HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 019-04RESOLUTION NO. 0 I 9 ' 0 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD APPROVING ANNUAL
RENEWAL OF NOVELL SOFTWARE
LICENSES NOT TO EXCEED $60,000 PER
YEAR.
WHEREAS, the network operating system software that the City uses is supplied
by the Novell Corporation; and
WHEREAS, annual software licensing is required to support the City's e-mail, file
services, print services, as well as the City's security firewall and is licensed per
computer workstation or e-mail address;
WHEREAS, City staff had explored options for reducing the cost of network
licenses; and
WHEREAS, last year, the Novell software licenses were bid by both the State of
California through the State Store process and the City of Los Angeles and was
available from Compucom at the 53.6% Los Angeles discount price; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2003, City Council authorized the purchase of
Novell software licenses and maintenance at the discounted price of $136,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Novell software licenses are still available from Compucom at
the discounted price, but the price has been reduced to $47,007.81 due to decreases in
the number of new licenses and changes in the City's systems; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the City keep these licenses current to ensure
that use of the software remains legal; and
WHEREAS, City desires to renew the licenses annually as long as the
discounted price is available and does not exceed SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($60,000.00) and as long as it remains efficient to continue to utilize the operating
software.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
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1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
2. The Director of Information Technology or designee is authorized to renew
the Novell operating system software licenses annually, without further City Council
action, providing that the costs is discounted per the State of California State Store or
other similar mechanism and the total cost for all licenses does not exceed SIXTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($60,000.00) per year.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed a~c~a~o~pted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on~ '~ 20~oY
the following vote:
S: COUNCIL MEMBER COUCH, CARSON, BENHAM, MAGGARD, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNCIL MEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER
APPROVED.
By
HARVEY L. HALL ,
Mayor /
CITY CLERK AND EX~)~FFICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney r'
JA~NICE SCANL:AN
Deputy City Attorney
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