Recommendation to establish the City of Long Beach as an official affiliate of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance.
Motion carries. Thank you. Next up is item 14 councilwoman. I am in 14th communications from Councilmember Councilwoman Gonzalez, Councilmember Pierce, Council Man Andrews and Council member Durango recommendation to establish the City of Long Beach as an official affiliated of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance. Thank you, Councilwoman Gonzalez. Yes. So this National Digital Inclusion and Inclusion Alliance is a unified voice for home broadband access, public broadband access, personal devices and local technology training and support programs. And it offers additional resources for local governments like ourselves that are looking to create a road map to digital inclusion. So I'd first again like to thank my council colleagues for this item. With that said, in that mission and that same spirit, I thought it would be great for the City of Long Beach to participate and become an alliance affiliate and also a digital trailblazer blazer. Now, the difference is that the the the becoming a digital trailblazer will actually allow the city of Long Beach to extend our reach and collaborate constructively with local government agencies across the nation to find new and innovative ways to advocate for digital inclusion. This is all at no cost, and all we would have to do is to become a digital trailblazer, was to be able to connect with NDIA staff, which will my office is absolutely happy to facilitate and then also demonstrate that at least one of eight digital inclusion indicators which are located on the website there there's it's an extensive list are being met and then lastly provide a link to more information about the work and a city staff contact. So we'll have our information up there, a contact here in the city, perhaps someone from the team that could be our go to. And overall, we have many municipalities that have become affiliates and trailblazers to include Austin, Texas, Washington, D.C. and Seattle. And I believe this would be a great way for us to receive more resources and connect with other cities in this respect. Thank you. Thank you. And we have the second of the motion, Councilmember Blanca. Okay. Any public comment on the Digital Inclusion Alliance? See? None. Please cast your votes.