HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-05-098 - WREPNet Agreements
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Committee of the Whole
Monday May 30, 2005
Lesley MacDonald,
Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor (Ext. # 2267)
Lesley MacDonald,
Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor
N/A
May 26, 2005
CRPS - 05 - 098
RECOMMENDATION:
WREPNET AGREEMENTS
"That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Joint Venture Agreement
Acknowledgements with the Waterloo Region District School Board, Waterloo Catholic
District School Board, The Corporation of the City of Waterloo, The Corporation of the
City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Board, Waterloo Public Library Board,
Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology,
Grand River Hospital, and Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region
incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to acknowledge the addition of Grand River Hospital,
and Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region, incorporated as the
Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, as participants in
WREPNET, the Waterloo Region Education Public Network.
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That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Fibre Optic Cable Facilities
Lease Agreement Acknowledgements with the Hydro-Electric Commission of Waterloo,
Wellesley and Woolwich, the Hydro-Electric Commission of Kitchener-Wilmot, and the
Hydro-Electric Commission of Cambridge and North Dumfries, the Waterloo Region
District School Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, The Corporation of the
City of Waterloo, The Corporation of the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library
Board, Waterloo Public Library Board, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Conestoga
College of Applied Arts and Technology, Grand River Hospital, and Family and
Children's Services of the Waterloo Region incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of
the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to acknowledge
the addition of Grand River Hospital, and Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo
Region, incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo, as participants in WREPNET, the Waterloo Region Education Public Network.
-and -
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Service Level and Network
Operation Centre Agreement with Unis Lumin Inc., the Waterloo Region District School
Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, The Corporation of the City of Waterloo,
The Corporation of the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Board, Waterloo
Public Library Board, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Conestoga College of Applied
Arts and Technology, Grand River Hospital, and Family and Children's Services of the
Waterloo Region incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality
of Waterloo satisfactory to the City Solicitor, for the provision of network operation and
maintenance support services for WREPNET, the Waterloo Region Education Public
Network. "
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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BACKGROUND:
In 1999 Council agreed to enter into a joint venture with the Waterloo Region District
School Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, The Corporation of the City of
Waterloo, The Corporation of the City of Cambridge, Cambridge Public Library Board,
Waterloo Public Library Board, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and Conestoga
College of Applied Arts and Technology for the purposes of establishing a high volume
telecommunication network in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, originally referred
to as WRECN and subsequently changed to WREPNET, the Waterloo Region Education
Public Network.
REPORT:
It was contemplated at the time that additional public partners could be brought into the
project subject to the concurrence of the parties. Grand River Hospital, and Family and
Children's Services of the Waterloo Region incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of
the Regional Municipality wish to participate in this venture and agree to be bound by the
same terms and provisions as the other participants.
The Service Level and Network Operation Agreement provides for the maintenance
support services required to carry out this project.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
COMMUNICATIONS:
N/A
CONCLUSION:
Staff welcomes the participation of Grand River Hospital, and Family and Children's Services of
the Waterloo Region incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality and
supports the execution of the acknowledgements to bind them to the various agreements
pertaining to the WREPNET project.
Lesley MacDonald,
Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor
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