CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Technology Matching Fund Program; making allocations and authorizing implementation of certain Technology Matching Fund projects in 2017; providing that 2017 appropriations for the Technology Matching Fund from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund and from the Information Technology Fund shall automatically carry forward into the 2018 fiscal year; allowing that any unspent funds from an individual project may be applied to another project that meets the goals of the Digital Equity Initiative; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (“City”) has determined that it is important to enable digital equity, foster broadband adoption, and provide digital opportunities for all its residents, including sufficient access to electronic information, technology literacy, and the application of technology for civic engagement; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 29673 established a Technology Matching Fund Program for such purposes and identified project selection criteria and a process for selecting projects; and
WHEREAS, the City has appropriated $430,000 in the 2017 Adopted Budget (Ordinance 125207) from the Information Technology Fund for the Community Technology Program to implement Technology Matching Fund projects funded by the Cable Television Franchise Subfund; and
WHEREAS, the Community Technology Advisory Board has recommended projects for funding, and the Chief Technology Officer concurs with those recommendations; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is hereby authorized to proceed with implementation of the following 15 projects on behalf of The City of Seattle:
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Organization |
Project |
Allocation |
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Coalition for Refugees from Burma |
Nexus DigiLab for Parent-School Engagement |
$49,845 |
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Education for All |
Digital Citizenship and Communication Project |
$15,000 |
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Ethiopian Community in Seattle |
ECS Digital Equity Project |
$9,000 |
|
Full Life Care |
Technology Access Enhancement Project |
$48,561 |
|
Horn Of Africa Services |
Enhancing East Africans' Access to Technology |
$49,945 |
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Kin On Community Health Care |
Expanding the Senior-friendly Kin On SmartLab |
$18,225 |
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LaunchCode |
LC101 Seattle: Training for Technology Jobs |
$7,000 |
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North Seattle Boys & Girls Club branch of Boys & Girls Clubs of King County |
Wallingford Boys & Girls Club Technology Update |
$16,034 |
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OneAmerica |
English and Digital Skills for Citizenship |
$25,000 |
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Senior Center of West Seattle |
2017 Technology Matching Fund |
$13,391 |
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Somali Family Safety Task Force |
East African Women Basic Computer Literacy Project |
$27,120 |
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South Park Information and Resource Center |
Aula Digital en Accion - ADA |
$49,949 |
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STEMPaths Innovation Network |
Project SMARTi in the Dunlap Elementary Community |
$33,500 |
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The West African Community Council |
Empowering West Africans with Technology |
$49,998 |
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Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience |
Mobile Digital Media Lab for Low-Income Youth |
$17,432 |
Section 2. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee is authorized to execute contracts and encumber funds in the amount of the allocations in Section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. Any portion of the $430,000 allocated to the Technology Matching Fund Program from the appropriation made from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund (00160) for the Cable Fee Support to Information Technology Fund Budget Control Level (D160B) and from the appropriation made from the Information Technology Fund (50410) for the Digital Engagement Budget Control Level (D4400) in the 2017 Adopted Budget, not spent or encumbered in 2017, shall not lapse at the end of the 2017 fiscal year but shall automatically carry over into the 2018 fiscal year until fully expended, abandoned, or reappropriated to other authorized activities; in addition, any unspent funds from an individual project may be applied to another project that meets the goals of the Digital Equity Initiative; provided, however, that the appropriations shall lapse at the end of the 2018 fiscal year unless carried over further by a future ordinance.
Section 4. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken after its passage and prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2017, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2017.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)