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Minutes 11--21-96 Page 3 with a capacity sufficient for current and future needs of the office. In response to Lange's inquiries, Sorensen said that a lease option was investigated and deemed not cost effective, and the current copier will be moved to a site with less demand. In response to Berger's inquiries, Sorensen said the service contract is an annual agreement, and it will be evaluated before staff proceeds. Gillette suggested that at some point a needs analysis may be appropriate to determine if an organizational approach to copier service would be more cost effective. Jorgensen said that staff has investigated the option of using the City's copier service, but turn around time remains a problem. It was moved by Lange, seconded by Berger, and carried unanimously, 4--0, to authorize the expenditure of $6,435.00 for the purchase of a Xerox copier. B. Authorization To Purchase Personal Computers Jorgensen stated that $30,000 was budgeted to upgrade computer hardware, much of the current equipment dates from the original 1989 purchase, the goal is to update the equipment to latest standards, staff investigated various brands and determined that Hewlett Packard is powerful, spartan, and can be configured to the needs of the organization, and the District will use the County's purchase agreement with ComputerLand. In response to Board inquiries, Jorgensen said that ComputerLand provides maintenance, the warranty is for three years, Windows 95 will be used, and the equipment will be driven through the AS400 system, thus reducing need for expanded memory. It was moved by Holt, seconded by Lange, and carried unanimously, 4-0, to approve the purchase of five personal computers (PCs) from ComputerLand in Ventura at a cost not to exceed $13,000. Funds for the purchase are budgeted in account 10-10-220-4862--000, Computer Hardware.