HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13g - Accept Donation of $11,750 for the Gilb Museum 6-15-2021
DATE: June 15, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director Library & Museum Services
SUBJECT: ACCEPT GIFT OF $11,750 FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM
FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND
PROGRAMMING AT THE GILB MUSEUM OF ARCADIA HERITAGE
Recommendation: Accept
SUMMARY
The Friends of the Museum are offering a gift of $11,750 to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia
Heritage to purchase supplies, services, and programs in support of the Gilb Museum to
reach and educate members of the community, and to encourage community
involvement with Arcadia’s history, past and present. It is recommended that the City
Council accept this gift.
DISCUSSION
The Friends of the Museum, as part of its ongoing mission to support the Museum’s
goals and objectives, are donating $11,750 to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.
The Friends of the Museum board members raised this money through memberships
and donations in support of the Museum. The Museum is the only City entity that
collects, preserves, and recognizes Arcadia’s rich heritage 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 everyone to discover, discuss, reflect, and share a connected
identity for learning.
The Friends of the Museum gift will provide the Museum with funds to create micro-
history lesson kits about Arcadia that support the month-long Summer Enrichment
program, reaching up to 650 students; Time Machine Kits on ranch owners of Santa
Anita for classroom education; FromThePage transcribing subscription to continue
community participation with historic letters and postcards from the collection; Bone
Clones for tactile learning experiences for guests; Archival supplies for the collection,
Accept Gift of $11,750 From Friends of the Museum
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providing much needed supplies to properly curate and preserve current collections;
and in-house programming for the community.
By accepting and approving this $11,750 gift, the Friends of the Museum help the Gilb
Museum of Arcadia Heritage and the City of Arcadia provide better preserved archives
and more hands-on programs to learn about Arcadia history for the citizens of Arcadia
beyond the current capacity of the City’s General Fund. Without the ongoing support of
the Friends of the Museum, the array of services, programs, collection care, and
preservation would be diminished in quality and quantity now and for future generations.
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 of the $11,750 gift would be a positive fiscal impact for the Museum. It
will provide additional revenue to specifically purchase much needed supplies for
collection care and public programming, thus preserving and providing for a more
modern interactive Museum experience for the community.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council determine that this project is exempt under the
California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), and accept a gift in the amount of
$11,750 for the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.