Approval of an Agreement with the County of Los Angeles in an Amount Not to Exceed $32 000 to Obtain Citywide Aerial Photography and Related Imagery Products. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 09/22/14 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of an Agreement with the County of Los Angeles in an Amount Not to Exceed $32 000 to Obtain Citywide Aerial Photography and Related Imagery Products. Contact Person/Dept.: Johnnie Griffing Item Number: C 2 Phone Number: 310.253.5950 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Public Hearing: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _____________ Public Notification: (E mail) Agenda and Meetings City Council (09/17/14) General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: Action Item: X Department Approval: Michele Williams (09/12/14) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (09/16/14) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (09/15/14) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (09/17/14) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council approve a Professional Services Agreement with the County of Los Angeles in an amount not to exceed $32 000 to obtain aerial photography and related imagery products through the Los Angeles Region Imagery Acquisition Consortium (LAR IAC) Program. BACKGROUND: The City s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program manages and publishes multiple data layers of location based information which is used by staff and the public. One of the most critical layers is aerial orthophotography. This digital imagery serves as an important base and is often used to build and derive other GIS data layers. Aerial orthophotography is used as an analysis tool and is also used to verify and assess City infrastructure. Prior to 2005 the City had been in the practice of updating the aerials every 3 years. This was a very costly endeavor as the City contracted independently with vendors to fly photograph and process aerials within the City boundary and surrounding areas. In an effort to reduce costs the ...
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