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CITY OF COLTON INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor Gonzales and City Council FROM: Kenneth L. Peterso,General Services Manager SUBJECT: Staff Report, Telephone Service DATE April 11, 1990 FILE NUMBER: OFC� C~ -G*rTu �Mco�voMTEo 1687 9l10R�t At the December 5, 1989 City Council meeting, there was an agenda item approved which asked for the appropriation of funds to provide expansion of our existing Dimension 400 telephone system. This expansion was needed to provide for telephone service at the new corporate yard and additional service for Hutton and Luque Centers when the additions are completed. The agenda item also asked for authority to pursue buying a new telephone system and this was also approved. On December 28, 1989, I prepared a staff report for the City Manager, explaining the avenues I had pursued to provide for the additional telephone service that was being required by new construction. The best solution initially appeared to be to purchase a new System 75 switch from A.T.&T. and replace the aging Dimension 400 switch. It is a "state of the art" switch with all the features we could possibly need. It did require that we buy newer electronic telephones to replace the 30 multibutton telephones now in use in City Hall and the Police Department. I was initially told we could accomplish this at a cost of $86,000.00 which was later reduced to $60,000.00. I actively pursued this alternative because of the attractive cost for new equipment. However, when I asked them to explain how the System 75 would support the off premise telephones better than the Dimension 400, I was told that we would still have the same problems off premise. They also advised that they misunderstood my request and this option did nothing for the new construction areas. To buy the new switch and support just the corporate yard would really cost $215,000.00 minimum. At this point, it was impossible to pursue buying a new system and still support the corporate yard by the time it opened. Staff determined it was best to support the new yard by expanding the old system.