Item D22BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: August 20, 2003 Division:Community Services
Bulk Item: Yes X No
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Department: Library Services
Approval of Service Agreement between Monroe County and Generations on Line and
authorization for County Administrator's signature.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Monroe County Public Library has been nominated to receive "Generations on Line," a web -based,
Internet training resource for Senior Citizens. Full funding for this innovative initiative is provided by
the IBM Global Work/Life Fund and the AT&T Family Care Development Fund. Generations on
Line is intended to break down the barriers of access, skill and intimidation for people over 65 who
otherwise might not use the Internet. See attached AT&T press release for program specifics.
BOCC approval is necessary to waive Article 10 of the Service Agreement regarding governing laws.
_ PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
None
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: —
Approval he Layton RiL/ce, A i FDrec o`
TOTAL COST: $0 BUDGETED: N/A
COST TO COUNTY: $0 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty -4
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included X
DISPOSITION
To Follow . Not Required
AGENDA ITEM #
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONTRACT SUMMARY
Contract with: Generations on Line®
Contract # GoL
Effective Date: Upon execution
Expiration Date: Upon termination
Contract Purpose/Description:
Monroe County Public Library has been nominated to receive "Generations on Line," a web -based,
Internet training resource for Senior Citizens. Full funding for this innovative initiative is provided
by the IBM Global Work/Life Fund and the AT&T Family Care Development Fund. Generations
on Line is intended to break down the barriers of access, skill and intimidation for people over 65
who otherwise might not use the Internet. See attached AT&T press release for program specifics.
BOCC approval is necessary to waive Article 10 of the Service Agreement regarding
governing laws.
Contract Manager: Betty Sammis 3595 Library Services, Stop #6
(Name) (Ext.) (Department/Stop #)
for BOCC meeting on 08/20/03 Agenda Deadline: 08/05/03
CONTRACT COSTS
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
$0 Current Year Portion: $ 0
Budgeted? Yes❑ No ®
Account Codes: - - - -
Grant: $
County Match: $ 0
ADDITIONAL COSTS
Estimated Ongoing Costs: $0 /yr For:
of included in dollar value above
e . maintenance, utilities, janitorial, salaries, etc.
CONTRACT REVIEW
Changes
Date Out
DateI In
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Division Director g / 03
Needed_
Yes No
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Risk Management 9/403
Yes❑ No2--**,
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O.M.B./Purchasing
Yes[—] No
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County Attorney 9/11/63 Yes❑ No❑
OMB Form Revised 2/27/01 MCP #2
Generations on Line®
Service Agreement
Grant
Funding for this innovative initiative is provided by the IBM Global Work/Life Fund
and the AT&T Family Care Development Fund
This Service Agreement (the "Agreement") is made between Generations on Line ("GoL") and
the facility or other entity listed below (the "Facility") and is dated as the date listed below (the
"Effective Date"). In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth below, and
intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
1. Services. GoL agrees to provide access to its Internet site, the primary home page for
which is located at <http://www.generationsonline.com> (the "Site"), to the elderly population
served by the Facility (the "Facility Population"). GoL will provide free email services as well
as the use of applications within the Site to the Facility Population. GoL will provide its then -
current support by telephone or in person to an individual chosen by the Facility ("Contact").
2. Materials. GoL will provide the Facility with a set of educational materials, including
an administrator's kit, which includes a book of frequently -asked questions, keyboard tip sheet,
educational monitor frame, posters, table tent cards, pamphlets, email address books and
feedback forms (the "Materials"). GoL grants the Facility a non-exclusive, nontransferable
license to use, display and reproduce the Educational Materials for use at its Facility.
3. Fees. There is no charge to the Facility for the GoL services and Materials.
4. Conditions. The Facility agrees to make the Site available for the use of the Facility
Population at no charge in a location that is easily accessible. The Facility agrees that during the
term of this Agreement, GoL may reference the Facility in GoL's literature and marketing
materials.
5. Privacy. GoL respects the privacy rights of individuals who use the Site as a means to
access and use the Internet. This respect for individual privacy is reflected in GoL's Privacy
Policy. GoL reserves the right to modify its Privacy Policy by posting a revised Privacy Policy
on the Site.
6. Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective
Date and, unless earlier terminated, shall continue in full force and effect for so long as the Site
is operational. Either party may terminate this Agreement (a) immediately upon a material
breach of this Agreement by the other party, or (b) at any time upon not less than 15 days prior
written notice.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability. EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS
ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR NON -INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING BY
USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE).
NEITHER PARTY WARRANTS THAT ITS SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR -FREE. NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND EACH
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PARTY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED $250.
8. Assignment. The Facility shall not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or
obligations hereunder (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without GoL's prior written
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
9. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, addressed
to the contact listed below, and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in
person, by telecopy, or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested),
or by overnight courier service to the respective parties at the addresses stated below, or to such
other address as the party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the others in
writing in the manner set forth above.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without reference to its choice of law or
conflicts of law rules.
In Witness Whereof, the parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.
Effective Date:
Fees: None.
Notes: None.
"GoL"
Name Generations on Line
by
Name Tobey Gordon Dichter
Title CEO and Founder
Address 1017 Clinton Street
City, state, Philadelphia, PA
Zip 19107
Phone
215 222 6400
Fax No.
215 222 6401
email
tobeydichter@att.net
Contact
Lisa van der Laag
Title
Marketing Director
, 2003
"Facility"
Name Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners
By
Name
Print and
Signature
Title
Address
City, State, Zip
c/o Betty Sammis,
Monroe Co. Public Library
700 Fleming Street
Key West, FL 33040
Phone
305 292 3595
Fax No.
305 295 3626
email
Sammis-Betty@monroecounty-fl.gov
Contact
Betty Sammis
Title
Headquarters Library Administrator
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
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SUZANNE.HUTTON
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News Release
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Editor's note: This is a joint release by AT&T, IBM, Generations on Line and SeniorNet.
FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2003
IBM, AT&T Employees Help Seniors Use the Internet at 135
Libraries and Centers in More Than 30 States
PHILADELPHIA, April 10 -- AT&T and IBM have tapped their employees to help bring access to the Internet -
- and knowledge of how to use it -- to senior citizens around the country.
Last year, the two companies collaborated to sponsor a $660,000 grant to Generations on Line and SeniorNet,
Inc. Since then, more than 130 AT&T and IBM employees have suggested libraries, senior centers and nursing
homes in communities in 30 states where their parents or grandparents live to receive Generations on Line, a
free simplified Internet program created exclusively for seniors.
Funding for this unique initiative is provided by the IBM Global Work/Life Fund and the AT&T Family Care
Development Fund. The AT&T Family Care Development Fund is a joint project of AT&T, the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
As a result of employee involvement,135 new facilities now offer this program free to IBM and AT&T relatives
and other seniors. Sixty-five libraries, nursing homes and senior centers have added Generations on Line to their
facilities. "We are a small community that has had a lot of interest in Generations on Line," said Barbara Winter
at the Pipestone Senior Center in Minnesota. "We've had a lot of positive feedback about Generations on Line
and have a couple of people who come in everyday to use it and they love it. I think,it's great because it is so
simple for the seniors to use."
Carol Fjellanger is the IBMer who nominated the Senior Center in Pipestone, MN, her mother's community, to
receive the Generations on Line software. Pipestone is about 180 miles from where Fjellanger lives in
Rochester, MN. The Generations on Line program makes it possible for elders, such as Fjellanger's mother, to
stay in touch with family members who do not live nearby -- in this case, two children, five grandchildren and
12 great grandchildren. "Now she wants her own computer so she doesn't have to go to the Senior Center to
send her e-mails!" says Fjellanger proudly.
In addition, 70 SeniorNet sites have added Generations on Line to their computer learning centers. Ann Wrixon,
President and CEO of SeniorNet said, "When I walked into the SeniorNet Learning Center in Jaspar, Arkansas,
which is in the middle of the Ozarks -- an extremely rural community -- there was the Generations on Line
computer right in the middle of the lobby with 3 seniors crowded around it."
Dr. Joseph Romano, AT&T Human Resources Vice President -- Health Affairs said, "We're pleased to be
associated with such a worthwhile program, and we're happy that, in many communities throughout the U.S.,
our employees and their families are benefiting from it."
Tobey Dichter, founder and CEO of Generations on Line, estimates that more than 8,000 seniors have overcome
their fear of computers through this simplified program. "This grant is an example of corporate leadership
recognizing the needs of employees with older family members as well as the importance to those employees of
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staying connected with their elder relatives."
Generations on Line (www.generationsonline.org) is a nonprofit program launched in September 2000 and is
now in more than 670 senior centers, nursing homes, retirement communities, subsidized housing units and
public libraries in 46 states and Canada. Through clear, step-by-step, on -screen directions in large type, the ad -
free program guides elderly computer novices through the basics. Generations on Line provides free, simplified
email service and, through a partnership with A1taVista.com, enables a user to "surf the Net" in 25 languages.
The program, available only to institutions, also includes the opportunity for seniors to respond to children's
questions about the past, and links to other sites. Generations on Line is intended to break down the barriers of
access, skill and intimidation for 21 million people over 65 who otherwise might not use the Internet.
SeniorNet (www.seniornet.org) is the world's premier technology trainer and online community for adults over
50. Based in San Francisco and founded in 1986, SeniorNet is a major international organization that has taught
hundreds of thousands of older adults to use computers and the Internet and has enriched the lives of millions
through its website. With a thriving online community and a network of more than 240 locally run Learning
Centers in the U.S. staffed by more than 6,000 volunteers, SeniorNet offers both offline and online destinations
to a population that was originally neglected in the information revolution. Many of SeniorNet's partners and
sponsors, which include major corporations and foundations, underwrite and co -brand areas of the SeniorNet
website as a way to market their products and services to the coveted 50+ segment.
More information can be found at www.seniomet.org and www.generationsonline.org.
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