Specific Explanation:
The Chief Information Officer recommends that City Council approve an ordinance to appropriate $325,000.00 from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800) for the planned Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Infrastructure Refresh. The following project is budgeted in the approved FY2023 Capital Improvement Plan adopted by City Council.
The project description with allocation amount is as follows:
PROJECT PROJECT NO. AMOUNT
CAD Infrastructure Refresh WBS# X-680082* $325,000.00
The Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Infrastructure Refresh is required to maintain and support the City’s growing technological needs. The requested appropriation will allow for the purchase and replacement of current storage used for the CAD system which is nearing end of life and support by the vendor. This system is used by various City departments such as HPD, HFD and 911. The refresh will allow for hardware, installation, configuration, migration, and support by the vendor. HITS will work with the Strategic Procurement Division to select a vendor for this purchase and after the vendor has been selected, HITS will return to City Council to obtain further approvals as needed.
Fiscal Note:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of these projects.
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Lisa Kent, Chief Information Officer
Houston Information Technology Services