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The official first task of the GIS task force is to hire a consul- tant to study our needs, assemble an RFP and to evaluate the propos- als that come in. The consultant we are proposing to retain is Deloite, Haskins and Sells (DES). (Please see the attached informa- tion on Deloite, Haskins and Sells.) They have a division which spe- cializes in Geographic Information Systems and can offer us a great deal of expertise in this area. In preliminarY discussions with Deloite, Haskins and Sells, they have emphasized the importance of a cooperative effort that begins with the evaluation of each municipalities needs, A well thought out plan at the outset will allow for the selection of a Geographic Information System which will continue to meet our various needs well into the future. Other reasons fo~ e×tensive participation in- clude educating all of the participant~ on GIS and it's. potential for being one of the best tools for government to use in performing its duties. Also, it will help to keep the cost down for all of the participants. What we are asking is for your City to participate in retaining a consultant who will study our needs, prepare an RFP and evaluate vendors. To do this we are asking you to bring the attached Jcint Powers Agreement to your City Council for a vote. On May 26, we hope to have the first meeting of the "official" GIS Task Force. At this time we would ask that your city or Township Council consider action on this matter and forward the executed copies of the Joint Powers Agreement to Paul Leegard, Anoka County Highway Department, 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd. Annoyer Mn, 55304 or John FLora at the city of Fridley no later than May 24, 1955. What we are not askinc for ±s your co~itment to purchase al Geographic Information System. We expect the total cost of our GIS consultant to be $36,000. The vast bulk cf this expense as you can see on the attached Exhibit B will be born by the four Largest cities within the County and the County'. Although we won't }~ow what the share of any given city will be until we know how many cities are willing to participate for any' city with a population of less than !0,000 the cost would be limited to the lesser of $1,000 or the amount arrived at by the cost sharing formula.