Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Wentworth, Chief Information Officer, Information Services Department and Robert Manchia, County Chief Financial Officer, County Executive's Office
Subject: Amendment No. 8 to the Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. (formerly Socrata Inc.) for the Socrata Open Data Platform
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. (formerly Socrata Inc.) exercising a one-year option for continued use of Socrata Connected Government Cloud (SCGC), extending the term through June 30, 2024, and increasing the amount by $216,300 to an amount not to exceed $2,350,031.84.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 29, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution Number 072343 directing the County Manager and the Chief Information Officer to develop an Open Data Policy. The Board also adopted Shared Vision 2025 Community Impact Goals and a preliminary set of community indicators to monitor performance and report out on progress. On February 8, 2013, the County entered into an agreement with Socrata, Inc. for a four-month pilot using the Socrata platform to collect and display data provided by various County Departments for public use sharing (i.e. "Open Data") and to monitor performance-based on the County's Community Indicators. The pilot was also used to ensure that a Software as a Solution (SaaS model, an externally hosted platform), would work correctly and not slow down performance or otherwise adversely impact the user's experience. On June 18, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution Number 072629, waiving the Request for Proposals Process, and authorizing an amendment to continue services with Socrata, Inc., increasing the contract amount by $359,858, and extending the term through June 30, 2015.
On June 16, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution Number 0738...
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