DATE: January 21, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Darlene Bradley, Director Library & Museum Services SUBJECT: DONATION FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM FOR A VETERANS
ARCHIVAL EXHIBIT CASE FOR THE GILB MUSEUM OF ARCADIA
HERITAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.
CEQA: Not a Project
Recommendation: Accept
SUMMARY
The Friends of the Museum is offering a gift of $15,000 to the Gilb Museum to provide an archival quality, floor-to-ceiling exhibit case for the Veterans Corner at the Museum. The addition of this type of exhibit case to the Gilb Museum allows for the display of veteran uniforms and artifacts in an accessible, but protected manner. According to the Arcadia City Charter, donations over $10,000 must be accepted by the City Council. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council accept this donation of $15,000 from the Friends of the Museum to procure a Veterans Archival Exhibit Case.
DISCUSSION
Through carefully curated collections, exhibits, and public educational programs, the Museum shares the City’s diverse history, past and present, with the community. The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage offers the community a place to discover, have dialog, provide a place for reflection, and present a connected and shared identity for learning and discussion.
The Friends of the Museum, as part of its ongoing mission to support the Museum’s goals and objectives, is offering to donate $15,000 to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage. The purpose of this donation is to provide an archival quality, floor-to-ceiling exhibit case for the Veterans Corner at the Museum. This donation makes it possible for the Museum to exhibit veteran uniforms and artifacts in an accessible, but protected way, for the community.
The Friends of the Museum Board Members raised these monies through memberships, through the Ralphs Give Back program, See’s Candies sales, and specific fundraising campaigns. The money being offered at this time was raised via a fundraising campaign
Donation for Veterans Archival Exhibit Case at The Gilb Museum January 21, 2025
for a veterans exhibit case for the Museum. The funds donated by the Friends of the Museum help the Gilb Museum and the City of Arcadia provide 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 Council pursuant to Arcadia City Charter Section 1218 and City Council Resolution No. 7514.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), as it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
Receipt of this $15,000 gift will provide adequate funding to cover the cost of an archival quality, floor-to-ceiling exhibit case for the Veteran’s Corner, helping share with the community the past and present veterans from Arcadia that have dedicated their time to serving our country.
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 donation from the Friends of the Museum for a Veterans Archival Exhibit Case for the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage in the amount of $15,000.