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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10f - Donation from Friends of the Museum DATE: November 19, 2019 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director Library & Museum Services SUBJECT: DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM FOR ARCHIVAL SUPPLIES FOR THE GILB MUSEUM Recommendation: Accept SUMMARY The Friends of the Museum are offering a gift of $5,000 to the Gilb Museum to provide archival supplies for the Museum to further the artifact and collection preservation program. It is recommended that the City Council accept this donation. DISCUSSION The Friends of the Museum, as part of its ongoing mission to support the Museum’s goals and objectives, are donating $5,000 to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage. The Friends of the Museum board members raise this money through memberships, donations, and most recently, fundraising, in support of the Museum. The Museum is the only city entity that collects, preserves, and recognizes Arcadia’s rich heritage, past and present, for the community in a shared public setting. Through carefully curated collections, exhibits, and educational programs, the Museum shares the City’s diverse history, past and present, with the community, inviting the community in to discover, create dialog, provide a place for reflection, and a connected and shared identity for learning and discussion. The Friends of the Museum gift will provide the Museum with funds to purchase some much needed archival supplies to store and preserve artifacts and collections. More than 50% of the collection is in need of proper storage and this gift will be very much appreciated in helping to get more of the collection properly stored. The funds donated by the Friends of the Museum help the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage and the City of Arcadia provide a high level of Arcadia historical materials, exhibits, programs, and preservation for the citizens of Arcadia beyond the current capacity of the City’s General Fund. Without the ongoing support of the Friends of the Donation of $5,000 from the Friends of the Museum November 19, 2019 Page 2 of 2 Museum, the array of services, programs, collection care and preservation would be diminished in quality and quantity now and for future generations. All gifts over $1,000 are subject to approval by the City Council pursuant to City Charter Section 809(d). ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), and it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. Thus, this matter is exempt under CEQA. FISCAL IMPACT Receipt of this $5,000 gift will provide adequate funding to continue the important preservation of collections ensuring use of proper archival storage to maintain and preserve the collections for present and future exhibits, displays, and more. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the City Council determines that this project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and accept a donation in the amount of $5,000 from the Friends of the Museum for archival supplies for the Gilb Museum.