TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Hamburg
MEETING DATE: August 16, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Hamburg
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval for Supervisor Hamburg to Request to Join "Next Century Cities," on Behalf of Mendocino County (at no Cost to the County) (Sponsor: Supervisor Hamburg)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Supervisor Hamburg joining "Next Century Cities" and authorize transmitting approved request to the Executive Director of NCC (Deb Socia) asking that Mendocino County be allowed to join as a member county.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Next Century Cities (NCC) is a project that supports communities and their elected leaders, including mayors and other officials, as they seek to ensure that all have access to fast, affordable, and reliable Internet. NCC is dedicated to elevating the voices of communities in the broadband policy discussion and sharing resources and knowledge among members. They welcome partnerships with all cities and counties that share their six principles (attached). Membership is FREE, and already 146 cities/counties across the US have joined. In the US there are six counties that are currently members: Santa Cruz County (CA), Riverside County (CA), Pasco County (FL), Medina County (OH), Martin County (FL), Montgomery County (MD). Northern California cities include Winters, Vallejo, Berkeley, Oakland, S. San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose, and Marina. There are also some in the LA area. The NCC website posts a short summary of the broadband issues that each member city/county is working on.
Next Century Cities Member benefits include:
? Elevating the Conversation locally and nationally: cities that have or would like to develop truly next-generation networks are visionary cities, and their leaders recognize what it takes to be competitive in the 21...
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