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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11b - Donation to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage DATE: November 2, 2021 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director Library & Museum Services SUBJECT: DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 FROM THE HAKKA FOUNDATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND PROGRAMMING AT THE GILB MUSEUM OF ARCADIA HERITAGE Recommendation: Accept SUMMARY The Hakka Foundation is offering a gift of $1,000 to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage to purchase supplies, services, and programs in support of the Gilb Museum children’s educational programs that encourage community involvement with Arcadia’s history, past and present. It is recommended that the City Council accept this gift. DISCUSSION The Hakka Foundation has been very supportive of the Gilb Museum and the Floretta K. Lauber Museum Education Center, especially supporting programs for the youth in the community. This donation will help support the Museum’s goals and objectives, including providing educational opportunities for children to learn more about their local history. Through carefully curated collections, exhibits, and educational programs, the Museum invites the community to discover, create dialog, provide a place for reflection, and foster a connected and shared identity for learning and discussion. The Hakka Foundation gift will help provide the Museum with funds to create micro- history lesson kits, Time Machine Kits for classroom education, and artifacts such as Bone Clones for tactical learning experiences for preschool and elementary school children at the Museum and through outreach to community groups. By accepting and approving this $1,000 gift, the Hakka Foundation helps the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage and the City of Arcadia provide 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 generous support of the Hakka Foundation, the array Accept Gift of $1,000 from Hakka Foundation for Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage November 2, 2021 Page 2 of 2 of programs would be diminished in quality and quantity. 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 $1,000 gift would be a positive fiscal impact for the Museum. It will provide additional revenue to specifically purchase much needed supplies for public programming for children. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the City Council accept a donation in the amount of $1,000 from the Hakka Foundation for the purchase of supplies, services, and programming at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.