HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Three-Year GIS Software License Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute RESOLUTION NO. 21-413
RESOLUTION APPROVING A THREE-YEAR GIS SOFTWARE LICENSE
AGREEMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
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
server, desktop, and web applications deployed throughout the organization; and,
WHEREAS,ArcGIS was developed and is distributed by Environmental Systems Research
Institute (ESRI) of Redlands, California; and,
WHEREAS, since that time,the City appropriates $50,000 annually to cover the licennsing
expense; and,
WHEREAS, in fiscal year 2009/2010,the City reached a tipping point in ArcGIS software
expenditures which justified transitioning from a standalone licensing model to an Enterprise
(unlimited) Licensing Agreement(ELA); and,
WHEREAS, since that time the City appropriates $50,000 annually for ESRI software
licensing; and,
WHEREAS, the current three-year Contract expires in September 2021, and thus,requires
reauthorization to continue licensing through 2024; and,
WHEREAS,the baseline ELA annual contract cost for 2021-2024 has increased$5,000 per
year, from $50,000 to $55,000, and this represents the first cost increase since the Contract was
initiated in 2009; and,
WHEREAS,City departments have since purchased additional software licenses for products
not included in the ELA; and,
WHEREAS, those costs are now included in the proposed three-year Agreement bringing
the total contract cost to $199,500 over a three-year term ($66,500 per year); and,
WHEREAS,the ELA expenses are appropriated across the departments in proportion to use;
therefore, the annual cost has increased by$11,500.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Enterprise Licensing Agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute of
Redlands, California, for a term of three years at a rate of$66,500 per annum is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27`' day of July, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27t'day of July, 2021.