Hosted Mainframe Services Contract Amendment

At a glance

Based on a speech-to-text transcript; names and numbers may be misheard.

What: an amendment to the city's hosted mainframe services contract (disaster recovery, an operating system and platform upgrade, and an application assessment). The agenda item raised the contract by about $6.5 million to a revised not-to-exceed amount of about $12.46 million for the initial three-year renewal term, extended the term through September 30, 2029, and added about $1.1 million in appropriations in the Technology and Innovation Department.
Where it stands: Approved with the consent calendar on October 20, 2026.

2026-10-20 - City Council - Item 14 on the consent calendar. Two speakers questioned it: one said the contract was costly for aging technology and that the city planned to hire a new IT position, and another asked why a $6.5 million increase came with only $1.1 million in new appropriations, why nothing appeared in the budget book for the department, and whether AI use and the vendor's other business ties had been reviewed. The consent calendar carried.