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a. Approve and authorize the Assessor or their designee to execute an Agreement with CD-DATA, doing business as ParcelQuest for that entity to compile and use the County’s maps and data, in exchange for a license for the County to be able to use that data and a share in the profits from the sale and/or licensing of the information to others for a five (5) year term of March 1, 2025 through and including February 28, 2030; and
b. Approve and authorize the Assessor or their designee to execute amendments that do not adversely affect the County liability and/or extend the term of the database information sharing agreement beyond February 28, 2030.
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Approve and authorize the Assessor or their designee to execute an Agreement with CD-DATA, doing business as ParcelQuest for that entity to compile and use the County’s maps and data, in exchange for a license for the County to be able to use that data and a share in the profits from the sale and/or licensing of the information to others for a five (5) year term of March 1, 2025 through and including February 28, 2030; and
B. Approve and authorize the Assessor or their designee to execute amendments that do not adversely affect the County liability and/or extend the term of the database information sharing agreement beyond February 28, 2030.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
CD-DATA dba ParcelQuest is engaged in the business of acquiring, compiling, arranging, selecting, formatting, and distributing for a fee, land records and other data (“Data”), and maps and other images (“Maps”), in electronic form. ParcelQuest sells licensed subscriptions to such Data and Maps in conjunction with data management programs, such as ParcelQuest, which is available in various formats including compact disc and via the ParcelQuest website.
In 2000, the County of Monterey executed an Agreement (April 2000 Database Information Sharing Agreement) with CD-DATA for that entity to compile and use the County's maps and data, i...
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