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A RESOLUTION TO CONTRACT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. (ESRI) CORPORATION FOR A THREE-YEAR ESRI SMALL PUBLIC SAFETY ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT (ELA)
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WHEREAS the City of Jonesboro emergency management services has a need for upgrading the current mapping software to allow for quicker response time to best serve the citizens of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS ESRI-AKA (Environmental Systems Research Institute) is the leading GIS mapping software provider for public safety solutions and fully compatible with the existing hardware used in the Police, Fire, and E911 departments; and
WHEREAS the City of Jonesboro E911 is currently using a limited ESRI mapping license, that does not allow for address point files and aerial imagery for field units; and
WHEREAS the enhanced ESRI license agreement will add those functions to all police and fire units in the field, allowing quicker response times and more accurate mapping; and
WHEREAS the Public Safety committee recommended purchase of the software and council appropriated the money in ORD-17:029.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS THAT:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas has approved the contract and
Section 2: The City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Jonesboro to sign and enter into a contract with ESRI for a three-year small public safety enterprise license.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th day of June 2017.