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ITEM: |
CONSENT
CALENDAR |
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7. |
CONSIDER CONTINUANCE OF CONTRACT
WITH ZONE 24X7 FOR WATER DEMAND DATABASE IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE |
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Meeting
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June 15, 2015 |
Budgeted: |
Yes |
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From: |
David J. Stoldt, |
Program: |
Water Conservation |
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General
Manager |
Line Item
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6-7811.80 |
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Prepared
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Mark A.
Dudley |
Cost
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$60,000 |
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Administrative Services Division
Manager/Chief Financial Officer Review:
Yes |
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Committee
Recommendation: The Administrative
Committee reviewed this item on June 8, 2015 and recommended approval. |
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CEQA Compliance:
N/A |
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SUMMARY: Staff is requesting authorization to expend budgeted funds to continue software programming needs related to the District’s Water Demand Division Database (WDD-DBS). The WDD-DBS was deployed in October 2009. Due to the complexity of the integrated database system and changes to District policy, additional programming is necessary to address refinements and conflicts related to the various processes. Since the October 2009 launch date, WDD-DBS support has been provided by Zone 24x7 (the contractor and designer of the system) and District staff.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board authorize expenditure of budgeted funds in an amount not-to-exceed $60,000 for programming changes to the WDD-DBS to accommodate functionality improvements and database support/maintenance.
IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: The FY 2015-2016 Information Technology (IT) budget includes $60,000 for this support.
BACKGROUND: As staff has worked with the system, it has been determined that some of the items originally programmed can be improved to provide better functionality, flexibility, responsiveness and ongoing maintenance of the database. These functional requirements are based on staff feedback on the original design of the database system. In addition, implementation of water demand-related ordinances has complicated programming and functionality, as each change potentially affects more than one module in the WDD-DBS. Additionally, the existing database will have to be migrated to the new version of Microsoft SQL Server as the current version will not be supported by Microsoft after July 2015. These funds will help start the process of migration to the new version.
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