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CITY OF COLTON <br />AGENDA REPORT <br />For Council Meeting of September 6, 1994 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor, City Council, and City Manager <br />FROM: Thomas K. Clarke Acting Electric Utility Director-4(� DATE: 08/22/94 <br />SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF MULTIPLEXOR FOR CONTINUED <br />COM1VlTJNICATION BETWEEN THE HP 3000 AND ELECTRIC <br />DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES <br />BACKGROUND <br />Recently a problem occurred with the Electric Department's communication with the HP 3000 <br />computer located in City Hall. The cause of this difficulty was found to be a defective multiplexor <br />located in the Utility's administrative offices. <br />STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM <br />Communication to the HP 3000 is vital to the operations of this Department. Some of the essential <br />tasks involved in these communications are: transference of meter reading data for billing <br />purposes, General Ledger access, Certificate of Occupancy releases (C of O's), customer <br />information access, and printing of employee Personnel Action Records. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />In some cases there are none, in others it would be time-consuming and costly to have employees <br />commuting between locations to transfer, acquire, or drop off necessary information for the daily <br />operations of the Utility. This used to be the case and is why the system was originally installed. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />Cost of the new unit replacement is $2,181.94. <br />Page 1 of .2 Item No. IL <br />