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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - January 12,2009 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />City Administrator Moorse stated that Senator Chaudhary had not confirmed yet <br />and he was checking his schedule and expected to get back to the City. <br /> <br />B. Permit Software Work Plan <br /> <br />Community Development Director James Lehnhoff stated as outlined in the <br />memo approximately a year ago the City moved forward with purchasing an URSA <br />update for the software PTWIN. The software was expected in 2008 but has not <br />been delivered yet. The City can not wait indefinitely for the software. Staff would <br />like to start researching other software options available and Staff is proposing to <br />set an implementation deadline of June 30, 2009. By this date, Staff proposes to <br />have one of the software options fully installed and operational. If URSA is not <br />available in time to be fully implemented and operational by June 30, an alternate <br />software package will be chosen that can be implemented by the deadline. Staff is <br />recommending having an alternate software package identified no later than <br />February 27, 2009. Staff is looking for a consensus from the Council to continue <br />with the work plan that would allow Staff to look at other software packages as a <br />backup or canceling the software purchase and moving forward with another <br />package. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated that the memo indicates PTWIN is adequately <br />serving the City but then states that the reporting functions are limited and has other <br />reporting deficiencies. With these types of problems PTWIN is not meeting the <br />needs of the City. He asked for clarification regarding the implementation deadline <br />of June 30 and recommendation deadline of February 27 and how the URSA <br />software will fit into this if it becomes available. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Lehnhoff stated that the City would need to <br />have the URSA software by the end of February in order to have it fully installed <br />and implemented. If URSA is not available by the February deadline then Staff <br />will have an alternate software package identified in order to meet the June 30 <br />deadline for implementation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated that because the software has had several delays <br />and the company has not been straight forward with the City regarding those delays <br />she would not support waiting longer for the software to be available but rather to <br />move forward with an alternative software package. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated that he would agree with Councilmember <br />Holden. <br />