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Imperial City council approves $259,468 purchase of replacement data-storage cluster

Imperial City Council · April 16, 2026
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The City Council voted 3-0 to authorize a $259,468 purchase of a new data-storage cluster to replace a 2019 unit reaching end-of-support, citing rapid price increases tied to demand for AI servers and using IT reserves approved in 2020.

The Imperial City Council voted 3-0 to approve the purchase of a replacement data-storage cluster, authorizing staff to spend $259,468 from the city’s IT reserves.

Alejandro Estrada, who presented the request, told the council the city’s existing cluster — bought in 2019 — is scheduled to reach end-of-support in August and that rapid market changes prompted an early…

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