Agenda - 12-15-2015 - 6e - Computer Surplus Declaration and Donation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

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2 Property to be donated Computer Type Qty Average Age of Equipment Hard drives erased/wiped Laptops 83 5 years National Institute of standards and Technology 800-88 Guidelines 7 pass erasing technology Desktops 223 6 years National Institute of standards and Technology 800-88 Guidelines 7 pass erasing technology Total 306 FINANCIAL IMPACT: Donating these computers to the CHCCS Board will have no financial impact on the County. As these computers have had 4-6 years of use and have been deemed unsuitable for repair or further use for their intended purpose, any money recovered by selling these computers as-is would be offset by the Staff time involved in managing the sale. The computers hold considerably more value as teaching tools for Orange County students. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following two Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this agenda item: • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. • GOAL: ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE LAND-USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, policies, and decisions. Fair treatment means that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies. The donation of a portion of the County's surplus computers to CHCCS will help support a new computer reuse and training program aimed at providing valuable hands-on technical training for Orange County students. This training program will continue to divert the County's a-waste from the landfill, while helping to prepare these students for jobs in the traditionally higher-paid computer field, thereby increasing their economic security. These results translate to positive outcomes related to the above Social Justice Goals. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: • Adopt a resolution declaring, as surplus, items listed above and authorizing the donation of those items to the Board of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS); and • Authorize the Chair to sign the resolution on behalf of the Board upon County Attorney Review.