Resolution 13339CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.1 3 3 3 9
AUTHORIZING OPEN MARKET PURCHASE FROM TIBURON, INC.,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 -15 OF THE ALAMEDA CITY CHARTER
FOR PURCHASE OF SERVERS AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES FOR
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPUTER UPGRADE
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2000, the City Council approved the spending for FY
2001 law enforcement grants; and
WHEREAS, the spending plan included upgrades to the department's Records
Management and Computer Aided Dispatch system; and
WHEREAS, since 1985 the Police Department's operating system and maintenance
of the operating system has been supplied by Tiburon, Inc., the developer and vendor of the system;
and
WHEREAS, the current servers and operating systems used to run the Computer
Aided Dispatch and Records Management systems are outdated and in need of immediate
replacement and upgrading; and
WHEREAS, in order to continue to operate existing software, provide adequate
technology and system support, the City must purchase a compatible Records Management and
Computer Aided Dispatch system; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 -15 of the City Charter provides that the City Council, by four
votes, can authorize an open market purchase if it determines that the materials or supplies can be
purchased at a lower price in the open market; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that all other practical alternatives were
examined and that the hardware and new operating software to upgrade the existing hardware
operating system for the Police Department for use with its existing hardware and software to
achieve integrated system support is the best option available to the City of Alameda at this time
which can be purchased at the lowest price available through an open market purchase directly from
Tiburon, Inc., the original developer and vendor of the system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda that pursuant to Section 3 -15 of the City Charter, and by four votes, the City Council
hereby approves the open market purchase of the servers and software upgrades as presented by
Tiburon, Inc.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the
5th day of June, 2001, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson, Kerr and
Mayor Appezzato - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this
6th day of June, 2001.
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Diane Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda