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INFORMATION FOR CITIZENS NETWORK
OF NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY
Resolution No. 96-75
WHEREAS, the nation is moving from an industrial age into an information age, and
WHEREAS, there is a need to provide equity in access to information to the citizens we
represent and serve, and
WHEREAS, to provide citizens access to information it will be necessary to develop
high quality information infrastructure capability, and
WHEREAS, there is a valid governmental purpose served by creating such an
infrastructure to encourage a better informed citizenry, improve the quality and
availability of information resources, provide increased learning opportunities and
encourage creation of cost-effective resource sharing, and
WHEREAS, an economy of scale is to be achieved by securing funds and building a
single information infrastructure to serve many parties and by coordinating efforts
among them, thereby eliminating duplicate expenses that each party would incur in
meeting its infrastructure needs if constructed individually, and
WHEREAS, there is a valid governmental need to work collaboratively with other
parties to apply for and receive grants and other funding to construct a single
information infrastructure, and
WHEREAS, the state of Texas has legislatively provided access to funds through
HB 2128 for infrastructure construction.
Now, therefore be it resolved that the City of North Richland Hills agrees to enter
negotiations with other interested public institutions of Northeast Tarrant County
seeking to establish the basis of an interlocal agreement in order to foster the creation
of a shared telecommunications infrastructure and information network, which shall be
known as Information For Citizens Network of Northeast Tarrant County.
Passed by the City Council on this 16th day of December ,1996.
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Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
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Rex McEntire, Attorney for the City
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Steven L. Brown, Library Director
ATTEST:
The Information for Citizens Network of Northeast Tarrant County is proposed as a means of
building a coalition capable of designing a cost effective regional telecommunications network
for public institutions of the area, and of securing funding from the Telecommunications
Infrastructure Fund to assist in doing this.
Recommendation: It is recommended that Council adopt Resolution No. 96 - 75, allowing the
City of North Richland Hills to participate in a consortium of area public institutions investigating
the possible establishment of an interlocal agreement to foster creation of a shared information
infrastructure for NE Tarrant County.