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Budget committee recommends leases at 200 Paul Street, adds six‑month reporting requirement
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the Board of Supervisors approve two licenses for Department of Technology space at 200 Paul Street, adding an amendment requiring DT to report progress on consolidation every six months; the committee noted higher short‑term costs but cited improved seismic protection and redundancy.
The Budget and Finance Committee voted to recommend two resolutions authorizing licenses for Department of Technology space and services at 200 Paul Street, forwarding the items to the full Board of Supervisors as amended.
Chair Carmen Chu and two supervisors considered competing priorities: the higher monthly cost of the new facility, the seismic and redundancy improvements it provides, and the citywide consolidation goals advanced by the Central Office for Information Technology (COIT). The committee added an amendment requiring DT to report to the Board of Supervisors every six months on progress and documented efficiencies from consolidation.
John Walton, director of the Department of Technology, told the panel the city moved servers out of 1 Market Plaza after seismic concerns and longtime infrastructure deterioration. "The 1 Market Plaza Building is in a…
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