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RENEWAL NO. 4 TO
CITY OF FORT WORTH CONTRACT NO. 51735
This Renewal is executed by and between the City of Fort Worth ("City"), a home-rule
municipal corporation with its principal place of business at 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas,
and NewsBank, Inc. (Licensor), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at
5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Suite 600, Naples Florida. City and Licensor are each individually
referred to herein as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
WHEREAS, the Parties have previously entered into a purchase agreement known as
Contract No. 51735 (Contract) on July 27, 2018 for the purchase of a perpetual license for the
news database known as the Fort Worth Star Telegram (1923-1991) Digital Historical Archive
(Product);
WHEREAS, the parties entered into a license agreement that was executed by the City
on behalf of the Fort Worth Public Library (Library), signed by the City on September 14,
2010 (known to the City as CSC 40795) for access to certain products subscribed to by the
Library from time to time;
WHEREAS, the Contract outlined annual online access fees to the Product for the initial
four-year term;
WHEREAS, the current term for access to the Product (Subscription) under the
Contract will expire on December 31, 2025;
WHEREAS, the Contact allows for online access fee renewals and/or extensions so long
as the Parties mutually agree to same; and
WHEREAS, the City and Licensor now wish to renew the term of the Subscription for
continued online access to the Product pursuant to the original Contract for an additional year,
specifically from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, using the attached NewsBank Renewal
Notice # RN64153 dated 11/05/2025 for pricing. (Such Renewal Notice is a Subscription Form
under the Contract).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, acting herein by the through their duly authorized
representatives, enter into the following agreement to renew the Subscription:
1.The term of the Subscription is hereby renewed for an additional year and will expire
December 31, 2026, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the Contract.
2.The City will process payment for NewsBank Renewal Notice # RN64153.
3.The Subscription will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Contract.
4.The terms and conditions of the original Contract remain unchanged.
CSC 51735, Renewal 4
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
By: ___________________________
Dana Burghdoff
Assistant City Manager
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED:
By: ______________________________
Midori Clark
Library Director
ATTEST:
By: ______________________________
Jannette Goodall
City Secretary
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE MANAGER:
By signing I acknowledge that I am the person
responsible for the monitoring and administration
of this contract, including ensuring all performance
and reporting requirements.
By: ______________________________
April Jacquez-Cobian
Sr. Contract Compliance Specialist
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
By: ______________________________
Taylor Paris
Assistant City Attorney
CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION:
M&C: C-28917, 10/30/2018
1295: 2018-404294
NEWSBANK, INC.
By: ___________________________
Name: John McDowell
Title: Executive Vice President
Date: ________________________
CSC 51735, Renewal 4
City Secretarys Office
Contract Routing & Transmittal Slip
*Indicates the information is required and if the information is not provided, the contract will be
returned to the department.
Contractors Name:
Subject of the Agreement:
M&C Approved by the Council? * Yes No
If so, the M&C must be attached to the contract.
Is this an Amendment to an Existing contract? Yes No
If so, provide the original contract number and the amendment number.
Is the Contract Permanent? *Yes No
If unsure, see back page for permanent contract listing.
Is this entire contract Confidential?*Yes No If only specific information is
Confidential, please list what information is Confidential and the page it is located.
Effective Date: Expiration Date:
If different from the approval date.If applicable.
Is a 1295 Form required?* Yes No
*If so, please ensure it is attached to the approving M&C or attached to the contract.
Project Number: If applicable.
*Did you include a Text field on the contract to add the City Secretary Contract (CSC)
number? Yes No
Contracts need to be routed for CSO processing in the following order:
(Approver)
Jannette S. Goodall (Signer)
Allison Tidwell (Form Filler)
NewsBank, Inc
Contract renewal