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.. . ~ ~ EN HILLS - MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Joe Lynch, City Administrat SUBJECT: 35W Corridor Coalition GIS DATE: January 18,2002 CC: 35W Corridor File Aaron Parrish, City Planner Terry Post, City Treasurer - The 35W Corridor Coalition previously had GIS services housed in conjunction with the City of Roseville. The Corridor Coalition and the City of Roseville have mutually agreed that they cannot continue to meet the needs of both organizations under the current relationship. The 35W Corridor Coalition has gone ahead and hired a GIS coordinator, paid for by contributions from member cities for 2002 and going forward. As a member of the 35W Corridor Coalition, I have been contacted by Joseph Strause, the Administrator, about the possibility of the City of Arden Hills allowing the new coordinator to use office space at the Arden Hills City Hall to "set up shop" and serve the 35W Corridor Coalition cities. I bring this to your attention because I would like direction from the City Council on whether or not the City of Arden Hills wants to consider this request. The City of Arden Hills certainly could benefit from having this position housed within our City Hall and we could negotiate with 35W Corridor Coalition Board in terms of the use of equipment, personnel, and information for the benefit of the City of Arden Hills. We also could talk about a reduction in, or elimination of, our share of the cost for this position. There would be other items to negotiate such as telephone service, voicemail, license agreements, and network solutions. If the City is not interested in pursuing this we need to indicate to the 35W Corridor Coalition Administrator in short order so that they can pursue other possibilities. I would note that this position has been filled already and the person is expected to start on January 28,2002. --