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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1999 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COLIN APPROVAL: HENRY T. GARCIA, CITY MANAGER FROM: DAVID MICHAEL DAVIS, CITY LIBRARIAN SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT A BILL GATES LIBRARY INITIATIVE GRANT AWARD FOR THE COLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DATE: AUGUST 27, 1999 BACKGROUND: The Colton Public Library has applied for and is eligible to receive a Bill Gates Library Initiative Grant, which would greatly expand the availability of public access computing and internet access at both the Main and the Luque Branch Libraries. Funding is targeted at those libraries serving low-income communities, where the need is the greatest and the fewest number of people have computers and internet access. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS The Colton Public Library is eligible to receive the following: 1. (8) stand-alone public access workstations 2. (2) Content Servers 3. Pre -loaded reference software including Encarta Encyclopedia, Encarta Africana, Virtual Globe, Bookshelf, Expedia Reference Series, Magic School Bus, Barney Learning Series, Corbis Multimedia Titles, and much more. 4. (2) Laser Printers 5. (2) 24 -Port Hubs 6. Cabling 7. Internal building wiring 8. Installation 9. Logistics support and training The PC, server, and connectivity portion is in 'he form of a cash grant ordered through the Bill Gates Library Initiative Grant Program. Components not covered by the grant are: 1) furniture, and 2) internal on-going staff support. It is our belief that the award of Bill Gates L-ibra y Initiative funding might possibly be the most important grant received by the Colton Puulic Library since the original Carnegie building grant of 1906. At the least, it will be a technological transformation for both the Main and Luque Libraries, and will ensure that Colton will have the most technologically up-to-date libraries possible. ALTERNATIVES Without.such grant funding, a public access computer program of such dimensions could only otherwise be acquired by utilizing the City's General Fund. Item #11