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Lake Stevens staff ask council to approve OpenGov asset‑management system; $131,000 budget amendment proposed
Summary
Staff told the city’s retreat they want to replace a legacy asset system (ViewWorks) with OpenGov to reduce field rework, write asset updates into GIS and use AI scheduling; they proposed a one‑time implementation cost (~$85,000) plus modest annual subscription increases and asked council to act Feb. 17.
Laurie Erickson, a public‑works analyst, asked the Lake Stevens City Council on Saturday to approve a move from the city’s legacy asset‑management software to OpenGov’s enterprise asset management platform, saying the current system requires repeated manual work and does not update the city’s GIS as crews work in the field.
“I think we have really reached the brink of what we can do with the current system,” Erickson said during her presentation, summarizing a ten‑month review that tested several vendors and conducted hands‑on demonstrations with front‑line staff. She told council the OpenGov product would let crews update asset attributes in the field, show an asset’s complete maintenance history, and include risk and remaining‑life scoring to support capital planning and preventive maintenance.
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