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Council approves ArcGIS contract, right-of-way quitclaim, budget amendment and equipment purchases
Summary
At the March 3 meeting the Washington City Council adopted ordinances to accept an ArcGIS services quote, execute a quitclaim deed to acquire right-of-way, amend the 2025 budget for new computers, and approve equipment purchases; the council also accepted the delinquent tax report into the record.
The Washington City Council on March 3 voted on multiple ordinances and motions. All items listed below passed by recorded votes.
Votes at a glance
• Ordinance 7(a) — Acceptance of quote from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri) for ArcGIS software and services and amendment of the 2025 budget: Adopted (vote recorded as unanimous: Coulter, Wessels, Holtmeyer, Thayer, Patzke, Heydrich, Briggs all voting yes). The ordinance covers a three‑year ArcGIS contract and a budget amendment to fund it; the council completed a second reading and adopted the ordinance.
• Ordinance 7(b) — Execution of a quitclaim deed to acquire permit right-of-way from William L. Strautman (trust) and Dolores M. Strautman (trust) for the High Street/Highway 100 intersection improvement: Adopted (unanimous). The ordinance authorizes execution of a quitclaim deed to secure the right-of-way for the intersection project.
• Ordinance 7(c) — Amendment to the 2025 budget: Adopted (unanimous). Staff said the amendment accounts for grant funding and the purchase of 15 new computers.
• Ordinance 7(d) — Acceptance of quote from John Fabick Tractor Company for the purchase of a one‑man lift: Adopted (unanimous). The purchase was introduced at a previous meeting and approved on second reading.
• Ordinance 7(e) — Acceptance of quote for the purchase of a 2025 zero‑turn mower (X Mark Laser X series) from Heavy Duty Equipment: Adopted (unanimous). The item was introduced previously and approved on second reading.
• Delinquent real estate and personal property tax report (statutory annual report): Accepted into the record (motion by Heidrich; second by Briggs; motion passed). City staff noted the county handles collection under a longstanding contract and provided a summary of the report.
Procedure and votes: Several items were advanced on second reading and then adopted. Where the transcript records roll-call responses, council members uniformly voted in favor of the ordinances; the delinquent taxes report was formally moved, seconded and approved.
No ordinance failed or was tabled in the recorded votes of this meeting.
