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C� <br />• <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board <br />unanimously approved the Contract with Georgia- <br />Pacific Corporation for the selective removal of pine <br />trees from the Wabasso Scrub Conservation Area, <br />and authorized the Chairman to execute said <br />contract; as recommended by staff. <br />CONTRACT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF <br />THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />11.c. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TELEPHONE <br />EQUIPMENT - BELLSOUTH AND SOUTH FLORIDA <br />WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT - BUDGET <br />AMENDMENT #004 <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of December 30, 1997: <br />Date: December 30, 1997 <br />To: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />Through: H.T. "Sonny" Dean, Director <br />Department of General Services <br />From: Terry L. Smith, Telecommunications Manager <br />Department of General Services <br />Subject: Administration Building Telephone Equipment <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The existing telephone switching equipment was placed in service in 1981 when the <br />County Administration Building was occupied The switch, an AT&T Dimension 400 <br />PBX (Private Branch Exchange), has been maintained by Lucent Technologies under a <br />maintenance agreement. <br />Due to the age of the equipment, we are experiencing an increasing number of problems <br />in our PBX. The Customer Service Engineer from Lucent warned that replacement parts <br />are becoming hard to find because this equipment is no longer in production, and he <br />suggested we start looking into a replacement switch. We requested a commitment from <br />Lucent Technologies on how long they were going to support the Dimension 400. They <br />have indicated that the offering of a maintenance plan for this switch beyond 18 months <br />from now is unlikely; they also stated that the Dimension 400 switch is not year 2000 <br />compliant and there are no plans to make it year 2000 compliant. <br />At the present time, when we have power fluctuations, we are losing all but one incoming <br />line and do not even know that we have a problem until someone complains that <br />incoming calls are not getting through When this happens, County personnel have to <br />reprogram the PBX to restore service. The capacity of the switch was recently reduced <br />by 12 stations due to a problem that cannot be repaired; future reductions in capacity are <br />likely if we experience similar card failures. The tape drive unit in the PBX has started <br />making unsettling noises. If the switch fails completely, it will take approximately 75 <br />days to get a replacement. <br />JANUARY 13, 1998 <br />-55- BOOK 104 FACE <br />