TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Director of Parks and Recreation
Melissa McCollum, Senior Recreation Manager
Eilen Stewart, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Agreement for Phases I and II of the Action Plan and Funding for Improving the Care and Management of the City of Manhattan Beach's Historic Artwork, Objects and Archives, and Direction to Implement Key Immediate and Short-Term Recommendations (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 45 Min.)
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0107
B) ALLOCATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Receive the Collections Assessment Report from History Associates Incorporated (HAI);
B. Direct staff to implement the immediate and short-term recommendations for improving the care and management of the City of Manhattan Beach's historical collection;
C. Adopt Resolution No. 22-0107 approving the agreement with History Associates Incorporated;
D. Allocate up to $175,000 of surplus Los Angeles County Library funds to pay for Phases I and II of the Action Plan
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Action Plan prepared by HAI based on the condition and needs of the City of Manhattan Beach collection is outlined in the following five phases:
Phase I Policy Development up to $65,000
Phase II Inventory and Survey Collections up to $110,000
Phase III Process, Catalog, Rehouse Collections up to $450,000
Phase IV Digitization Determined by size and scope
Phase V Maintain Collections Determined by size and scope
Total of Phases I and II: up to $175,000
The City of Manhattan Beach has a branch of the Los Angeles County Library system. The property taxes paid into the system by Manhattan Beach residents exceeds the cost of operating the branch, including the debt service on the library b...
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