HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 04-96 RESOLUTION NO. 04-96
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO
SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION IN THE REGIONAL NETWORK CONSORTIUM
WHEREAS, Effectively using information technology can help achieve key
organizational goals of improving productivity, customer service, community
involvement in civic affairs and public access to information; and
WHEREAS, Developing reliable and cost-effective information technology
infrastructures is essential in allowing electronic communications between remote
sites within our own information systems as well as with other public and private
sector organizations; and
WHEREAS, Collaborating with other governmental agencies in San Luis Obispo
County can result in more efficient and cost-effective ways of developing regional
networks and information technology infrastructures; and
WHEREAS, Implementing joint solutions requires a way of identifying and
sharing plans with other agencies, which is the purpose of the Regional Network
Consortium as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto; and
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved that the City Council of the City of
Atascadero supports participation in the Regional Network Consortium.
ON MOTION BY Councilmember Luna , seconded by Councilmember Bewley
the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted on the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Bewley, Johnson, Luna and Mayor Highland
NOES: Carden
ABSENT: None
ADOPTED: 1/9/96 CITY OF ATASCADERO
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By:
ATTEST: IbEORdE P. HI LAND, Mayor
LEE Phfdt, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AR HE R. NT DON, City Attorney
EXHIBIT A TO
RESOLUTION NO.04-96
REGIONAL NETWORK CONSORTIUM
Working Together Today for Better Networks Tomorrow
MISSION STATEMENT
Who are we?
We are a voluntary association of government agencies in San Luis Obispo County working
together in making information infrastructure improvements that will help each organization
better meet its technology needs.
What do we stand for?
Virtually every government agency operating in San Luis Obispo County has plans - formal
or informal - for using .information technology to achieve important organization-wide goals
such as improving productivity, customer service, community involvement in civic affairs and
public access to information. And in almost all cases, these plans require reliable and cost-
effective information technology infrastructures that allow electronic communications between
remote sites within their own information systems as well as with others.
The purpose of the Consortium is to create a forum where information technology plans can
be shared and solutions identified that will either help make possible through collaborative
efforts what no one agency could achieve alone, or result in more efficient and cost-effective
solutions for everyone.
How does the Consortium help accomplish this?
The Consortium helps bring about better regional networks and electronic connectivity by:
■ Providing an ongoing forum for public agencies to share their plans with each other and
in turn identify solutions that can mutually benefit each of them in terms of better
service or lower costs.
■ Sponsoring workshops to keep member agencies current on new networking products,
services and trends.
■ Providing staff from smaller organizations with opportunities to discuss needs and
solutions with staff from larger, more technologically sophisticated organizations.
■ Developing technical standards and guidelines for communications hardware and
software for use by agencies on a voluntary basis,
■ Working closely with private sector service providers like Pacific Bell and Call America
as well as community-based organizations like SLONET, United Way, Chamber of
Commerce and the Nipomo Area Advisory Group in identifying ways of improving
regional networks and overall electronic connectivity.
■ Maintaining a directory of information technology contacts from member agencies,
private sector organizations and community-based groups.
■ Assisting in coordinating efforts to obtain funding that may be available for improving
regional networks through the National Telecommunications and Information Assistance
Program or similar grant programs.
What the Consortium isn't
The Consortium is not another layer of government: it does not act independently nor review
or approve plans and activities of other agencies.
Each agency already possesses the ability to cooperate with other governmental agencies or
private vendors in joint projects and programs that mutually benefit them. What each agency
does not currently possess is knowledge about what other agencies are doing (or planning to
do) where collaborative efforts would result in a better product or lower costs.
In short, the Consortium solely exists to help agencies put together joint projects when it makes
business sense for each of them to do so by providing a forum for sharing plans so that areas
of mutual interest and benefit can be identified:
How does an agency become a Consortium member?
Every governmental agency doing business in San Luis Obispo County - a city, state agency,
special district, council of governments, joint powers authority, the County - is already by
definition a member of the Consortium. However, benefits from membership can only be
obtained by actively supporting - and participating in - Consortium activities.
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