City of Long Beach - File #: 18-0060

• File #: 18-0060
• Version: 1
• Name: CD1-Digital Inclusion CD1-Digital Inclusion
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 1/12/2018
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/23/2018
• Final action: 1/23/2018
• Title: Recommendation to request City Manager to work with Technology and Innovation (TI) Department, I-Team, Library Services Department, Office of Equity and community stakeholders on a Digital Inclusion Master Plan and return to the City Council, within 120 days, including but not limited to: Connectivity · Identify "Digital Divide" communities in Long Beach where the number of households and businesses without reliable internet access is the greatest in the city; · Overview of programs that currently exist through our local internet service providers (Spectrum, Verizon, Frontier etc.) for low and modest income households and incentives that may be provided to expand and promote these programs; · Locations of all free, public wi-fi available to Long Beach residents and feasibility of rebranding the various existing networks emanating from City facilities or City funded networks as 'LB Wi-Fi'. Provide recommendation of strategic locations (business corridors, community centers, publi...
• Sponsors: COUNCILWOMAN LENA GONZALEZ, FIRST DISTRICT, COUNCILMAN DEE ANDREWS, SIXTH DISTRICT, COUNCILMEMBER ROBERTO URANGA, SEVENTH DISTRICT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/23/2018	1	City Council	approve recommendation	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to request City Manager to work with Technology and Innovation (TI) Department, I-Team, Library Services Department, Office of Equity and community stakeholders on a Digital Inclusion Master Plan and return to the City Council, within 120 days, including but not limited to:

Connectivity

· Identify "Digital Divide" communities in Long Beach where the number of households and businesses without reliable internet access is the greatest in the city;

· Overview of programs that currently exist through our local internet service providers (Spectrum, Verizon, Frontier etc.) for low and modest income households and incentives that may be provided to expand and promote these programs;

· Locations of all free, public wi-fi available to Long Beach residents and feasibility of rebranding the various existing networks emanating from City facilities or City funded networks as 'LB Wi-Fi'. Provide recommendation of strategic locations (business corridors, community centers, public facilities, bus stops, metro stops) to prioritize for 24/7 free, public Wi-Fi;

· Identify large and small business within the tech sector that can provide internships and retraining opportunities to students and unemployed adults via Pacific Gateway;

Capacity

· Conduct a needs assessment for the support and expansion of existing digital literacy programs for subpopulations (youth, unemployed and underemployed, older adults, limited English speakers) living in neighborhoods of the City that disproportionately experience the digital divide;

· Engage Library Services and Parks Departments, LBUSD, LBCC and CSULB to identify existing computer access programs and find creative ways to increase engagement in "Digital Inclusion" communities;

· Provide feedback on current and planned activities that are consistent with the following recommendations from the Blueprint for Economic Development;

· Enhance competitiveness for workers and small business owners in low income are...