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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 26, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: GIs Agreement - ESRI <br />DEPARTMENT- Central Land Records <br />ATTACHMENT(S) <br />Agreement <br />GIS Hardware /Software Listing <br />Action Agent <br />Item No L <br />PUBLIC HEARING YES_ _ NO x_ <br />INFORMATION CONTACT <br />Roscoe Reeve, ext 2501 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />968 -4501 <br />Mebane <br />227 -2431 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE:- To approve an Agreement between the County and Environmental <br />systems Research Institute (ESRI) for the purchase of geographical <br />information system (GIs) hardware, software, and support services, to <br />implement the first phase of GIS in the County and in participating <br />municipalities. <br />BACKGROUND: The County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, OWASA, and UNC have <br />completed a three year process of identifying and choosing a GIS <br />product and vendor for implementing a multi - phased, multi -year GIS <br />capability. The first phase will provide the capability of County <br />to complete its re- mapping project, in which the software and hardware <br />will run the digital data delivered by the mapping vendor, L. Robert <br />Kimball & Associates. It will also initiate GIS in several <br />participating jurisdictions in Chapel Hill Township. ESRI is the <br />leading.vendor for GIs in the world, and have proposed an advanced <br />workstation environment for the Orange system. The initial phases of <br />GISs will develop applications for Land Records, Assessment, Planning, <br />and E911. Later phases will include almost all of the County.offices <br />that deal with geographic information, as a part of the County's CIP. <br />Funding for the first installment of GIs hardware and software is <br />provided in the Information Networking Capital Project Ordinance <br />included elsewhere in the June 26 agenda. The 1990 -95 CIP adopted by <br />the Board in February, 1990 included $152,500 in 1989 -90 funding for <br />this capital project - $54,000 for the first of five annual mainframe <br />computer lease- purchase payments and $98,500 for GIS hardware and <br />software. since CIP adoption, it has become clear that additional <br />funds are needed for several items to maximize the efficiency and <br />utility of the first GIS workstation. These include LOGO software, PC <br />emulator software, and an upgraded -work station pen plotter that will <br />permit postponement of the purchase of the electrostatic pen plotter <br />until a later phase of the project. The additional cost of these items <br />is approximately $9,000 and will be funded by fees to be received from <br />municipalities for their participation in the GIS. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): That the Commissioners approve the Agreement between <br />County and ESRI and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement. <br />