AN ORDINANCE relating to the Technology Matching Fund Program; making allocations and authorizing implementation of certain Technology Matching Fund projects in 2012; providing that 2012 appropriations for the Technology Matching Fund from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund and from the Information Technology Fund shall automatically carry forward into the 2013 fiscal year; that any unspent funds from an individual project may be applied to another Technology Matching Fund project; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

WHEREAS, the City of Seattle has determined that it is important to enable digital equity and provide opportunity 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 of Seattle has appropriated $320,000 in the 2012 Adopted Budget (Ordinance 123758), from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund and from the Information Technology Fund for the Community Technology Program to implement Technology Matching Fund projects; and

WHEREAS, the Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB) has recommended projects for funding, and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) concurs with those recommendations; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Mayor or his designee is hereby authorized to proceed with implementation of the following 23 projects on behalf of the City:

Section 2. The Mayor or his designee is authorized to execute contracts and encumber funds in the amount of these allocations.

Section 3. Any portion of $320,000 allocated to the Technology Matching Fund Program from the appropriation made from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund for the Cable Fee Support to Information Technology Fund Budget Control Level (D160B) and from the appropriation made from the Information Technology Fund for the Office of Electronic Communications Budget Control Level (D4400) in the 2012 Adopted Budget, not spent or encumbered in 2012, shall not lapse at the end of the 2012 fiscal year but shall automatically carry over into the 2013 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 Technology Matching Fund project; provided, however, that the appropriations shall lapse at the end of the 2013 fiscal year unless carried over further by a future ordinance.

Section 4. Any acts done consistent with and after the passage and prior to the effective date of this ordinance are hereby 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 ________________________, 2012, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of ___________________, 2012.

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President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2012.

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Michael McGinn, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2012.

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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk (Seal)