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June 22,
2009
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Agenda
Item No. 41 Roll
Call No. 09- Communication No. 09-400 Submitted by: Michael Matthes, Assistant City
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Authorize
City Manager to negotiate and execute agreement with the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) for an AmeriCorps member for service in the City of Des
Moines Information Technology Department.
SYNOPSIS:
The DNR
and the City of Des Moines share common goals for collecting, building and
analyzing local Geographic Information System (GIS) data through partnerships
that cross city, county, state and federal levels of government.
Through this
agreement with the DNR’s Keepers of the Land AmeriCorps Program, the City’s
Information Technology Department will be able to obtain the services of an
AmeriCorps member (intern) for 450 hours of service over a 3 month period. This
intern will support the City’s activities as steward of the Des Moines Area
Regional GIS and contribute volunteer time to natural resource enhancement in
the City. The City will select the intern and be solely responsible for
supervising the day-to-day work of the intern. The intern will not be a City
employee.
The DNR
will enroll the AmeriCorps member by signing a program contract with him or
her. The DNR will pay the AmeriCorps member using grant funds made available
through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Federal
AmeriCorps Program. The DNR will provide all human resources administration and
orientation for this position.
The term
of the agreement would be for 3 months.
FISCAL
IMPACT: NONE
Amount: N/A
Funding Source: Iowa Department of
Natural Resources Keepers of the Land AmeriCorps Program
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The Des
Moines Area Regional GIS is a managed repository of mapping equipment,
geographic data and digital maps that are maintained collaboratively by the
Regional GIS Partners to support public safety response and emergency
management throughout the Des Moines area. The City of Des Moines Information
Technology (IT) Department hosts the Regional GIS. Current Regional GIS
Partners include: Ankeny, Clive, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Polk County,
Urbandale and West Des Moines.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S): NONE
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,