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(e m , mawI iu City Council Memorandum TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT DATE: March 20, 2012 ITEM NO: 29 WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: CITY OF RIVERSIDE ORTHOPHOTOGRAPHY FOR GIS ISSUE The issue for City Council consideration is approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments for the purpose of providing funding for the development and acquisition of new orthophotography. Contract(s) will be negotiated and executed by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and /or its authorized Project Manager, Resource Strategies Inc., on behalf of the City and other participating agencies. RECOMMENDATIONS That the City Council: 1. Approve the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Funding of Joint Acquisition of Orthophotography with Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and authorize purchase pursuant to Purchasing Resolution No. 21182, Section 201(f); 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the attached MOU, including making minor, non - substantive changes; and 3. Approve the Finance Director or designee to deposit the funds required under the MOU, in an amount not to exceed $294,300, with CVAG; to be held by CVAG in a separate interest bearing account. BACKGROUND An orthophoto, orthophotograph or orthoimage is an aerial photograph geometrically corrected ( "orthorectified ") such that the scale is uniform. Unlike an uncorrected aerial photograph, an orthophotograph can be used to measure true distances, because it is an accurate representation of the Earth's surface, having been adjusted for topographic relief, lens distortion, and camera tilt. Orthophotos generally come in six (6) inch, four (4) inch, and three (3) inch resolutions; the smaller the inch measurement, the higher the resolution. Oblique Imagery is aerial photography that is captured at approximately a 45 degree angle with the ground. The angle allows viewers to see and measure not only the top of objects but the sides as 29 -1