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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 2007; and providing that 2007 appropriations for the Technology Matching Fund from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund and from the Information Technology Fund shall automatically carry forward into the 2008 fiscal year.

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 $160,000 in the 2007 Adopted Budget 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 15 projects on behalf of the City:

Organization Project Allocation

826 Seattle Technology Enhancement $11,700 Program

East African Community Improving Basic Computer $11,600 Services Literacy Program

Helping Link Parent Technology Link $10,100

Horn of Africa Services Computer-Based Job Training $17,800 Project

InterConnection Digital Literacy Program $11,600

International District Citizenship Exam Preparation $9,500 Housing Alliance Project

Low Income Housing Sand Point Community Digital $9,800 Institute Arts Program

RecTech Coalition Inspiring Youth through $9,000 Technological Creativity

Refugee and Immigrant Basicomp $7,500 Family Center

Refugee Women's Alliance ReWA Computer Access Project $14,500

Salvation Army/Seattle Safety First $7,400 Social Services

Somali Community Services Advanced Computer Skills for $8,600 of Seattle Somali Adults

Southwest Youth and Southwest Computer Lab $8,100 Family Services

Youth Care YouthTech $9,500

Youth Media Institute Youth Out Loud Summer Program $13,300

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 the $160,000 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 2007 Adopted Budget, not spent or encumbered in 2007, shall not lapse at the end of the 2007 fiscal year but shall automatically carry over into the 2008 fiscal year until fully expended, abandoned or reappropriated to other authorized activities; provided, however, that the appropriations shall lapse at the end of the 2008 fiscal year unless carried over further by a future ordinance.

Section 4. Any acts done consistent with 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 thirty (30) days from and after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ____ day of _________, 2007, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of __________, 2007.

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President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _________, 2007.

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Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of _________, 2007.

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City Clerk

(Seal)

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