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A resolution to approve an intergovernmental agreement to allow Nashville Public Library to assume the Nashville Education, Community and Arts Television Corporation's responsibilities for operating and programming the Metro-owned cable channels for art, education and public community access.
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WHEREAS, Metro government has been granted four Public, Educational and Government Access (PEG) channels through its cable franchise agreement, approved by Metro Ordinance, and three channels are designated as iQTV (education), Music City Arts (arts) and Access Nashville (public access); and,
WHEREAS, historically, the Nashville Education, Community and Arts Television Corporation (NECAT), an independent, nonprofit corporation, was created by Metro ordinance to oversee the production of programming on the arts, education and public access channels, such that these channels may be free of censorship, partisan politics, and available for all forms of public expression, community information, and educational programming for persons of all ages, pursuant to Metro Code Section 13.08.080.G.; and,
WHEREAS, NECAT's current mission is to provide access to arts and education programming created both locally and around the world as well as create a platform for individuals and organizations to develop production and programming skills; and,
WHEREAS, it is the current intent of the Metropolitan Government to ensure that the public access, arts and education channels continue to be made available to the public; and,
WHEREAS, NPL has developed NPL Universe to expand access to library programming and resources using a variety of video production methods; and,
WHEREAS, NPL's mission is to Advance Learning, and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate this goal and increase the sustainability of the arts, education and public access channels, Nashville Public Library has agreed to take over the programming of these channels, along with the management of the Metro PEG Studio (previously h...
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