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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 4, 1995 <br /> SUBJECT: Section 8 Software Conversion <br /> -------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x <br /> -------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT <br /> License Agreement Tara L. Fikes, x 2490 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a Software License Agreement with Creative Computer <br /> Solutions for the Section 8 Existing Housing Assistance Program. <br /> BACKGROUND: In December 1989, the County purchased computer software <br /> from Creative Computer Solutions in order to automate the Section 8 <br /> Existing Housing Program. This is a mainframe based system designed to <br /> run on the McDonnell-Douglas hardware. <br /> Due to the County' s plan to abandon the McDonnell-Douglas machine, it is <br /> necessary to convert the Section 8 software program to the UNIX Operating <br /> Environment of the County' s IBM RISC 6000. The cost is $13, 878 and will <br /> be funded by the Section 8 Program Administration budget. <br /> Approval of this contract will facilitate the conversion to the IBM RISC <br /> 6000 by January 31, 1996. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> The Manager recommends approve a Software License Agreement with Creative <br /> Computer Solutions for the Section 8 Existing Housing Assistance Program <br /> and authorize the Chair to sign the document upon approval of the County <br /> Attorney. <br />