HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - GIS software Enterprise License Agreement RESOLUTION NO. 12-416
RESOLUTION APPROVING GIS SOFTWARE ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Ames has made a considerable investment in Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)technologies, including the necessary software; and,
WHEREAS, the City uses ArcGIS as its primary GIS software platform and has numerous
desktop installations, mobile applications, and web applications deployed throughout the
organization, and it is developed and distributed by Environmental Systems Research Institute
(ESRI) of Redlands, California; and,
WHEREAS, during 2009/10, the City reached a point in individual ArcGIS software
expenditures which justified switching from the stand-alone licensing model to the Enterprise
(unlimited) Licensing Agreement(ELA); and,
WHEREAS, since that time, the City's annual budget has included $51,000 to cover this
expense, and the current contract expires on September 19, 2012, and requires reauthorization to
continue licensing through 2015; and,
WHEREAS, the total contract amount is $153,000 over three years($51,000 per year),and
this amount is unchanged from the previous three-year contract amount.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the GIS software Enterprise License Agreement with ESRI of Redlands,California, for a term
of three years at a rate of$51,000 per year is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14`'' day of August, 2012.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t'day of August, 2012.