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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12c - Donation from Friends of the Museum for Veterans Registry Touchscreen DATE: March 3, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director Library & Museum Services SUBJECT: DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM FOR THE ARCADIA VETERANS REGISTRY TOUCHSCREEN AT THE GILB MUSEUM OF ARCADIA HERITAGE Recommendation: Accept SUMMARY The Friends of the Museum have received a grant from the Daughters of the American Revolution to purchase a touchscreen computer, stand, and software to digitize the Gilb Museum’s Arcadia Veterans Registry. It is recommended that the City Council accept this donation. DISCUSSION The Friends of the Museum applied for and received a grant to provide the Gilb Museum with both hardware and software to digitize the primary print source of local Arcadia veterans. This two volume notebook comprised of local Arcadia veterans that have served in World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, the Gulf Wars, as well as those currently enlisted in the military. Prior to this project, this information was only available in print. Visitors to the Museum often enjoy looking through these notebooks, finding friends and loved ones; however, over time, this primary source is beginning to see wear and tear. By digitizing this collection, it preserves the print volumes and makes the digital collection easily accessible and searchable for visitors today and well into the future. The digitization project was done in-house by a volunteer intern at the Museum with oversight by the Museum Curator. Each veteran entry was scanned and digitized and then uploaded into this new software. The large touchscreen makes this collection easily accessible and searchable. This large touchscreen veterans collection is part of the local Arcadia Veterans permanent exhibit at the Museum. Donation of $3,000 from the Friends of the Museum for the Arcadia Veterans Registry Touchscreen at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage March 3, 2020 Page 2 of 2 By accepting and approving this $3,000 donation, the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage and the City of Arcadia can preserve this important local veterans primary resource and make this information available for the community of Arcadia beyond the current capacity of the City’s General Fund. All gifts $1,000 or more 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 The acceptance and approval of the $3,000 donation would be a positive fiscal impact for the Gilb Museum, furthering its mission to share and preserve local Arcadia past and present history. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the City Council determines that this action does not constitute a project and is therefore exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and accept a donation in the amount of $3,000 from the Friends of the Museum for the Arcadia Veterans Registry Touchscreen at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.