June 13, 2023Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs a contract with ESRI Inc. for GIS Software Maintenance.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the minutes say it will do: “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.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
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