Title
Approval of Agreement between the City Of Olympia and Thurston County for Sharing Geospatial Data
Recommendation Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the Data Sharing Agreement with Thurston County
Report
Issue:
Provide a spatial (geographic) data sharing agreement between the City of Olympia and Thurston County that will enable more comprehensive and timely data sharing as required by the business needs of the City and County.
Staff Contact:
David Kuhn, Systems and Applications Supervisor, Administrative Services/IT Services, 360.752.8212
Presenter(s):
Not Applicable
Background and Analysis:
This agreement will replace an existing spatial data sharing agreement. The existing agreement limits the type of data and format of the data shared between the County and the City. This agreement enables staff to better coordinate data exchange through the City Surveyor and provides a more timely exchange of data, when and where applicable and/or required by the business of the City or County.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Not Applicable
Options:
Maintain current agreement which imposes limits on data sharing.
Financial Impact:
No financial obligation or budgetary impact to the City