June 13, 2023Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil approves a three-year contract with ESRI Inc. for GIS Software Maintenance.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the City says it's for: “This contract would allow the City of Asheville to continue to enhance its GIS program using the ESRI software for GIS dashboards, Map Asheville, the open data program, water utility management, public safety, asset management, equity mapping and storytelling, and much more.”
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
More from the minutes
- “The City would lose many highly-used public GIS platforms such as the Open Data Portal, Map Asheville, Equity Story Maps, Climate Justice Index Map, and the Police Transparency Dashboard.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a three-year contract with ESRI Inc. for GIS Software Maintenance
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Ullman and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 23-128 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH ESRI INC. FOR GIS SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item G