br />opportunities to access the Internet on an electronic device inside the Library. With the <br />self-service kiosks, library patrons are able to borrow laptops for in-house use to work <br />on homework assignments, access the Library's electronic resources, conduct <br />research over the Internet, or use other software such as Microsoft Office. <br />