APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT OF
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000 .00) FROM THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC), LOCAL
AGENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO FULLY
REIMBURSE THE CITY ’S COSTS OF A LAST -MILE BROADBAND
CONNECTIVITY PLANNING & DESIGN PROJECT FOR THE PERIOD
OF NOVEMBER 2, 2022 TO DECEMBER 31, 2024
WHEREAS, grant funds in the amount of $500,000.00 have been awarded to the City of Oakland to reimburse the cost of a last -mile broadband connectivity planning & design project ; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds are awarded by the California Public Utilities Commission through the Local Agency Technical Assistance program to support tribes and local agencies in their efforts to expand broadband service to unserved and underserved Californians ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland’s proposed project will focus on planning and development of high-priority fiber projects , community engagement, and the planning and desig n of last-mile broadband deployment projects to establish high-speed access for underserved residential areas ; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council does hereby authorize the City Administrator, or designee, to accept and appropriate the CPUC LATA grant funds in an amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ( $500,000.00) for the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 to f ully reimburse the City’s costs for its Last-Mile Broadband Connectivity Pl anning and Desig n Project;;and be it; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or his d esignee is hereby authorized to accept and appropriate, as needed, additional funds for the same purposes described above and consistent with this resolution and its basic purposes ; and be it
Celso Ortiz (Dec 7, 2022 11:49 PST)
2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the CPUC LATA Program grant funds shall be recorded in the relevant Grant fund to be determined (TBD) by the Finance Department, Administrative Services Organization (46111), in a project to be determined (TBD), Technology Management Program (IP62); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator, or designee, is authorized to conduct all negotiations, applications, agreements, and related actions which may be necessary for the completion of the aforementioned grant and to execute in the name of the City of Oakland, all grant documents, including without limitation, applications, agreements, amendments and requests for payment, necessary to secure t he CPUC Local Agency Technical Assistance Program grant; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the agreement and amendments authorized hereunder shall be reviewed and approved by the City Attorney for form and legality and shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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