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Commissioners approve $133,020 EagleView aerial imagery purchase using riparian protection aid funds
Summary
The board authorized purchasing countywide aerial and oblique imagery from EagleView for $133,020, to be paid from the riparian protection aid account over three years; staff said the fund balance will support the purchase and that imagery will be refreshed every three years.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners voted to use riparian protection aid funds to purchase countywide aerial imagery from EagleView for $133,020, payable in three annual installments of $44,340.
Mark Sloan, GIS and communications, told the board the package includes standard orthophotography and oblique imagery (45‑degree angle photos) that allow staff to measure building heights and other features. He said the imagery was procured through a competitive process: three bids were solicited and EagleView was the lowest bidder. The county will license the imagery through the Minnesota County Computer Cooperative, which will hold the contract and provide licensing that staff said saved money.
Sloan said the county’s riparian protection aid account held $902,871.75 as of Dec. 31, 2024, and the county expects an additional $106,229 this year, leaving nearly $1 million available to finance the imagery and future projects. He said the planned contract covers a single imagery flight with payments spread over three years and that imagery would be refreshed every three years (e.g., flight in 2025 and again in 2028).
Board members said the imagery will support planning, zoning, land‑use reviews and riparian buffer monitoring. Commissioner Baer and other committee members said representatives from the Soil and Water Conservation District and other partners had participated in the buffer committee’s decision to recommend buying imagery.
Commissioner Bair moved to approve using riparian protection aid funds to buy the EagleView imagery at a total cost of $133,020, payable $44,340 per year for three years; Commissioner Ebinger seconded and the board approved the motion by oral vote.
