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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1996-075 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. ~ L-'--'-'-J.~ " .' . L_' TOmmy Brown, M~ . ; t. I; to., if ((:"0 l Patricia Hutson, City Secretary /)'.~- AP:~ t. Rex McEntire, Attorney for the City APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: -~ --)ih~: / . ;:5)·~k~-.. 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.