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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 5, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH UNISYS FOR <br />MAINFRAME COMPUTER SOFTWARE <br />LICENSES <br />'R 1~ <br />~ f f~ <br />Ire <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15i Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to <br />execute the attached agreement with Unisys Corporation in the amount of <br />$141,000 for a two year term, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved <br />by the City Manager and the City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City currently uses a Unisys mainframe computer as the operating <br />platform for the City's financial systems. Unisys is the sole-source <br />provider of essential system software for this equipment. The City is <br />currently implementing a new financial system which will replace the <br />Unisys mainframe. This new agreement will provide software licensing <br />for the mainframe for a two year term covering the period before the new <br />financial system is in place and the legacy system can be retired. A two <br />year term with up front payment will provide lower pricing than the <br />alternative month-to-month pricing. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are available in the Technology Plan (account 109-700-6291). <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />Francisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Management Services Agency <br />25F-1 <br />