DATE: November 15, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director of Library and Museum Services
SUBJECT: DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE
ARCADIA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING
Recommendation: Accept
CEQA: Not a Project
SUMMARY
The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library have offered a gift of $30,000 to fund Library programming, including the popular summer reading programs and teen programming. It is recommended that the City Council accept the donation.
DISCUSSION
The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library (the “Friends”), as part of their ongoing mission to support the Library’s goals and objectives, are donating $30,000 to the Library to fund ongoing programming for children and teens. The Friends of the Arcadia Public Library raise funds through sales of used books and other items by the Friends Bookstore, located inside the Arcadia Public Library. The Friends also raise funds through Friends memberships from the community and the Amazon Smile program. This past year, they hosted several daylong book sales that helped boost sales.
The funds donated by the Friends help the Library provide quality programs for the children and teens of Arcadia beyond the current capacity of the City’s General Fund. All gifts to the Library over $1,000 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.
Donation of $30,000 by the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library November 15, 2022
FISCAL IMPACT
The Library’s programming for the residents of Arcadia is enhanced by this gift of $30,000 and the programs for children and teens that it will fund.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council determine 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 $30,000 from the Friends of the Arcadia Public Library for library programming.