HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-16; City Council; Resolution 2015-152EXHIBIT 1
1 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-152
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
3 CALIFORNIA, ENTERING INTO AN EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND THE ROCHESTER
4 INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
5 WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Council voted to add the recruitment of a higher education
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institute to their priority projects list after their goal setting session in 2012, recognizing the
need to attract talent so support the city's thriving business community; and
WHEREAS, in May 2013, City Council approved hiring a higher education consultant to
assist with the recruitment process and approved the use of the facility located at 5815 El
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12 WHEREAS, in May 2014, the City of Carlsbad released a Request for Expressions of
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Interest (RFEI) soliciting interest from the higher education community to provide graduate
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level programs that would align with the city's high-tech talent needs; and
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WHEREAS, twelve higher education institutions contacted the city in response to the
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17 RFEI and three institutions - Arizona State University, Missouri University of Science &
18 Technology, and Rochester Institute of Technology-submitted formal responses; and
WHEREAS, Rochester Institute of Technology is determined to be the best fit for
Carlsbad because of its ranking as a top engineering institution, its strength in the cooperative
education model, its recognition for interdisciplinary research centers as well as its recognition
as a key school which companies prefer when hiring in critical skills areas for aerospace and
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1 WHEREAS, Rochester Institute of Technology has requested exclusivity in order to
dedicated their resources to further pursue this initiative and determine the viability of
establishing a physical presence in Carlsbad.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California
as follows:
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7 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
8 2. That the City Council entering into an exclusivity agreement with the Rochester
Institute of Technology.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 16**^ day of June, 2015, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Council Members Hall, Blackburn, Schumacher, Wood, Packard.
None.
ABSENT: None.
'HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
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