Approval of an Agreement with the County of Los Angeles to Obtain Citywide Aerial Photography and Related Imagery Products. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 11/10/08 AGENDA ITEM: Approval of an Agreement with the County of Los Angeles to Obtain Citywide Aerial Photography and Related Imagery Products. Contact Person/Dept.: Michele Williams Phone Number: 310.253.5959 Item Number: C 7 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master E Mail Notification List (11/05/08) Action Item: Attachments: X Department Approval: John Richo (10/30/08) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (11/03/08) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (11/05/08) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (11/05/08) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve an agreement with the County of Los Angeles 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. 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 Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Culver City and the CIO of Santa Monica met to discuss cost sharing initiatives for aerial acquisition. A meeting was also held with the Westside cities (Beverly Hills Culver Cit...
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