[1st-mile-nm] Santa Fe Resolution

[Richard Lowenberg]

Here?s the text of a Resolution currently before the City of Santa Fe.
Any added information on supporting this, or on follow-up, from subscribers, is
appreciated.  rl
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A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION TO CARRY OUT THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE SANTA FE REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COALITION ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF SANTA FE AND AUTHORIZING THE DIVISION TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN
THE PLANNING DELIBERATIONS OF THE SANTA FE REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COALITION. (Wurzburger, Dominguez) (Lee Depietro)

WHEREAS, the Santa Fe Regional Telecommunications Coalition (SFRTC) was created
to organize primary telecommunications bandwidth users in the Santa Fe region
(defined to mean the geographic boundaries of Santa Fe County) with
participation from Santa Fe County, the City of Santa Fe, and the Santa Fe
Community College (the Parties); and

WHEREAS, the governing bodies of Santa Fe County, the City of Santa Fe, and the
Santa Fe Community College each have passed prior resolutions (City Resolution
No. 2008-45)endorsing the creation and continuing collaboration of the SFRTC,
and providing authorization for the SFRTC to seek membership in the NM
LambdaRail network, which is the official access gateway and organization,
managed by the University of New Mexico, and providing access to the
ultra-high-speed national digital fiber telecommunications network; and

WHEREAS, the Coalition has sought and been granted membership in the NM
LambdaRail network, and use of the network or its equivalent has been considered
as necessary to attaining the objectives of providing network connectivity from
Santa Fe to Albuquerque and of constructing a local network loop that would
serve all of the Parties and their constituent interests; and

WHEREAS, each Party is currently engaged in the development of economic
development projects and workforce development programming that rely on the
existence of high-speed telecommunications networks:  Santa Fe County (the
?County?) has entered into agreement with Santa Fe Studios to develop the
Santa Fe County Media Park, providing land and funding for its establishment; 
the City of Santa Fe (the ?City?) is invested in various economic
development projects that meet the Angelou plan to stimulate local business
development;  the Santa Fe Community College (?SFCC?) is developing two new
facilities, its Health and Sciences Building and its Trades and Advanced
Technology Center, promoting workforce development and distance learning, and
SFCC has also been identified as a potential Santa Fe location for connection
to the New Mexico Computing Applications Center; and

WHEREAS, the Parties have engaged in a series of discussions outlining the
importance of working together to make the Santa Fe region a connected
community, with unlimited access for all to information resources that improve
the quality of life, economic development opportunities, sustainability,
education and training, and the provision of health and government services;

WHEREAS, and the Parties now desire to formalize the establishment of the SFRTC
and to set forth the methods and means by which the specific priorities and
plans for the development of telecommunications infrastructure will be
developed; and

WHEREAS, the Parties have created a Memorandum of Agreement adopted by the
Governing Body of the City of Santa Fe on ______________; and

WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Agreement outlines the operating guidelines and
agreements to accomplish these purposes and objectives under the organizational
framework of the Coalition and requires the activities of the SFRTC be carried
out by representatives who are full time employees of the respective Party, who
shall be provided necessary responsibility and authority to actively participate
in the planning deliberations of the SFRTC.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE
that the city?s economic development division is directed to carry out the
activities of the Santa Fe Regional Telecommunications Coalition on behalf of
the city of Santa Fe and the division is authorized to actively participate in
the planning deliberations of the Santa Fe Regional Telecommunications
Coalition.


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Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110;   505-603-5200 cell
rl at 1st-mile.com  www.1st-mile.com

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