Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Discussion
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER A PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE LOS ANGELES REGION - IMAGERY ACQUISITION CONSORTIUM 5 ("LARIAC5") PROJECT (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Established in 2005, the Los Angeles Region Imagery Acquisition Consortium (LARIAC) has delivered highly accurate digital aerial imagery and elevation datasets to participants at substantial cost savings, and has become a national model for collaborative data acquisition. LARIAC participants include 45 cities, 20 County departments, 11 local, state, and federal agencies, and 7 education institutions. The City has been a member of each of the first four LARIAC collaborations.
To ensure the currency of the aerial imagery, we are working with consortia members to plan and initiate the next round of LARIAC - LARIAC5. This document describes LARIAC, highlights its benefits, provides a status update, and discusses the proposed scope, schedule, and cost. The City's portion of the cost of LARIAC5 will not exceed $48,384, which is the same cost as LARIAC4.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE entering into a participant agreement between the County of Los Angeles for the Los Angeles Region - Imagery Acquisition Consortium 5 ("LARIAC5") Project for an amount not to exceed $48,384.00.
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the agreement, after approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. TAKE whatever action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
LARIAC is a consortium of the County of Los Angeles, in partnership with cities and agencies, which collaboratively acquires valuable digital aerial data, including imagery and elevation data. Leveraging the buying power of the combined agencies, LARIAC has reduced costs and enabled participants to acquire more data than would be possible individually.
We estimate LARIAC has saved participants over $15 million in ...
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