...Title
City Initiatives Roadmap: Digital Equity and Empowerment Program Status Report.
...Recommendations
(a) As recommended by the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee on December 8, 2022, accept a report on preliminary findings and recommendations related to the Digital Inclusion and Broadband strategy, Digital Inclusion Fund grant program, and Digital Equity program outcomes as part of the approved City Initiatives Roadmap for 2022-2023.
(b) Transfer fiscal management of the San José Digital Inclusion Fund Grant Program (Grant Program) from the California Emerging Technology Fund to the San José Public Library Foundation (SJPLF).
(c) Adopt a resolution:
(1) Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement between the City and the SJPLF to manage small cell usage fee revenue allocations (from City to SJPLF), subject to appropriation of funds, and matching fundraising revenue to administer the funding of the Grant Program as fiscal agent from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2029.
(2) Authorizing a $500,000 payment from the Digital Inclusion Fund to SJPLF to distribute grant awards pursuant to the City’s agreement with SJPLF.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Report, Assessments, annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action. (Library)
[Neighborhood Services and Education Committee referral 12/8/2022 - Item (d)4]
[Deferred from 2/14/2023 - Item 7.1 (23-193), 3/14/2023 - Item 7.1 (23-366) and 4/4/2023 - Item 7.1 (23-465)]