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TRAKiT Executive Committee recommending the Board receive and file an attached update memo on the TRAKiT system, a planning, permitting, and parcel management software solution.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
TRAKiT Executive Committee, recommending the Board receive and file an attached update memo on the TRAKiT system, a planning, permitting, and parcel management software solution.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The previous update on TRAKiT happened through an agenda item on December 19, 2017. Before the December 19th update, the last update was in September 12, 2017. On June 6, 2017, the contract for the system was amended due to an ownership change. That was the first time that the Board had been updated on the project for months due to administrative delays. Since June 6th, the project has moved forward and is now on schedule for its May 2018 implementation.
The County's Land Management Information System (LMIS) is the foundation for many revenue-generating and/or recovering of County services and systems. The current LMIS is a collection of databases and application platforms that link together key processes such as planning, permitting, inspections, addressing, mapping, and parcel assessments. This system does not include the capability to accept, review, and process plans, permits, or fees electronically.
The current LMIS was constructed over time, largely in-house. It has developed organically to support legacy processes (out of date processes) and business rules, some of which originated before modern technology and automation. As a result, the current LMIS system is a collection of independently-developed modules and functions that are made to communicate in sometimes non-standard ways. As a whole, LMIS does not conform to any modern IT architectural standard and cannot be centrally administered or maintained. While the system has served the County well, it is time to replace LMIS with a modern system that expands functionality and improves...
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