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Session 1512, Minutes Page 3 1:10e February 5, 1990 the container cost. Mr. 011endorff said the City cannot spend the money un- less it is specifically appropriated by the Council. Mr. Price asked the cost for containers to expand aluminum recycling to the rest of the City. It was determined to be about $24,000. Mrs. Schuman asked when more details will be available on where the expansion will occur, and said she also hoped sane way could be found to provide a tem- porary place to deposit cans for those not initially involved. Mr. 011endorff said Council will receive a report within two weeks. The Mayor encouraged counci]members with questions or suggestions to contact Mr. 011endorff. .All voted Aye. PLAN DEPARTMENT COMPUTER BIDS The City Manager said four bids were received for the first phase of the Plan- ning Department computer system, as follows: Creative Business Services, Inc. $36,094.00 Microge 37,757.00 Ashford Computer Center 41,524.00 Forsythe Computers 51,595.05 It was recommended that the contract be awarded to Creative Business Services, Inc. , based on their low bid, but deleting a printer and adding work stations, resulting in a total cost of $44,124.00. Mr. Schoamer moved acceptance of the recommended bid, with Mrs. Schuman sec- onding the motion. Mr. Wagner recalled that he had requested that the system chosen be compatible with the University City Residential Service (UCRS) system. Mr. 011endorff said that was a criteria in choosing the final bid, and he asked Mr. Goldman to comment. Mr. Al Goldman, Director of Planning, said there would be no change in the in- formation UCRS can access from Planning; the only change will be in the way it is done. He said it may even be possible to arrange a direct or telephone connection, which at present is impossible. He noted that for all Planning operations, including information going to UCRS, additional software (which is currently being developed) will be required. Responding to Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Goldman said the current system (shared with the Police Department) is eight years old, and has reached complete capacity. It can no longer handle both Police and Planning operations efficiently, and there is a great deal of downtime. However, he did not want to mislead anyone that the new system is the final answer, because it could be obsolete in as little as five years since this field is changing so fast. (we Mrs. Schuman was concerned about compatibility with the Police Department and the possibility of initiating programs where there was shared information.