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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />AUGUST 1, 2005 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 sl Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />AGREEMENT WITH CORDAX FOR <br />PROGRAMMING SERVICES <br /> <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />.~~------ <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with CorDax to provide <br />MicroStation-based programming services to the Public Works Agency for an <br />amount not to exceed $30,000. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Public Works Agency (PWA) uses digital maps and databases to catalog <br />the City's water and sewer infrastructure. The City is under mandates by <br />state and federal agencies to maintain the facilities infrastructure data <br />and make it available upon request. The graphical data portion is stored <br />and maintained as computerized maps generated by a program called <br />MicroStation. This program is the standard computer aided drafting (CAD) <br />software used by the Public Works Agency. <br /> <br />CorDax is an Irvine based company that has extensive experience in the <br />programming of MicroStation. The Water Resources Division has utilized <br />CorDax to develop custom applications to automate the development and <br />maintenance of large water and sewer system map files and related <br />databases. Due to the large file sizes, drawing and linking the system <br />elements using the standard CAD software without customization is <br />impractical. <br /> <br />MicroStation is periodically revised to add functionality and resolve <br />programmatic defects. The PWA has made the decision to adopt the latest <br />version, MicroStation V8 as its new CAD and mapping standard and <br />discontinue using older versions of the software. With this transition, <br />custom applications that were developed using the older version of <br />MicroStation are no longer functional. <br /> <br />25E-1 <br />