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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />1 .10 BACKGROUND: <br />The City of Roseville desires the use of GIS parcel -level data from metropolitan county <br />data providers for the purposes of data analysis. There is significant value in the city <br />gaining access to this level of data. It enables the city to perform numerous comparative <br />studies with like first -ring communities such as analysis of housing supply. <br />An agreement already exists for use of Ramsey County data by virtue of the City's <br />membership with the Ramsey County GIS Users Group. All other metropolitan county <br />data sets except Hennepin County, can be accessed through MetroGI (the Metropolitan <br />Council GIS initiative that fosters data sharing and access in the region). The data for <br />these counties are at our disposal. Hennepin County requires a separate data agreement to <br />be authorized by the city for access to its information. Their agreement is known as the <br />Electronic Proprietary Database (EPDB) License Agreement. <br />2.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />2.1 After review of the agreement by the City Attorney and subsequent approval, staff <br />recornnlends that Council authorizes the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of <br />the City. There is no cost to the City. <br />3.0 SUGGESTED COUNCIL ACTION: <br />By resolution, approve entering into a separate Electronic Proprietary Database <br />(EPDB) License Agreement with Hennepin County and authorizing the City <br />Manager to sign the agreement. <br />Prepared by: David windle (651-490-2219) <br />Attachments: Resolution and Hennepin County EPDB Agreement. <br />11Victo ia\cummdev\P1anning Files13500- 3549 \3520 — Ramsey County_GIS_User Gr'aup_JPA Renewal\PF3520 RCA 092203.dcc <br />PF3520 ^ RCA 092203 - Page t of 1 <br />