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CITY OF LODI
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving the Purchase of Five Apple iPad Tablets and Related
Accessories for City Council ($5,000)
MEETING DATE: March 6, 2013
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution approving the purchase of five Apple iPad tablets
and related accessories for City Council.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This item is being brought before the City Council for consideration
at its general direction. In December 2012, after experiencing
technical difficulties with the current laptops, the City Council
provided general direction to research options associated with replacing the current City Council laptops,
several of which are well beyond their life expectancy, with tablets. The primary reasons for the desired
change from laptops to tablets are mobility, portability convenience, modern technology usage and
replacement costs.
There are currently a number of tablets available on the market. In conjunction with ISD, staff reviewed
the specifications of numerous tablets and compared operating systems, screen size, weight, memory,
battery life and overall customer satisfaction. In addition, as a part of this review the City Council had an
opportunity to test trial both an Android operating system on an Asus tablet and an Apple operating
system on an iPad. Based upon the overall comments received, a majority of the City Council preferred
the iPad over the Asus.
Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council adopt the resolution approving the purchase of five
Apple iPad tablets and related accessories for an approximate cost of $5,000. Upon purchase and
receipt, ISD will label and log the tablets as City property and staff will hold a brief training exercise with
the City Council on tablet usage to review the basics.
FISCAL IMPACT: The purchase cost of the five iPads and related accessories is estimated at
approximately $5,000.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: There is funding available in the City Council Protocol account
(100120.7355). In addition, there is funding available in the individual City
Council travel accounts, the unused portion of which is combined at mid-
year, for which there is a bottom line surplus at the end of the year.
Randa
City Clerk
APPROVED:-
Ko6radt Bartlam, City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF FIVE APPLE [PAD
TABLETS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES
WHEREAS, the City Council provided general direction to replace its outdated
laptops with tablets; and
WHEREAS, staff researched numerous tablets and compared a variety of
specifications including operating system, screen size, weight, memory, battery life, and
overall customer satisfaction; and
WHEREAS, City Council sampled both an Android and Apple operating system
and preferred the Apple operating system on an iPad.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve the purchase of five Apple iPad tablets and related accessories for City Council
use in an amount not to exceed $5,000.
Date: March 6, 2013
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2013-26 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held March 6, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, Katzakian, Mounce,
and Mayor Nakanishi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
JOHL
City Clerk
2013-26