Issaquah staff presented an informational update on Monday about the city's multi-year asset-management project and the launch of Cartograph, a GIS-based software tool that consolidates previously fragmented departmental tracking into a single system.

Deputy City Administrator Andrea Leonard described the project as a strategic-plan initiative involving more than 200 staff and several years of work to unify public works, parks, facilities and finance under common policies and a single software platform. City staff said Cartograph will let departments track equipment costs, labor hours and maintenance work down to small assets such as specialized tools and rechargeable batteries; it also integrates with the city's C-Click-Fix work-order program and the financial system.

Staff demonstrated uses already underway: cataloging storm-damaged trees after a recent bomb cyclone on a GIS layer to create work orders for stump removal and replanting, improving water flushing program routing and trend analysis, and capturing true event costs for temporary operations such as Salmon Days. Council applauded staff for the professionalization and efficiencies expected from centralized data and asked no questions during the update.