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s 0 i . 0 <br />MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 <br />ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL FOR <br />MARDI SYSTEMS, INC. <br />RECORDING <br />Im1aJ ZsITlrTi7 <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Authorize the Housing Authority Executive Director to execute an agreement for the licensing <br />renewal and services and /or enhancements to the software with Yardi Systems, Inc. in an amount <br />not to exceed $80,000 for a one -year term, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the <br />Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. <br />COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION <br />At its regular meeting of August 13, 2014, by a vote of 6:0, the Community Redevelopment and <br />Housing Commission recommended that the Housing Authority authorize the Housing Authority <br />Executive Director to execute an agreement for the Licensing renewal and for services or <br />enhancements to the software with Yardi Systems, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $80,000 for a <br />one -year term, subject to non- substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and <br />Authority General Counsel. <br />DISCUSSION <br />For many years, the Housing Authority (Authority) has used specialized software in the <br />administration of the Housing Choice Voucher program. This software is critical to the operation of <br />the Authority and its obligation to electronically transfer data to the U.S. Department of Housing <br />and Urban Development (HUD). The Authority approved an agreement in September 2002 with <br />Yardi Systems, Inc. for its Housing Choice Voucher program management software. This system <br />tracks all program information on applicants, tenants, and owners, schedules and maintains <br />records on all Housing Quality Standards inspections, performs income and payment calculations, <br />and creates and transmits HUD - required reports. The annual license fee includes system <br />upgrades, software updates, all pertinent user manuals, staff training, Applicant, Owner and <br />3 -1 <br />