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File #: 18-0062    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Mayor's Office
File created: 1/24/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/13/2018 Final action: 3/13/2018
Title: A Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding to Acquire Digital Orthorectified Imagery in 2018 Presenter: Mike Herrmann, Manager Asset Management, Colorado Springs Utilities Bethany Burgess, Senior Attorney, City of Colorado Springs Jerry A. Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
Attachments: 1. PPGA MOU Exhibits (2).pdf, 2. PPGA OP 2018 MOU 20171227.pdf, 3. PPGA2018Project_RES-2018-01-23.pdf, 4. Signed Resolution 15-18


Title
A Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding to Acquire Digital Orthorectified Imagery in 2018

Presenter:
Mike Herrmann, Manager Asset Management, Colorado Springs Utilities
Bethany Burgess, Senior Attorney, City of Colorado Springs
Jerry A. Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities

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Summary:
Colorado Springs Utilities will brief the Utilities Board regarding a proposed resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Utilities, the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, the El Paso-Teller County E911 Authority, Teller County, and the City of Fountain for the acquisition of digital orthorectified imagery for the 2018 Pikes Peak Geospatial Alliance imaging project. All of these entities except for the City of Fountain 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. Additionally, Utilities will brief the Utilities Board on the 2018 imaging project.


Previous Council Action:
No previous council action on this agenda item.

Background:
On July 23, 2004, through Resolution 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, and 2016. On September 27, 2005, City Council passed Resolution No. 167-05 approving an amendment to the original MOU which allowed cost sharing for aerial photography with Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air ...

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