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Decatur City Council approves farmers-market projection, renews GIS contract and buys sign reflectometer
Summary
The Decatur City Council unanimously approved three resolutions Tuesday to fund a public-art projection project under the Gordontary Overpass, extend the city's ESRI geographic information system contract for three years and buy a device to measure sign reflectivity.
Decatur City Council on Jan. 21 approved three resolutions that clear funding and contracts for a downtown art projection, a three-year extension for the city's GIS software and the purchase of a sign-reflectivity measurement device.
The measures, approved by roll call vote, included a Free Farmers Market Art Projection Project proposed by the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority, a contract extension with ESRI for the city's geographic information system and a purchase to bring a retroreflectometer into the signs and markings program.
Kelly Thomas of the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority described the farmers-market project as an effort to “get the underside of the Gordontary Overpass uplit with projection mapping and lighting that would be mounted on the roof line of the farmer's market.” Thomas said the installations would use student artwork curated by DDRA and the public art committee and that the projection equipment has an expected 10-year service life. She told the council the project is funded in part by a grant helped by Senator Orr and Representative Parker Moore, with DDRA covering remaining costs.
Brad Phillips of the city's information systems office told the council the ESRI contract renewal is largely a formality to continue the city's GIS services for the next three years and covers the city's client lab and related licenses.
Alejandra Yagua of the engineering department said the retroreflectometer purchase would help remove subjectivity from sign and road-marking assessments. "This item's for the purchase of a device to measure reflectivity on signs and markings, and essentially removing the subjectivity," Yagua told the council.
All three resolutions passed on voice/roll-call votes with council members voting in the affirmative.
The projection project will move into permitting and installation steps overseen by DDRA and the city's public-art committee; the ESRI renewal continues the city's existing GIS contract, and the engineering department will deploy the retroreflectometer to standardize sign inspections.
Council members did not request further amendments to the three items during the meeting; the items now proceed to the departments named for implementation and procurement.
