pages: CityCouncil/2010-07-27.pdf, 5
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CityCouncil | 2010-07-27 | 5 | The Interim City Manager inquired whether the Agreement has a termination clause, to which the Deputy City Manager - Administrative Services responded that she would need to check. Councilmember Gilmore inquired whether the software being used by the vendor is proprietary; further inquired whether the City would need to reprogram everything or get a whole new system when terminating the Contract, or whether someone else would know the system's functions. The Deputy City Manager - Administrative Services responded the Agreement would be a three-year term with optional renewal; stated either party could terminate the Agreement by providing 120 days written notice; everything would be hosted and would reside with ICMS, the City's data would be converted into the data files; the City could sever the relationship six months down the road if it chooses; that she does not know whether the software is proprietary or not. The Interim City Manager clarified that the City would get its data back in some format but would not get the software. The Deputy City Manager - Administrative Services stated having an adversarial relationship with another local agency would not be in the best interest of the City of Inglewood. Councilmember Matarrese inquired whether hard information going into the database would be certified as being secure; whether data would be retrievable to ensure that data would belong to the City at the termination of the Contract; and whether handheld validated information would go into the database. The City Attorney confirmed security of information is included in the contract. The Supervising Accountant explained the data validation process. Councilmember Matarrese stated certification of validation, certification of secure database, and certification that the City would get data in a format that could be used at the end of the Contract is important. Vice Mayor deHaan inquired how long the City of Inglewood has been doing citation processing and collection services, to which the Deputy City Manager - Administrative Services responded 20 years. Vice Mayor deHaan stated that staff would not be considering hiring the City of Inglewood if there were unhappy customers in the past. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse 5 and Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission July 27, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-07-27.pdf |