DATE: APRIL 12, 2022
DEPARTMENT: ADMINISTRATION
FROM: STEVEN S. CARRIGAN, CITY MANAGER
KRISTAN LUNDQUIST, DIRECTOR
TITLE: SALINAS: A HISTORY OF RACE AND RESILIENCY IN AN AGRICULTURE CITY RECOMMENDED MOTION:
No action required, receive presentation from Doctor Carol Lynn McKibben, Stanford University lecturer and director of the Salinas History Project.
RECOMMENDATION:
No recommendation.
BACKGROUND:
In October 2018, the City of Salinas entered into an agreement with Dr. Carol Lynn McKibben to produce a comprehensive narrative history of Salinas from World War II to the present in book form over a three-year period. Part of Dr. McKibben’s work included research, community events, academic presentations, production of a peer-reviewed narrative history, working with Stanford University and Hartnell Community College students in research, and final production.
The attached Stanford University Press flyer provides information regarding the author’s book work.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project. The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
Dr. McKibben’s book supports the Strategic Plan Goal of Economic Development - sustain, encourage, and develop a diverse and thriving economy that benefits all Salinas residents and businesses and that contributes to the community’s economic health.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
The Library & Community Services Department worked with the City Manager’s office on the coordination and management of the Salinas History Project.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
The total fiscal impact to the General Fund for this project was $150,000 over a period of 3 years.
ATTACHMENTS:
Stanford University Press Flyer
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