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City staff proposes GIS services contract funded by public-health grant
Summary
City staff presented a proposal to contract with Simply Spatial for GIS, IT and cybersecurity support in a package said to cost $178,950 and to be fully funded by an epidemiology and laboratory capacity grant; council discussion raised questions about contract term, recurring fees and a discrepant lower figure mentioned later in the meeting.
City staff presented a proposal to enter into a contract with Simply Spatial to provide geographic information systems (GIS), IT, AI and cybersecurity support and data management, saying the package would be paid from an epidemiology and laboratory capacity grant.
The presentation, made by the staff member, described GIS as a system that "creates, manages, analyzes, and maps data," and said the health department used it during the COVID-19 response to manage emergency shelters, foodborne outbreak investigations and rental inspections. The staff member said the contract amount is $178,950 and that billing would be based on hours rather than a fixed term.
Council members asked whether the purchase includes hardware or is software-only; the staff member and others clarified the proposal is intended as a software/service package that other departments could also use. One council member asked whether the city would face recurring fees such as annual support charges; that question was noted but not answered in the transcript.
The record contains a numeric discrepancy: the staff member stated $178,950 during the initial presentation, while a later speaker referred to "$78,950," creating uncertainty about the correct contract total. The transcript does not record a formal vote or approval; the matter was discussed but no outcome was shown.
Next steps: the staff presentation and questions indicate the council is considering the proposal; the transcript does not record a vote, a formal authorization, or a scheduled final decision date.
