AN ORDINANCE relating to the Technology Matching Fund Program; making allocations and authorizing implementation of certain Technology Matching Fund projects in 2008; providing that 2008 appropriations for the Technology Matching Fund from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund and from the Information Technology Fund shall automatically carry forward into the 2009 fiscal year; 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 $175,000 in the 2008 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

Center Park Resident Bridging the Gap $12,750 Council

East African Arts and Multimedia Resources & Training $15,000 Cultural Association Institute

East African Community Moving Beyond the Basics: Basic $10,140 Services Computer Literacy to Employment Access

Eritrean Community Eritrean Community Technology $15,000 Learning Center

Jefferson Terrace Jefferson Terrace Cyber Learning $8,300 Computer Lab Project

Lao Community Service Lao Community Computer Access $4,690 Office Project

Neighborhood House Bilingual Online Job Seekers $14,500 Handbook

Northaven Retirement and Northaven Resident Computer Lab $5,000 Assisted Living

Reel Grrls Reel Grrls Media Lab $12,995

Seattle Hip Hop Youth Media Masters Young Producers $15,000 Council Project

Somali Community Services Bilingual Job and Independent $14,000 of Seattle Readiness Computer Class

UW Women's Center Revitalizing the UW Women's Center $13,580 Community Technology

Wing Luke Asian Museum Building Tech Skills through Oral $8,765 History

Youth In Focus Digital Photography Lab Improvement $13,000 Project

Youth Media Institute Youth Out Loud New Voters Workshop $12,280

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 $175,000 allocated to the Technology Matching Fund Program from the appropriation made from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund for the Cable Fee to Support 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 2008 Adopted Budget, not spent or encumbered in 2008, shall not lapse at the end of the 2008 fiscal year but shall automatically carry over into the 2009 fiscal year until fully expended, abandoned or reappropriated to other authorized activities; provided, however that the appropriations shall lapse at the end of the 2009 fiscal year unless carried over further by a future ordinance.

Section 4. Any acts done consistent with and after the adoption 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 ________________________, 2008, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this

_____ day of ___________________, 2008.

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President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2008.

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Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2008.

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City Clerk

(Seal)

Delia Burke/DB

DoIT 2008 Technology Matching Fund ORD

May 30, 2008

Version # 4

Form Last Revised on December 31, 2007 2