Title
A Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding among Colorado Springs Utilities, the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, the El Paso-Teller County E911 Authority, and Teller County, to Acquire Digital Orthorectified Imagery in 2026
Presenter:
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities
Tim Scheiderer, Senior Attorney, City Attorney's Office-Utilities
Michael Herrmann, Manager - Asset Management/Geospatial Technology, Colorado Springs Utilities
Body
Summary:
The proposed resolution approves a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Colorado Springs Utilities, the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, the El Paso-Teller County E911 Authority, and Teller County, for the acquisition of digital orthorectified imagery for the 2026 Pikes Peak Geospatial Alliance imaging project. These entities are members of the Pikes Peak Geospatial Alliance (PPGA), an entity formed by Intergovernmental Agreement in 2004, whose purpose is to acquire geospatial data and digital orthorectified imagery through joint funding arrangements set forth in memoranda of understanding on a project-by-project basis.
Background:
On July 23, 2004, through Resolution No. 136-04, City Council approved an Intergovernmental Agreement establishing the PPGA and an MOU for the acquisition of aerial photography services for geospatial data acquisition with four other agencies: the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Teller County, and the El Paso-Teller County E911 Authority. Since that time, MOUs for aerial photography have been entered into in 2005 (amending the 2004 MOU), 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.
The intent of the PPGA is to capture orthorectified imagery every two years to obtain updated maps of growth occurring in El Paso and Teller counties. This imagery is then used for purposes of compiling geospatial data which is beneficial to the members of PPGA and the participants in these projects. Th...
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