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File #: 20-0886    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Approval Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 9/22/2020 In control: Executive Office
On agenda: 10/6/2020 Final action:
Title: Approval of Second Amendment to Agreement 15-056 with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum in the Amount of $693,864 Related to the Acquisition of County-Wide Property Tax Software System - Addition of a Public Access Portal; Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or her/his designee to Execute any and all Documents in relation to the Transaction; and Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or her/his designee to Sign Any Future Amendments to the Agreement That Do Not Alter the Fiscal Aspect of the Thomson Reuters/Aumentum Master Agreement for Licensed Software, Hardware, and Services
Attachments: 1. Agreement 15-056-A2, 2. Mendocino County CA2014.002.04 - Public Access Agreement-signed
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To:  Board of Supervisors

FromExecutive Office

Meeting DateOctober 6, 2020

 

Department Contact:  

Janelle Rau

Phone: 

463-4441

Department Contact:  

Shari Schapmire

Phone: 

234-6875

Department Contact:  

Lloyd Weer

Phone: 

234-6080

Department Contact:  

Katrina Bartolomie

Phone: 

234-6822

 

Item Type:   Consent Agenda

 

Time Allocated for Item: N/A

 

 

Agenda Title:

title

Approval of Second Amendment to Agreement 15-056 with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum in the Amount of $693,864 Related to the Acquisition of County-Wide Property Tax Software System - Addition of a Public Access Portal; Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or her/his designee to Execute any and all Documents in relation to the Transaction; and Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or her/his designee to Sign Any Future Amendments to the Agreement That Do Not Alter the Fiscal Aspect of the Thomson Reuters/Aumentum Master Agreement for Licensed Software, Hardware, and Services

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Recommended Action/Motion:

recommendation

Approve the second Amendment to Agreement 15-056 with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum in the amount of $693,864 for the acquisition of County-Wide property tax software system - addition of a public access portal; authorize the Chief Executive Officer or her/his designee to execute any and all documents in relation to the transaction; and authorize the Chief Executive Officer or her/his designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not alter the fiscal aspect of the Thomson Reuters/Aumentum Master Agreement for licensed software, hardware, and services; and authorize Chair to sign same.

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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:

In June 2013, the Board adopted the 2013-2017 County of Mendocino Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)/Facility Needs Assessment which includes the replacement of the County’s County-Wide Property Tax Software System.  On June 9, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum in the Amount of $1,701,429 for the Acquisition of County-Wide Property Tax Software System. On March 21 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved the first amendment to agreement 15-056 with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum in the Amount of $83,240 for the addition of the cannabis related tax and licensing collection program. Regular updates regarding IT Master Plan projects have been provided to the Board via the Quarterly Budget.

 

Summary of Request

In June 2013, the Board adopted the County’s 2013-2017 CIP which included the replacement of the county-wide property tax software system due to being obsolete and represented a significant risk of catastrophic failure. In 2013, the County initiated the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. In June 2015, the Board approved the agreement with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum for the acquisition of county-wide property tax system in the amount of $1,701,429. At that time, staff noted that there would be ongoing maintenance obligations associated with the software system and the project would begin no sooner than the first quarter of 2016. In March 2017, the Board approved an amendment to agreement with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum in the amount of $83,240 for the acquisition of county-wide property tax system - addition of the Cannabis related tax and licensing collection program.

 

With the adoption of the IT Master Plan, $68,433 in funds were allocated in FY 18-19 to the Property Tax Software System Project. The IT Master Plan includes a need for an Aumentum Implementation Assessment. This assessment identified the additional items requiring funding, such as: third party services, vendor travel, hardware and licensed software and ongoing maintenance costs. An additional $350,000 in FY 2019-20 was allocated to the Property Tax Software System Project.

 

In November 2019, the Executive Office/Information Services Division received notification that Harris Computer Systems purchased Thomson Reuters and that there would be no changes to the implementation plan. In order to move forward with project implementation, the Executive Office/Information Services Division acquired  servers and storage enhancements utilizing previously allocated funds. The Property Tax Software System project is scheduled to Go-Live in November 2020. Based on implementation estimates and existing funding allocations, the project was only funded through June 2020.

 

During FY 2020-2021 budget hearings the project team presented a project status update, identified the importance and value of the addition of a public access portal, additional funding needs and next steps. The Board of Supervisors appropriated an additional $665,456 in funding towards implementation which included funding for the addition of the public access portal. The Executive Office is requesting the Board of Supervisors approve the second Amendment to Agreement 15-056 with Thomson Reuters/Aumentum in the amount of $693,864 for the addition of a public access portal to the County-Wide property tax software system.

 

Alternative Action/Motion:

Do not approve agreement and provide alternate direction to staff.                     

 

Supervisorial District:  All

                                          

vote requirement:  Majority

                                          

 

 

Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A

 

Fiscal Details:

source of funding: IT Reserve BU 0717

budgeted in current f/y: Yes

current f/y cost: $182,600 (one-time fees), $47,600 (year 1 maintenance)

if no, please describe:

annual recurring cost: $110,828 - $121,105 (through year 5 of maintenance and cloud hosting)

revenue agreement: No

budget clarification: During FY 2020-2021 budget hearings the Board of Supervisors allocated $665,456 in additional funding towards the implementation of the County-wide property tax software system which included one-time fees and year one costs for the public access portal. Ongoing maintenance will be budgeted annually through the County budget process.

 Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes

 

CEO Liaison: Executive Office

 

 

CEO Review: Yes 

 

 

CEO Comments:

 

 

FOR COB USE ONLY

Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Deputy Clerk I

Final Status:Approved

Date: October 7, 2020

Executed Item Type: Agreement   Number: 15-056-A2

Note to Department Number of Original Agreements Returned to Dept: 0 Original Agreement Delivered to Auditor? Yes