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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~APproval: <br /> <br />Manager Approved: <br />~~ <br /> <br />DATE: 01/10/00 <br />ITEM NO: C-l <br />Agenda Section: <br />CONSENT <br /> <br />Item Description: Renewing of Ramsey County GIS User Group Joint Powers <br />Agreement (PF3186) <br /> <br />1.0 BACKGROUND <br /> <br />1.1 At the July 28, 1997 Council Meeting. the first Joint Powers Agreement for the <br />Ramsey County GIS Users Group was reviewed and approved after <br />modifications. That agreement was in effect until December 31, 1999. The <br />Users Group has now circulated a new agreement with minor modifications to <br />enable the Group to operate for the years 2000-2002. <br /> <br />1.2 The Ramsey County GIS Users Group is an alliance formed in 1995 between <br />public agencies interested in using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and <br />data that has been created and maintained by Ramsey County. Each member <br />adds its own unique data to that supplied by the County as part of the <br />agreement to create a rich and powerful tool to assist in organization decision- <br />making and day-to-day procedures. The Users Group is seen as a model in the <br />metropolitan area in how units of government can work together to effectively <br />exchange GIS data and knowledge. <br /> <br />1.3 Over the last three years, the City of Roseville has obtained data in a very <br />inexpensive and efficient manner through the Users Group. This includes <br />monthly digital mapping data linked to County property records that is supplied <br />on CD-ROM. This data has formed the keystone for the City's GIS operations. <br />In 1998, the City was also able to cost-share through the Users Group in the <br />acquisition of digital aerial imagery at a much reduced cost than if the City had <br />tried to purchase the data individually. The Users Group has also enabled the <br />City to forge links to neighboring communities through the exchange of data for <br />projects that impact multiple jurisdictions. <br /> <br />1.4 An annual fee for data maintenance assists the User Group in its operations and <br />in the cost-sharing of the updating of digital physical features from new aerial <br />imagery (such as building footprints, road edges, water bodies etc.). The fee for <br />the City will be reduced for the coming year due to technological improvements <br />in data creation (see attached Proposed Fee Schedule for 2000). The GIS Data <br /> <br />1 <br />