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R-87-994 - 4/23/1987WHEREAS, the President of the United States has pledged to build a high- energy research accelerator to be known as the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC); and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Energy has announced the selection process for a site on which to build the Superconducting Super Collider; and WHEREAS, the Governor of the great State of Texas has dedicated his efforts and those of the State's National Research Laboratory Commission to locate the Superconducting Super Collider within the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, Round Rock, Texas was included as the West Central Texas Site in the HARC study which analyzed the feasibility and potential benefits of locating the SSC in Texas; and WHEREAS, the Central Texas Superconducting Super Collider Foundation was formed with the intent of concentrating efforts and resources to locate the SSC in or near Round Rock, Texas; and WHEREAS, the Round Rock City Council is the duly elected governmental body for Round Rock under the jurisdiction of Honorable Mayor Mike Robinson; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS That Round Rock, Texas hereby supports the Central Texas Super- conducting Super Collider Foundation and endorses the efforts to locate the SSC in Round Rock, Texas. RESOLVED this 23rd day of April, 1987. ATTEST: J N LAND, City Secretary 1 RESOLUTION NO. MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas