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Towwof <br />-( <br />PRKATKIN <br />the city that works for you <br />Report Number <br />Agenda Section <br />Council Meeting Date <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Renewal of the Ramsey County GIS Joint Powers Agreement <br />14 -262 <br />VI -3 <br />October 28, 2014 <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Grant Fernelius, Community Development Director <br />CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: �J <br />No comments to supplement this report <Z Jy Comments attached <br />Recommendation: <br />Approval of the Joint Powers Agreement between the City of New Brighton and the Ramsey County GIS <br />User Group effective from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017. <br />Legislative History: <br />None <br />Financial Impact: <br />User Group membership dues are based on population and are required on an annual basis. The 2014 <br />membership dues were $2,160.62. It is anticipated that the 2015, 2016 and 2017 dues will remain the <br />same as the 2014 dues of $2,160.62 <br />Explanation: <br />In the mid -1990s the City of New Brighton became a member of the Ramsey County Geographic <br />Information Systems (GIS) Users Group and entered into a JPA with the User Group. Every three years <br />this JPA needs to be renewed which outlines the structure of the User Group and identifies the GIS data <br />the County will share with the User Group members. The membership dues help pay for data collection <br />and data creation. The data includes, parcel lines, addresses, buildings, water, roads, bridges, ownership, <br />property value, taxes and aerial photos just to name a few. These datasets are used to create maps and <br />data used as decision support tools for City staff and policy makers. Without this agreement, the City <br />would need to create or purchase each one of these data sets which would be a very costly and time <br />consuming task. <br />Mark Andrle <br />GIS Specialist <br />H: \GIS JPA (2015 -2017) Council Report.doex <br />