AN ORDINANCE relating to the Technology Matching Fund Program; making allocations and authorizing implementation of certain Technology Matching Fund projects in 2018; providing that 2018 appropriations for the Technology Matching Fund from the Cable TV Franchise Fund and from the Information Technology Fund shall automatically carry forward into the 2019 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.
Bill passed chair of the Senate. Please read the next agenda item. Part of the Governance, Equity and Technology Committee. Jan Item seven Council Bill 119 328 Relating to the Technology and Matching Fund, the committee recommends the bill pass. Thank you very much. So this year, the Technology Matching Fund celebrates 21 years of supporting digital equity in Seattle. Our goal is very clear as a city, to invest in communities that may not have access to technology, may now have access to some of the goods and services associate with technology. And since 1997, we've actually awarded 4.6 million to over 300 projects. So this particular legislation for this year awards approximately $400,000 of city funding to 12 new projects throughout the city. There are over 8000 residents, over 4600 immigrants and refugees, over 1000 youth, and approximately a thousand seniors and 1000 people with disabilities. And so I'll just describe a few of the projects. I may omit one or two, but just to give you a flavor for the kinds of investments we are making, but most importantly, the kind of investments that the community themselves are bringing as matching funds. So in District one is literary source. They actually in five, two and one, and they're going to expand basic digital literacy classes to serve more than to serve more adults with low literacy or low levels of English proficiency. Also, there's the Somali Family Task Safety Task Force, which will expand their current digital literacy program in Newhall to offer training for East African women living in West Seattle. So here we have sort of a cross city kind of expansion that works out very well. In District two, you have community passageways, which is established as a computer lab and Rainier Beach. You also have the East African Community Services Organization that will expand STEM and a STEM enrichment program to engage in Empower for the East African Young Ladies. Helping Link is also an organization. They're going to upgrade their aging computer lab lab in Little Saigon and they'll serve the Vietnamese community. And seed Southeast Effective Southeast Affective Development will implement a computer center at the Dakota Family Apartments for approximately 500 low income seniors and children. Again, Youth Care in District four will replace end of life hardware and install additional equipment at their youth cares. Five residential sites prevail in District five will establish an assisted assistive technology lab, especially designed to meet the needs of children and youth with disabilities in the age of 21. And again, I'll just mention one more where they give their civil organization to Millionaire Club charity. They'll expand an updated, heavily used computer lab. And I want to mention one other one in District seven, which is an update of the technology infrastructure from the the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. And this will be at the center to improve Internet access and delivery, the delivery of a series of digital literacy programs. So again, there many other organizations, but just to name a few. But we're very proud to present this to the Council for your consideration. Any questions or comments on this particular legislation? If not, please call the role on the passage of the bill. Whereas I. Mosquera i. O'Brien Sergeant Bagshaw. Gonzalez Herbold. II President Harrell High seven in favor and unopposed. Thank you. The bill passed and chair of the Senate. Please read the part of the Sustainability and Transportation Committee.