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AGENDA TITLE: Professional Engineering Service Contracts for 1997 Citywide Aerial Photograph
Service ($9,488)
MEETING DATE: March 5,1997
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council authorize execution of an agreement for aerial
photography services with Geonex Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Inc.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Aerial photographs for the City have been taken on a regular basis
approximately every four years. The photographs have been
used by various departments of the City for planning, exhibit,
engineering, public services, and many other services which
require the photographs. The cost of the aerial photograph service in the past has always been less
than $5,000 and staff has issued purchase orders to acquire the service. The most recent aerial
photographs of the City were taken in April 1992.
This year, besides the regular aerial photographs, staff also recommends getting the aerial
photographs digitized into computer images. The images would help the City to superimpose right-of-
way and utility maps and to print out the photographs for the public at the counter in City Hall.
The Street Department has also requested infrared color photographs of the City be taken in order to
evaluate the health of the City trees. Infrared color photographs can detect diseased or insect -
infested trees long before they can be detected by the naked eye.
The City Council approved the request for proposals on February 5, 1997. We have received
proposals from Geonex Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Inc. and Radman Aerial Surveys. Geonex was
selected to perform this work because of lower cost and because they have performed similar services
for the City in the past.
FUNDING: Present Budget:
General Engineering Budget $6,340
Tree Maintenance Fund
Prepared by Lyman Chang, Associate Civil Engineer
JLR/LC/Im
cc: Street Superintendent
Associate Civil Engineer Chang
APPROVED:
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$4,160
L. Ronsko
Works Director
H. Dixon Flynn -- City Manager
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