HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2014.11.19 - 21593MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION i/14260 November 19, 2014
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE. TOM MIDDLETON, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE PROJECT
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS both of the Information Technology Department's data centers technical
infrastructures are critical to the daily operation of the entire County's information processing
activities; and
WHEREAS historically the infrastructure components used in both data centers has
been acquired as individually and then linked together using the designs and labor efforts of
County employees; and
WHEREAS the increased activity supported by the Data Centers require additions to
data communications, storage capacity as well as an improved capability to back up all the data;
and
WHEREAS the wiring for electrical power and data communications, air conditioning and
duct work that are used in the data centers no longer meet modern requirements; and
WHEREAS the purpose of the Reference Architecture (RA) project is to replace existing
infrastructure with a proven complete solution covering backup, storage and networking; and
WHEREAS the use of RA systems will provide savings to the County by reducing the
labor of County employees to perform the integration and testing tasks; and
WHEREAS this new infrastructure will be compatible with the existing county standard
for server technology; and
WHEREAS this project also includes structured cabling, racks and associated
components which will allow for increased data center network performance now and in the
future; and
WHEREAS the enhanced facilities infrastructure included in this project (e.g., data
communications, electrical, A/C and duct work) will bring both centers up to a Tier 3 rating
based on current Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) data center standards.
WHEREAS the total capital and expense required to implement this project will be $3.95
million; and
WHEREAS $2.95 million of expenditures for the Reference Architecture project is
included in the Information Technology Ten Year Capital Plan and funding for the project is
available as part of the Building Authority bond proceeds of $19,325,000 for the Facilities
Infrastructure and Info Tech Projects per Misc. Resolution #12100.
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Scott and Crawford absent.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the
appropriation of $1 million from the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance for Technology
Replacement (GL Account #383448) to the IT Fund for the Information Technology Reference
Architecture Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED an amendment to the FY 2015 Budget is recommended
as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100)
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance
Expenditure
9010101-196030-788001-63600 Transfer Out to Info Tech Fund
Total General Fund
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND #63600
Revenue
1080101-152000-695500-10100 Transfer In from General Fund
Expenditures
63600-1080601-152090-731780 Software Support Maintenance
63600-1080601-152090-731458 Professional Services
Total Expenditures
Total Info Tech Fund
FY 2015
$1,00Q000
$1,000,000
0
$1,000,000
$ 803,433
$ 196,567
$1,000,000
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Resolution #14260 November 19, 2014
Moved by Spisz supported by Quarles the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton,
Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Dwyer. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANTTO MCL 45.559A (7)
(STATE OF MICHIGAN)
(COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on November
19th, 2014, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 19th day of November 2014.
fr54-/-ee
Lisa Brown, Oakland County