HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/4/2000 - STAFF REPORTS (13) Date October 4, 2000
To: City Council
From: City Librarian
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF NEW COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS FROM DELL
COMPUTER CORPORATION VIA PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE (CMAS) PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATION.
That City Council approve the purchase of fourteen Dell OptiPlex personal computers,
two printers, and one file server for Palm Springs Virtual University from Dell Computer
Corporation through participation in the State of California Multiple Award Schedule
(CMAS) program in the amount of$26,695.
BACKGROUND:
The first Library Services and Technology Act grant award (1997-98) given to Virtual
University was used to purchase the equipment for what was intended to be a state-of-
the-art classroom. The room was intended to be built out to include twenty-four
computer workstations, and, indeed, the furniture was purchased three years ago.
However, each year, the grant monies were expended on operations before the
additional twelve computers could be purchased.
It is fortunate that at the end of this 1999-2000 grant year, there is a balance of $28,000
which can be used for new equipment to complete the room as it was originally
designed. As the first computers in VU are now three years old with 64 MB RAM, staff
proposes to purchase an additional fourteen computers at the current industry standard
of 128 MB RAM Twelve of these will replace the Gateways currently at the
workstations, with the latter to be moved to the rear workstations already in place; one
will be designated for the instructor at the front of the classroom, one of the Gateways
will be used in reserve.
The Information Technology Department has requested that the current server be
replaced with a Dell PowerEdge 2400 to provide additional security.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no impact on the General Fund. All purchases will be made from funding
provided by the 1999 - 2000 LSTA grant and the Library Trust Fund.
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b APPROVED:,—
MARGAgET ROADES City Manager
City Librarian
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Minute Order
REVIEWED BY DEPT.OF FINANCE
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MINUTE ORDER NO.
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF FOURTEEN DELL
OPTIPLEX PERSONAL COMPUTERS, TWO PRINTERS,
AND ONE FILE SERVER FROM DELL COMPUTER COR-
PORATION VIA PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE (CMAS)
PROGRAM FOR THE PALM SPRINGS VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY
IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,695.
1 HEREBY CERTIFY thatthis Minute Order approving the purchase of fourteen Dell Optiplex
personal computers,two printers,and one file server for Palm Springs Virtual University in the
amount of$26,695,was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,California,
in a meeting thereof held on the 4th day of October, 2000.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
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