OpenGov contract (Item 200)

Opposed the contract, citing a Wikipedia entry about OpenGov and making unrelated political claims.

Questioned why such an important software relationship is only being extended one year at a time.

Criticized OpenGov's billionaire backers, questioned the jump from $108,000 a year to $237,000, and warned about sole-source procurement and data collection.

Said the city already has the street data and urged the council to skip the contract and spend the money on streets and bathrooms instead.

Criticized the city for letting the contract run out without planning ahead, calling the sole-source request avoidable and citing the city's contract management track record.

Questioned the contract timing and suggested AI tools could handle the data migration and analysis, saving money.