HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2d - Accept Donation from Santa Anita Park
DATE: August 1, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director of Library and Museum Services
SUBJECT: DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,105 FROM SANTA ANITA PARK
FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT THE GILB MUSEUM OF
ARCADIA HERITAGE
Recommendation: Accept
SUMMARY
Santa Anita Park wishes to donate $1,105 from their 23rd Annual Derby Day 5K Run
and Walk registrations to benefit programs and services at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia
Heritage.
DISCUSSION
In accordance with City Administrative Policy, all donations in excess of $1,000 must be
approved by the City Council. Santa Anita Park has offered to donate $1,105 to the City
for the benefit of the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.
The Santa Anita Derby Day 5K Run and Walk runs through the Los Angeles County
Arboretum & Botanic Gardens and finishes at the Santa Anita Race Track. Participants
were given the option to select a beneficiary from a drop down list on the online
registration form, which resulted in $5.00 of the entry fee being earmarked for their
selected beneficiary. This year, as in previous years, the Gilb Museum of Arcadia
Heritage was listed as one of the beneficiaries. Other beneficiaries included Arcadia
High School, Arroyo High School, LA Arboretum, and CARMA, an organization that
raises money for retired California racehorses. These funds will be used to support
Museum programs and services throughout the year for school children, scouts, adults,
and families, including lectures, workshops, and exhibits. In addition, some of these
funds are also used to purchase Santa Anita Park related artifacts. The funds donated
by Santa Anita Park will help the Museum and the City provide a high level of programs
and services for the citizens of Arcadia beyond the current capacity of the City’s
General Fund.
Donation from Santa Anita Park
August 1, 2017
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FISCAL IMPACT
Receipt of these funds will provide $1,105 for programs and services at the Gilb
Museum of Arcadia Heritage.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council accept a donation in the amount of $1,105 from
Santa Anita Park for programs and services at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.