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DATE: October 15, 2013
STAFF REPORT
Library and Museum Services Department
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mary Beth Hayes, Director of Library & Museum Services
SUBJECT: ACCEPT THE GIFT OF $7,550 FROM THE ESTATE OF EDWARD C.
BOSIO AND BELMA E. BOSIO FOR GENERAL LIBRARY PURPOSES
Recommendation: Accept
SUMMARY
The estate of Edward C. Bosio and Belma E. Bosio has offered the Library a gift of
$7,550 for general Library purposes.
DISCUSSION
Edward C. Bosio and Belma E. Bosio were born in Argentina. They came to Pasadena
in 1966 and moved to Arcadia in 1975. Mrs. Bosio loved to read and began
volunteering in the Friends of the Library Bookstore soon after it opened in 1997. She
contributed many hours as a volunteer at the Library. In March 2013, the Library was
notified that it was named in the Bosio Trust. In September 2013, the Library received a
$7,550 check representing the pro -rata share of the specific bequest of the Bosio Trust.
All gifts to the Library are subject to approval by the City Council pursuant to City
Charter Section 809(d).
FISCAL IMPACT
Receipt of this gift will provide $7,550 for Library programs and services.
Accept gift from Bosio Estate
October 15, 2013
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council accept the gift of $7,550 from the Estate of Edward
C. Bosio and Belma E. Bosio for general Library purposes.
Approved,
Dominic Lazza d
CIty Manager