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RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 159
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
IN SUPPORT OF THE "GET CONNECTED!" BROADBAND
TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Redding finds and declares that high-speed Internet access - referred to
generically as "broadband" and including both wireline and wireless technologies - is essential 21 st
Century infrastructure in a digital world and global economy; and
WHEREAS, the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) is a non-profit organization that
has established a "Get Connected!" public awareness and education program to promote and expand the
use of broadband technology; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding recognizes that California is home to a wellspring of innovation
that has given rise to the evolution of broadband and other information technologies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding is committed to helping families and children to be healthy,
productive, and self-sufficient, and realizes that the use of broadband can save both time and money for
residents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding is committed to encouraging students to obtain the highest
quality education possible incorporating digital literacy and understands that high-speed Internet
connectivity and the availability of computing devices both at school and at home are critical teaching and
learning tools for academic achievement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Redding supports the "Get Connected!" public awareness and education program and proclaims 2010 as
"Get Connected!" Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Redding encourages all
residents to take advantage of any programs that educate and provide opportunities to improve their usage
of the Internet and access broadband technologies.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 19th day of October, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN :
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Bosetti, Dickerson, Mc rthur, Stegall, and Jones
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None
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