HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1988-401 - Approving the citylink subscriber agreement between the city of redding and information for public affairs III 411
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RESOLUTION NO. D le •yQ/
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE CITYLINK SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF REDDING AND INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. , AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN SAME .
WHEREAS , the League of California Cities has been providing
an electronic telecommunications linking network entitled
"CITYLINK, to which the City of Redding subscribed; and
WHEREAS, the features of CITYLINK that are of continued
interest to the City of Redding are (1) Billtrak, which instantly
provides full legislative bill texts, summaries, status reports,
and hearing schedules; (2) the Legislative Bulletin being
available the same day it is prepared in Sacramento; and (3)
Electronic Mail, which enables cities to instantly communicate
one-to-one, on a group basis, or with the League of California
Cities; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the
City of Redding to continue subscribing to the CITYLINK service;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Redding as follows:
1 . That the City Council of the City of Redding hereby
approves the CITYLINK Subscriber Agreement between the City of
Redding and Information for Public Affairs, Inc. , a true copy of
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein.
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2 . That the City Manager of the City of Redding is hereby
authorized and directed to sign said Agreement on behalf of the
City of Redding, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to attest the signature of the City Manager and to
impress the official seal of the City of Redding on the aforesaid
document, when appropriate.
• I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
• introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Redding on the 15th day of November , 1988 , and was
duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Buffum, Carter, Fulton, & Johannessen
NOES : COUNCIL MEMBERS: None.
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dahl
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS : None
K.�MAL� PCE JOHANNESSEN, Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:
ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk
PPR. ED:
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RATDALL A. HAYS, ity Attorney
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Information for Public Affairs, Inc.
1900 14th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 • (916) 444-0840
CITYLINK SUBSCRIBER
AGREEMENT
Agreement made this 1st day of November, 1988, between
Information for Public Affairs, Inc. (IPA) and City of Redding
(subscriber) , a member of the League of California Cities (the
League) .
I. BACKGROUND. The purpose of this agreement is to provide
subscriber with access to the private network of bill
tracking, electronic mail and database services which are
collectively called "CITYLINK" .
II. RESPONSIBILITY. It is agreed that the League and IPA will
provide the services described herein as quickly and
accurately as possible, and make any necessary corrections
promptly upon notification. It is further agreed that
neither party will be liable for any delays, omissions or
errors that may occur in providing such services, and
subscriber will hold the League and IPA harmless against any
claims or legal action arising out of the acts or omissions
of either party in connection with this agreement.
III. USE OF INFORMATION. It is agreed that information supplied
by the League and IPA to subscriber is for subscriber' s use
only.
IV. ELEMENTS OF SERVICE. The following CITYLINK services will
be provided from the first day of November, 1988 through the
last day of November, 1989
Access to all electronic mail, bulletin board and related
information services supported by the League.
Access to IPA' s STATE NET services which include the
following California and Federal legislative and regulatory
reporting features :
-summaries of all California and U.S. bills and regulations
-status actions on every bill and regulation
-amended actions on every bill
-keyword search of all bills and regulations
-report of all California bills set for hearing and floor
action
-report of budget items set for hearing
-private file capability to sort bills by number, author,
subject, action date, amended date, governor' s action and
user-defined fields
-California voting records
-California campaign contribution records
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Access to IPA' s State Net full text of all California bills
and committee analyses.
60 hours of connect time through local telephone access at
no additional charge.
Telephone help desk and online training at no additional
charge from 8 : 00 am to 6: 00 pm Monday through Friday,
holidays excluded.
One login and complete set of user guides for each
subscriber login.
V. PAYMENT SCHEDULE. The total base fee payable under this
agreement is $1, 995 . 00, which is payable in advance. Any
use fees for services in addition to those included in the
base fee shall be billed monthly in accordance with the
attached Rate Schedule Addendum.
VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1 . Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is
declared by a court to be illegal, unenforceable, or
void, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in
force and the rights, duties and obligations of either
party under the remaining provisions shall not be
affected in any way.
2 . Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the
laws of the State of California and shall be enforceable
in Superior Court in Sacramento County.
3 . Assignment . This Agreement, or any portion thereof,
shall not be assigned by either party without the
written consent of the other party.
4 . Headings . The Article and Section headings are for
reference only and shall not be used in interpreting
this Agreement .
5. Previous Agreements. This Agreement and Rate Schedule
Addendum supersedes all previous agreements and
understandings, whether oral or written, and constitutes
the entire understanding between the parties.
6. Amendment . This Agreement may be modified or amended
only upon the written agreement of both parties.
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7 . Attorney Fees . In the event any legal action is
necessary to enforce or interpret the provisions of this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
costs and reasonable attorney' s fees.
CITY OF REDDING INFORMATION FOR
PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC.
By: BY: el/1fI< htr
Title: Title: l )ktcec.ct,rAt2,fKk Ser,c.ces
Date: Date: U/ S! qS
Form LCC/89
(8/88) FOjo APPROVED
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RATE SCHEDULE ADDENDUM
CONNECT TIME
Connect time in addition to that provided in the contract will be
billed at the rate of $ . 70 per minute ($42 per hour) for each
minute of additional connect time.
At subscriber option, additional connect time may be pre-
purchased in minimum blocks of 12 hours at $300 . *
USER LOGINS
Additional logins (including one set of user guides) may be
purchased at the rate of $50 annually per each login. Logins
permit access by more than one user under subscriber' s agreement,
and provide separate accounting for connect time used by each
separate login.
TRAINING
Training at subscriber' s location may be purchased at a cost of
$250 per half day plus travel expenses . Up to eight persons from
subscriber' s offices may attend a training session.
USER GUIDES
Subscriber may also order additional training materials as
follows :
User Guide package (including Quick Reference Cards) at a
cost of $25 per set .
Alpha Index and Keyword List at a cost of $25 per set .
Both of the above at a cost of $40 per set .
Quick Reference Card sets only $2 each or $1 .50 each for ten
or more.
* Additional purchase orders for such block purchases must be
received by IPA no later than the last working day of the
month to be applicable usage in the subsequent month.