HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem III (B) Approval and Auth. to transfer $1,400 each from both Water and Wastewater Reserve for Contingency Accounts to Water and Wastewater Computer Equipment / Software Account to Fund the Purchase of a Replacement Desktop Computer for GIS AGENDA 7-20-93
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Of GGGo JAMES W.SHIRA,P.E.
CITY ENGINEER/UTILITIES DIRECTOR
150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE•OCOEE,FLORIDA 34761
(407)656-2322
I MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 15, 1993
TO: Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
FROM: James W. Shira, P.E.
City Engineer/Utilit. s Director
SUBJECT: Computer Purchase Authorization
Several years ago, the city purchased hand-held data acquisition
units for the water meter readers to use. As each water meter
register is read, the reading is stored in the unit by means of a
small keyboard on the face of the unit. After all the meters in a
section of the city have been read, the hand-held units are brought
back to city hall where the stored data is transferred to the NCR
computer to be used to calculate utility bills.
In order to transfer the data from the hand-held unit to the NCR,
the data must be passed through a desktop computer. We have been
using an old desktop computer for this, but it no longer works
properly. An NCR computer technician informed us that it was not
economically feasible to repair this computer.
In order to keep the meter reading function operating, we have
borrowed a desktop computer that was purchased for use by the GIS
operator, and are using it to run the data transfer program.
This leaves us without a computer for the GIS operator. It is
important for this person to have a desktop computer so that
mapping and data files which are received from Orange County in the
GIS format can be converted to a format usable by other city
departments, as well as to convert subdivision drawing files which
we receive from developers, into the GIS format.
The cost to replace the "borrowed" computer with one suitable for
use by the GIS operator will be approximately $2,800.00. I am
requesting that the City Commission authorize a transfer from both
the Water arid Wastewater Reserve for Contingency accounts in the
amount of $1,400 each, to the Water and Wastewater Computer
Equipment/Software accounts, to fund the purchase of a replacement
desktop computer for the GIS operator. The current balances in the
two contingency accounts are $47,434. 00 and $332,604.00
respectively.
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