THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C ¢ UJ NV C |
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TO: Mr. BER. Kirk DATE: November 19, 1984 7
City Administrator

FROM: We. Brown’ 9 02 0 7 7
Director of Community Pianning

SUBJECT: ‘Computer Equipment.

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RECOMMENDATION: That monies from the 1984 budget surplus be used
. tor purchase of computer equipment for the, Planning

Department.

FTW ATER S EI A

COMMENTS:

1. in view of the budget surpius in 1984 tne Planning Department is.
requesting that equipment being budgeted for in 1985 and 1986 be
purchased now.

The-sum. of money being requested is a maximum of $5,000 for
purchase of a portable computer. Specifications for the computer
are that it wilt be compatible with other equipmeny in City Hal!
and have sufficient memory to run programmes owned by the City.

‘Justification for purchase of this computer equipment is that it
will inerease the department's effectiveness. Programmes where
the equipment wild be usea include; industrial promotion -
generating |ists of interrelated industries present ina Port
Coquitiam or related to other industries here and lists of
available properties Long Range Planning - statistical analysis
ana manipulating the assessment roll. Current Operations -
proagucing ownership and development tists for responding te

queries.

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The adaition of a portable computer will permit the Pianning
Department to provide a higher jevel of service to the public than
-can be provided at present. For example, in a recent case of a
firm seeking a location in Port Coquititam, the Planning Technician
manually reviewed all of the City Assessment files To compile &
list of suitable properties. Due to time constraint, the Planning
Department has not been able to provide that service To everyone.
By againg a personal computer the department will be able to
provide and to analyse more information than Is presently the

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