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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAM Agenda: 11/03/2021CITY OF ARCADIA Arcadia Museum Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Wednesday November 3, 2021 5:00 p.m. Location: Museum Education Center, 382 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the Museum at (626) 574-5468. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting. 根据《美国残障人法案》，需要调整或提供便利设施才能参加会议的残障人士（包括辅助器材或服务）可与市书记官办 公室联系（电话：626-574-5468）。请在会前 48 小时通知市书记官办公室，以便作出合理安排，确保顺利参加会议。 Pursuant to the City of Arcadia’s Language Access Services Policy, limited-English proficient speakers who require translation services in order to participate in a meeting may request the use of a volunteer or professional translator by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 574-5455 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. 根据阿凯迪亚市的语言便利服务政策，英语能力有限并需要翻译服务才能参加会议的人可与市书记官办公室联系（电话： 626-574-5455），请求提供志愿或专业翻译服务，请至少在会前 72 小时提出请求。 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL OF MUSEUM COMMISSION MEMBERS: Jeanne Roy, Jr., Chairperson Virginia Blitz, Vice Chairperson Billie Tone, Commissioner Dale Carter, Commissioner Angela Ayala, Commissioner PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual wishing to speak before the Museum Commission is limited to five (5) minutes per person, unless waived by the Museum Commission. Under the Brown Act, the Museum Commission is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. The matter may automatically be referred to staff for appropriate response or action or may be placed on the agenda of a future meeting. REPORTS FROM MUSEUM COMMISSION MEMBERS / LIAISONS Announcements / Statements / Future Agenda Items Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Museum Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage located at 380 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, during normal business hours. DIRECTOR REPORTS Announcements / Statements / Reports a. Director’s Update b. Reopening/Covid-19 Update c. Curator’s Report and Updates d. Museum Education Coordinator’s Update e. 20th Anniversary Celebration f. Grants g. Interns and Volunteers h. Programs i. Exhibits j. Collections k. Flyers  Annual Report 2019-2020  Annual Report 2020-2021  Preservation Workshops  Educational Kits 2022  School Programs flier  Educator Resources  Scouts Program l. Commission Photo CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Museum Commission, staff, or the public requests that a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. a. Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 1, 2021 Recommended action: Approve ADJOURNMENT The Museum Commission will adjourn this meeting to Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the Museum Education Center at 382 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. 1 The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage Museum Curator’s Report September - October 2021 Virtual Visitors to the Museum for September: Facebook: 4,992  Instagram: 2,334 Twitter: 7,100 Website: 810 YouTube: 46 Virtual Programs:8 Visitors to Museum: 169 Virtual Visitors to the Museum for October 1-20: Facebook:3,032  Instagram: 1,785 Twitter: 5,700 Website: 425 Visitors to Museum: 200 HIGHLIGHTS The Gilb Museum 20th Anniversary celebration took place on October 16 with 125 people in attendance, including U.S. Representative Judy Chu (27th District) and Assemblyman Ed Chau (49th District). EXHIBITS Curator Stevy Acevedo installed a new display case highlighting the Ranch Owners of Santa Anita. The Museum had custom cattle brands created that were the same that the ranch owners of Santa Anita would have used. With the help of Interns Michele Huizar and Jonathan Ornelas, the six cattle brands were installed and put on display in the Museum’s permanent exhibit timeline. Curator Acevedo, with the help of the Museum’s volunteers and interns, completed the curation and installation of the Gilb Museum’s 20th Anniversary Exhibit. The exhibit opening took place on October 16, 2021 and will be on display until February 26, 2022. The Curator had been working with a team of interns and volunteers including Rebecca Andersen, Michele Huizar, Eva Baudler and Jonathan Ornelas. Curator Acevedo and Interns Andersen and Baudler are currently working on a smaller exhibit on the 20th Anniversary that will be on display at the Arcadia Public Library that will be installed the first week of November. Curator Acevedo and Intern Eva Baudler are working on two exhibit panels that will be on display at the Arcadia Community Center for the Veteran’s Day celebration on November 10. COLLECTIONS The Anthony W. Wilkinson Collection Transcription project, consisting of approximately 700 letters and postcards, is still in the process of being transcribed by the virtual volunteer community on FromThePage. Since the beginning of this project in January 2021, there have been 1,284 pages transcribed and 918-page edits from 82 collaborators and 9,693 hours dedicated to this 2 project. Community members are still encouraged to participate. More information can be found on the Museum website. Curator Acevedo continues to work with volunteer Tola Livesey who is working on the organization, digitization, curation, and inventory of the Gilb Museum’s Archive, specifically the City of Arcadia Newsletters, Hot Sheets, and the Arcadia Unified School District News and Views. Volunteer Deborah Cordano is transcribing the Camp Santa Anita Letter Collection. The collection consists of approximately 190 letters written to and from Private Robert Beck during his time stationed at Camp Santa Anita during World War II. Since all the letters have now been digitized, volunteer Angela Ayala has been assisting with this project by curating the letters into archival sleeves and folders to help preserve the collection. An inventory of all items donated during this time period:  Denice Gilb donated her mother’s (Ruth Gilb) President of Arcadia Tournament of Roses scrapbook from 1984-85.  April Verlato donated a map of Arcadia from 1968, an Arcadia Lumber flyer, and a postcard of Motel 6 in Arcadia.  Carole Cramer donated a 1991 calendar “Views of Arcadia” by the Arcadia High School Art Club, an Arcadia High School yearbook from 1953 and an Arcadia Apaches 1982-83 boosters club booklet.  Nancy Wallen donated two framed artworks of racehorses and two framed photographs of Anita Baldwin and Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin. She had these in her office during her time working at the Santa Anita Racetrack. These have been installed and put on display in the Research Library at the Museum. EDUCATION and PROGRAMMING This year, the Museum is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. The Friends of the Arcadia Museum board helped to host the festive program on Saturday, October 16 to celebrate this Museum celebration. Staff provided behind-the-scenes tours of the collection space, as well as educational demonstrations of past and current programs and projects in the Museum Education Center. Friends of the Museum board invited dignitaries, including U.S. Representative Judy Chu and Assemblyman Ed Chau who attended the event. Representative Chu and Assemblyman Chau presented certificates to Curator Acevedo and Director Bradley. Other dignitaries also presented certificates to the Gilb Museum, including representatives from Senator Susan Rubio’s office and Supervisor Kathryn Barger. Mayor Sho Tay and Mayor Pro Tempore Paul Cheng attended the event and spoke about their involvement with the Museum. Special guests included Ruth and Charles Gilb’s daughters, Denice and Valerie, and the granddaughter of Carol Libby. The event was well-attended with 125 people in attendance. Eleven members of the Arcadia Civic Youth Council from Arcadia High School volunteered to help during the event. The Arcadia Police Department’s Volunteers In Patrol (VIP) had one VIP to assist with traffic control and parking which was very much appreciated. The Gilb Museum provided free local history educational kits every month for the year 2021. In September, Ms. Alberto distributed 121 Scrapbook Studio educational kits, which included all the necessary items for children to create their own scrapbooks. It also included a short history lesson surrounding the Arcadia Woman’s Club collection, highlighting their scrapbooks. 3 For the month of October, Ms. Alberto distributed 117 Dino-Mite educational kits, which included a history lesson on the prehistoric past of Arcadia. This has been one of the popular kits this year. Curator Acevedo attended the Hugo Reid Elementary Back-to- School Picnic on September 17. At the event, she distributed 136 kits to the community and informed them about current and future programs at the Museum. Museum Education Coordinator Alberto participated in Grandparents Day at Baldwin Stocker on October 14. She distributed 86 coloring page packets and informed attendees about current and future programs at the Museum, including the educational kits for 2022. For the calendar year of 2021, the Gilb Museum staff distributed 1,564 kits. The Community Center’s Senior Services Department and the Gilb Museum continue their partnership to provide monthly historic presentations to Arcadia Seniors. For Fall, the Gilb Museum is hosting a three-part Baldwin series, exploring Lucky Baldwin (September 10), Anita Baldwin (October 8), and Clara Baldwin Stocker (November 5). At the first presentation on Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin, there were six in attendance and 41 viewed the recording that was later uploaded to YouTube. At the October presentation on Anita Baldwin, there were four people in attendance with 18 people viewing the recording. Museum Education Coordinator Alberto has been very active in providing school programs to local Arcadia elementary schools. She conducted four school programs at Camino Grove Elementary and has been receiving requests from Longley Way, Hugo Reid, Highland Oaks Elementary Schools. For Fall of 2021, Ms. Alberto received 19 requests to do on-site school programs. The Gilb Museum staff will be participating in the Downtown Arcadia Halloween event on October 29. Ms. Alberto created kits to distribute that include a peacock mask project. The Museum is once again receiving Speakers Bureau requests for local civic organizations. Laura Henneforth will be presenting at the Arcadia Coordinating Council meeting on November 1. Dale Carter has also received a request to present at the Daughters of the American Revolution Santa Anita Chapter membership meeting on November 4. A press release on Ms. Henneforth and her upcoming talk was in the Arcadia Weekly. ADMINISTRATION Curator Acevedo submitted the final report for the Cataloging California grant to the California State Library. This grant helped fund a paid internship to work on the Anthony W. Wilkinson Collection. Intern Andersen finished the inventory of the collection and curated the letters and postcards. The Curator plans to apply to the California Revealed Description Assistance grant from the California State Library to once again fund a paid internship to work with one of the Museum’s collections. The Museum was awarded the Digitization and Preservation Assistance Award for the Arcadia Woman’s Club Collection in 2020-021. It can now be found on the California Revealed website: https://californiarevealed.org/collections/gilb-museum-arcadia-heritage Curator Acevedo also submitted the 2021-22 California Revealed Description Assistance Award to the California State Library for the Anthony Wilkinson Collection. 4 Lastly, Curator Acevedo submitted the final narrative reports for the Getty Marrow Multicultural Undergraduate Internship grant for two internships at the Gilb Museum during the summer of 2021. Michele Huizar and Kimberly Vinoray’s internships ended during the first week of September. The Museum staff plans to reapply for the Getty Marrow Internship grant once again for 2022. The Friends of the Arcadia Museum conducted their board meeting in-person on October 7 in the Museum Education Center. Museum staff discussed with Board members the Museum's 20th Anniversary program for October 16. Their next meeting will take place on November 9, when they will discuss their participation in this year’s Snow Day on December 4 at the Community Center. Museum staff attended the Arcadia Unified School District PTA meeting virtually through Google Meet on September 4. At the meeting, Ms. Alberto promoted events and programs currently taking place at the Museum. Ms. Alberto was invited to attend the Holly Avenue Elementary School PTA meeting virtually through Zoom on September 22 where she highlighted the Museum's educational kits available for community members. On September 21, staff from the Human Resources Department brought new city employees to visit the Museum and see other departments around the City of Arcadia. Ms. Alberto gave the visitors a tour of the exhibit spaces. In September Ms. Alberto was contacted by the Work Source Project for volunteer. Virginia Hosanna to receive payment for her volunteer time. Virginia is a special needs adult volunteer and comes to the Museum once or twice a week and helps with projects. Curator Acevedo and Director Darlene Bradley were invited by member Marilyn Daleo to attend the Arcadia Woman’s Club Luncheon on October 6th. During the luncheon, the Arcadia Woman’s Club had special guest speaker Dean M. Gray, (no relation), who presented a history on Hilda M. Gray, a local resident of Arcadia in the early 1900’s. Museum staff completed the Museum’s Annual Report for 2020-21. In the report, they highlighted programs, projects, and awards given to staff during the fiscal year. The report is available on the Museum's website. MARKETING Museum Education Coordinator Alberto continues to grow the Museum’s audience across social media. She has been conducting #20yearsin20days leading up to the Gilb Museum’s 20th Anniversary on October 20. Everyday Ms. Alberto posted a different photograph from a different year of the Gilb Museum’s history. The Museum is growing the number of subscribers that have signed up to receive the Museum’s monthly newsletter through Mailchimp. As of now, the Museum’s subscribers to the newsletter has grown to 355 individuals. Community members can subscribe to the newsletter on the Museum’s website main page. A new Curator’s Corner video was made for Ask A Curator Day on September 15. The Gilb Museum staff asked community members to submit their questions to Curator Acevedo. There was a great turnout, which also included teachers' questions from Camino Grove Elementary. 5 VOLUNTEERS and INTERNS The Gilb Museum currently has 36 volunteers, including both teens and adults. For September and October, volunteers helped to create kits for the Museum’s educational programs and special events, and helped the Museum prepare for the 20th anniversary celebration. Many of the teens have also been trained to scan books and documents, create inventories, and answer the phone. On September 11, Ms. Alberto conducted a Teen Volunteer Orientation for all the Museum’s teen volunteers. Many of the teen volunteers were onboarded during the closure of the Museum and have not been given a tour of the Museum. The staff also wanted to give past volunteers a refresher since many had not been physically at the Museum in over a year because of the pandemic. The Museum has two new unpaid internships for the fall semester. Eva Baudler is the Museum’s Collection and Curation Intern. She has been working on digitizing the Museum’s photograph collection and has been trained to use the Museum’s database, CatalogIt. She assisted the Curator in the curation and installation of exhibits, including the 20th Anniversary exhibit. Intern Daniela Bedolla is the Museum’s current Educational Intern and is receiving college credit from California State University of San Bernardino. Ms. Bedolla is working with Museum Education Coordinator Alberto on the Time Machine kit highlighting the Tongva Native Americans as well as creating new lesson plans for Ms. Alberto’s Preschool Program. Volunteer Jonathan Ornelas and Intern Eva Baulder have been taught by Curator Acevedo on how to build custom boxes for items in the Museum’s collection. Mr. Ornelas has been focusing on items in the collection, including civic organization bells and trophies. The teen internship for the “Faces of Arcadia” Oral History Project continues to go well. The teen internship consists of eight teens that previously have been teen volunteers at the Museum. Staff continues to check-in to see their progress, answer any questions, and prepare the interns with their oral interviews with community members. Anyone interested in the project can visit the Museum’s website for more information. The Gilb Museum Staff is also organizing a History Symposium in March of 2022 for the teen interns to highlight their projects on interviewing Arcadia community members about events in the past and present. Volunteer hours: September 1 – October 20: 527.93 hours FACILITIES The Museum patio was power washed by Public Works to prepare for the Museum’s 20th Anniversary celebration on October 16. Public Works also fixed broken light covers in the patio. Ms. Acevedo hung a series of photographs and one painting in the Museum’s Research Library that were recently donated by Ms. Nancy Wallen. Submitted by Curator Stevy Acevedo and Director of Library & Museum Services, Darlene Bradley In-Person Programs 67 Visitors to the Museum 4,077 380- 382 West Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 (626)574-5440 museum@arcadiaca.gov www.ArcadiaCA.gov/Museum The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 2019-2020 Annual Report Before Pandemic (July 2019 - February 2020) The mission of the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage is to collect, preserve and recognize Arcadia's heritage; to create a shared identity for a diverse community; and to celebrate the City's rich history with exhibits and educational programs that will encourage community involvement. Offical Blue Star Museum Operation Hometown Heroes Arcadia Veterans Registry Arcadia Blue Star Registry Highlights For 2019/20 (PRE-COVID) Nature of Wildworks Spring Soiree Summer Enrichment Program Pop-Up Museum Preschool Program Kid's Corner Arcadia at the Movies Dino Day Archaeology Day Friends of the Arcadia Museum Fundraiser Dia de Los Muertos Swazzle Show Coffee Talk Girl Scout Programs California Revealed Grant from the CA State Library Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Grant $16,500 Museum Staff Director of Library & Museum Darlene Bradley Curator Stevy Acevedo Education Coordinator Brittani Alberto Visitor & Outreach Grants Awarded Commission Board Carlos Reza Jr. Dale Carter Virginia Blitz Jeanne Roy Billie Tone Volunteer Hours 2,144.18 Exhibits at Museum & Around the City 9 Virtual Visitors via Social Media Total: 81,516 Facebook: 36,674 Instagram: 8,581 Twitter: 33,139 Youtube: 711 Website: 2,411 The mission of the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage is to collect, preserve and recognize Arcadia's heritage; to create a shared identity for a diverse community; and to celebrate the City's rich history with exhibits and educational programs that will encourage community involvement. The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 2019-2020 Annual Report COVID-19 Pandemic (March - June 2020) New Virtual Programs Curator's Corner Kid's Corner Virtual Arcadia Woman's Club Exhibit Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote Exhibit Virtual Visitor & Outreach ExhibitsExcavation Kits Summer Enrichment Program Kits 385 468 Facilities Hugo Reid Statue Cleaning Elias "Lucky" Jackson Baldwin Statue Waxed LED Signage and Safety Walkway Lighting Wooden benches stained Collections New database, CatalogIt Reorganize collection space Getty Intern project Curation, digitization and inventory of collections Volunteer Hours 402.02 380 - 382 West Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 (626)574-5440 museum@arcadiaca.gov www.ArcadiaCA.gov/Museum The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 2020-2021 Annual Report The mission of the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage is to collect, preserve and recognize Arcadia's heritage; to create a shared identity for a diverse community; and to celebrate the City's rich history with exhibits and educational programs that will encourage community involvement. Offical Blue Star Museum Operation Hometown Heroes Arcadia Veterans Registry Arcadia Blue Star Registry California Revealed Grant from the CA State Library Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internships Grant Museum Staff Director of Library & Museum Darlene Bradley Curator Stevy Acevedo Education Coordinator Brittani Alberto Grants Awarded $18,000 Commission Board Dale Carter Virginia Blitz Jeanne Roy Billie Tone Carlos Reza Jr. Volunteer Hours 961.34 Museum Volunteers 36 Museum Interns 9 Virtual Visitors Total: 241,521 Facebook: 73,154 Instagram: 37,291 Twitter: 129,631 YouTube: 1,445 Website: 9,728 Virtual Summer Enrichment Program Virtual School Visits Virtual Girl Scout Programs Virtual Trivia Night Virtual Transcribe-a-thon Lecture Series with Senior Services New Museum Newsletter Highlights For 2020/21 Friends of the Arcadia Museum The mission of the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage is to collect, preserve and recognize Arcadia's heritage; to create a shared identity for a diverse community; and to celebrate the City's rich history with exhibits and educational programs that will encourage community involvement. Faces of Arcadia Teen Oral History Program 8 Teen Interns 80 Community Interviews Permanent Exhibit Timeline Arcadia in the Movies Women in Arcadia Arcadia Walk of Fame Arcadia Veteran's Kiosk Santa Anita Japanese Assembly Center Kiosk Exhibit Around the City Exhibit UpdatesEducational Kits Summer Enrichment Program Kits 1,043 376 Collections The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 2020-2021 Annual Report Getty Intern project Curation, digitization and inventory of collections Anthony W. Wilkinson Letter Collection Camp Santa Anita Letter Collection Virtual Exhibits Community Collections Virtual Exhibit 250 Visitors Senior Series Virtual Exhibit 560 Visitors Gilb Museum Awarded Arcadia Council PTA Honorary Service Award 2020-2021 Preservation Workshops LIMITED SPACE RSVP REQUIRED 10:30AM September 3 January 22 Genealogy Workshop Textile WorkshopJoin Museum staff in a series of workshops and demonstrations on how you can preserve your personal and family history. Learn preservation methods used by museum professionals and see examples from the Museum collections. The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 380 West Huntington Drive Arcadia, California 91007 (626)574-5440 Museum@arcadiaca.gov www.ArcadiaCA.gov/Museum June 25 Photograph Workshop November 5 Paper Workshop The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage Presents: Educational Kits 2022Educational Kits 2022 The Gilb Museum is happy to offer free kits to the local community. Each kit comes with a short history lesson and the materials necessary to complete some fun crafts! All About Art Cookbooks and Kids Fall into Autumn Backyard Birds Mission: Space Exploration Terrific Trees Available January 4 - February 26 Available May 3 - June 30 Available October 4 - November 26 Available March 1 - April 30 Available August 2 - September 24 Available November 28 - December 31 Learn about prominent Arcadia artists and complete several fun art projects! Take a look at actual recipes from vintage cookbooks and try to make them at home! Ever wondered how plants got their color? Learn about it here and complete some fun STEM activities. Ever seen birds around Arcadia? Learn about our feathered friends and create some bird crafts. Next stop: space! Learn about actual astronauts from Arcadia and create a constellation of crafts. Learn all about the trees that you can find throughout Arcadia - from native trees to palm trees! The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 380 W. Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 Open Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am-12 pm & 1pm - 4pm 626.574.5440 | www.Arcadiaca.gov/Museum The Gilb Museum is pleased to offer FREE field trips and Educational Programming for educators and local homeschool groups! For more information, please contact the Museum to schedule your Educational Program today! S CHOOL P ROGRAMS THE GILB MUSEUM OF ARCADIA HERITAGE 380 WEST HUNTINGTON BLVD ARCADIA, CA 91007 (626 ) 574 -5440 WWW.ARCADIACA.GOV /MUSEUM THE G ILB MUSEUM OF ARCADIA HERITAGE PRESENTS: Educator ResourcesEducator Resources Primary Sources - Santa Anita Japanese Assembly Center Primary Sources - Postcards Learn about the Tongva Native A m e r i c a n s - Arcadia's first settlers! Take a l o o k a t some of the Tongva artifacts fro m t h e G i l b Museum collection and learn ho w t o m a k e Tongva-English Dictionaries. Tongva Time Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage Explore the differences between past and present with artifacts from the Gilb Museum's collection. Then vs. Now Explore primary sources unique to t h e G i l b Museum, including sketches, lette r s , photographs, and more document i n g t h e lives of people of Japanese desce n t a t t h e Santa Anita Japanese Assembly C e n t e r . Take a look at the life of Adolph Frank, a soldier from Wisconsin stationed at Arcadia's Ross Field Balloon School in 1918. In this lesson students will learn about Frank through his postcards in which he wrote about life in Southern California. The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 380 W. Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 (626) 574-5440 | Arcadiaca.gov/Museum Museum@ArcadiaCA.gov The Gilb Museum is pleased to offer free educational programming for educators and local homeschool groups! Contact the Gilb Museum for more information. All programs are free. The Gilb Museum is pleased to offer scout programming free of charge to Girl Scout Troops in the Arcadia area. Call the Gilb Museum to schedule your program today! The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage 380 W. Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91007 Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 12 pm & 1 pm to 4 pm (626) 574-5440 Girl SCOUT PROGRAMS Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage Daisy Brownie Junior Cadette Senior Ambassador Good Neighbor Trees Public Speaker Celebrating Community My Family Story Behind the Ballot Inside Government Public Policy MUSEUM COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, September 1, 2020 CALL TO ORDER – Chair Jeanne Roy called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. in the Museum Education Center. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Chair Jeanne Roy ROLL CALL: Chair Jeanne Roy; Commissioners Dale Carter and Angela Yang; City Council Liaison April Verlato; Director of Library & Museum Services Darlene Bradley; Library Services Manager Pat Smith; Curator Stevy Acevedo; Museum Education Coordinator Brittani Alberto Commissioner Carter moved to excuse the absence of Commissioners Billie Tone and Virginia Blitz. Seconded by Commissioner Yang and carried on a voice vote. AYES: Chair Roy, Carter and Yang. NOES: None ABSENT Commissioners Tone and Blitz PUBLIC COMMENTS - None REPORTS FROM MUSEUM COMMISSION MEMBERS / LIAISONS Councilmember Verlato reported that there will be no City Council meeting on September 7. The next City Council meeting will take place September 21. Commissioner Carter made a note that it was Angela Yang’s first day on the Museum Commission. Commissioner Yang introduced herself, stating that she attended Camino Grove Elementary, has seven years museum experience, and currently works in fundraising for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR Director Bradley reported Arcadia Public Library and Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage are both completely open to the public, however both are still taking COVID-19 safety precautions. The budget was passed. A fireproof cabinet was installed at the Museum. At the Arcadia Public Library five of 11 position vacancies were filled. On September 13th a new teen librarian will start. REPORT FROM THE CURATOR Curator Acevedo reported that Getty intern Michele Huizar is finishing up the Santa Anita Japanese Assembly Center exhibit kiosk and she is also working on the Gilb Museum’s 20th Anniversary exhibit. She recently finished a Fire Department exhibit in upper City Hall. Curator Acevedo is also currently working with intern Rebecca Andersen on the Anthony Wilkinson Collection. The letters from this collection have been digitized and are transcribed by members of the community on FromthePage.com. Currently 9,000 community hours have been dedicated to this project. Ms. Acevedo is also working on the Camp Santa Anita letter collection, which consists of 191 letters. These letters have been digitized and are being transcribed by adult volunteer Deborah Cordano. Curator Acevedo has also informed the Commission that the Friends of the Arcadia Museum did not have a meeting in July but did have one in August. The meetings have been dedicated to the planning of the Museum’s 20th Anniversary event. Ms. Acevedo also visited the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, where she met President Ada Gates Patton and Librarian Vivian Montoya. She also attended the Arcadia Women’s Club Building 90th Anniversary event along with the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Interns. REPORT FROM THE MUSEUM EDUCATION CORDINATOR Education Coordinator Alberto reported that she had finished conducting the 2021 Virtual Summer Enrichment Program, which had about 400 participants. Ms. Alberto also continues to distribute kits to the local community, including the August Music Makers and Shakers Kit. The Gilb Museum has distributed 100 Archaeology and Paleontology kits at the City’s two Concerts in the Park events. So far, for the year of 2021, the Gilb Museum has distributed over 1,000 kits. Ms. Alberto is also creating content and will present the three-part Baldwin series exploring Lucky Baldwin, Anita Baldwin, and Clara Baldwin Stocker in collaboration with the Senior Services Department. The Gilb Museum currently has 36 volunteers, including both teens and adults. Many teen volunteers are also involved in the Faces of Arcadia teen internship, where they interview members of the community. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of July 7, 2021 Recommended action: Approve Commission Member Yang moved to approve Consent Calendar Item “a”, which was seconded by Commission Member Carter, and carried on a voice vote. AYES: Chair Roy, Carter and Yang NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioners Tone and Blitz ADJOURNMENT Chair Roy adjourned this meeting at 5:28 p.m. to Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the Museum Education Center, 382 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia. Darlene Bradley, Director of Library and Museum Services Prepared by Brittani Alberto, Museum Education Coordinator