HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10c - $12,000 Gift from the Friends of the Museum
DATE: May 21, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director Library & Museum Services
SUBJECT: GIFT OF $12,000 FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM TO THE GILB
MUSEUM FOR PROGRAMMING, MARKETING, AND ARCHIVAL
SUPPLIES
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommendation: Accept
SUMMARY
The Friends of the Museum are offering a gift of $12,000 to the Gilb Museum to provide
programming, promotional materials, community history kits, support for preservation
workshops, and archival supplies specifically for the Floretta K. Lauber collection for the
Museum. This generous donation will help further the educational programming, artifact,
and collection preservation program, and help publicize the Museum at community
events. 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 $12,000 to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage. The
Friends of the Museum board members raise this money through memberships,
fundraising through the Ralphs Give Back program, as well as donations. Through
carefully curated collections, exhibits, and public educational programs, the Museum
shares the City’s diverse history, past and present. Through the Gilb Museum of Arcadia
Heritage, the community is invited to discover, create dialog, provide a place for reflection,
and foster a connected and shared identity for learning and discussion.
The funds donated by the Friends of the Museum help the Gilb Museum of Arcadia
Heritage purchase some much-needed programming, marketing, and archival supplies
to help further its mission 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 to the City over $10,000 are subject to approval by the City
Gift of $12,000 from the Friends of the Museum
May 21, 2024
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Council pursuant to Arcadia City Charter Section 1218 and City Council Resolution No.
7514.
FISCAL IMPACT
Receipt of this $12,000 gift will provide adequate funding to continue the important
community education and 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 that the City Council determine that this action does not constitute a
project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and accept a gift of
$12,000 from the Friends of the Museum to the Gilb Museum for programming, marketing,
and archival supplies.