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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: October 16, 2017 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-595 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Jeff Kay <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Affirming the City of San Leandro’s Commitment to the “City as a <br />Platform Manifesto,” to Support the Development and Implementation of Smart <br />City Technologies and Innovation <br />WHEREAS, it is an established goal of the San Leandro City Council to advance projects <br />and programs promoting sustainable economic development, including transforming San <br />Leandro into a center for innovation; and <br />WHEREAS, San Leandro has taken strides toward becoming a center for innovation by <br />embracing and implementing high-speed connectivity, open data, and emerging technologies; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has and will continue to actively seek opportunities to <br />collaborate with other like-minded communities to share information and best practices; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro was represented at the TM Forum Smart City <br />InFocus Conference in Yinchuan, China in September 2017 in order to build connections and <br />share information with other communities from around the world; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro supports the development of a shared collaborative <br />framework between residents, the public and private sector to drive the desired outcome of <br />sustainability, inclusivity and targeted innovation that benefits cities and their residents; and <br />WHEREAS, by understanding, adapting and applying platform business model principles, <br />cities can become regional or global knowledge hubs and innovation centers. Cities that do this <br />will become better places to live and be better equipped to manage urban challenges - with more <br />insight, precision and transparency. They will attract talent, create jobs and unleash innovation. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/10/2017 <br />173