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<br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION ~ <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> JUNE 7, 2010 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> CONTRACT AWARD FOR CISCO ? As Amended <br /> ? Ordinance on 1St Reading <br /> MAINT, EQUIPMENT $ LICENSING ? ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> (SPEC. NO. 10-020 & 10-021) ? Implementing Resolution <br /> ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> ~ I, FILE N U M B E R <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> 1. Award a contract to Intelli-Fax Inc for the purchase of Cisco SMARTNet maintenance in an <br /> amount not exceed $26,000. <br /> 2. Award a contract to EnPointe Technologies for the purchase of a core router, switching <br /> equipment and edge routers in an amount not to exceed $183,000. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The City computing environment (i.e. technology hardware, software and services) are critically <br /> dependant on the underlying network infrastructure. This complex set of connections ties <br /> technology devices, application systems and services together. The City's network serves the <br /> business operations of all Agencies and Departments providing connectivity between every City <br /> operating location. It also connects the City to the outside computerized world. <br /> Several key components of the City network are in need of replacement. Highest priority for <br /> replacement is the core router servicing the Police Department. This piece of network gear <br /> performs as a switching computer used on the main connection links (the backbone) of the <br /> Police Department's portion of the City network. This switching computer is very powerful, as it is <br /> specialized to transfer huge data volumes over the information highway. The present Police <br /> Department's core router handles an average data throughput of 685 GB per day and supports <br /> over 40 servers which host all critical Police functions including Computer Aided Dispatch and <br /> Jail Management. Over 700 networked devices are interconnected through the core router. The <br /> current core router is over seven years old and well past it end-of-life and manufacturer's support <br /> period. A replacement core router with increased capacity and reliability to meet the current and <br /> future needs of the Police Department is needed. <br /> 22A-1 <br /> <br />