HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-01-19; City Council; 15014; Acceptance of DonationAB# ‘50ry
MTG l/19/99 .
DEPT. ARTS
CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGEiiA BILL 91 n
ACCEPTANCE
OF DONATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. accepting a $1,000 donation from Dr. Eugene Smoley. 7 q-aq
I ITEM EXPLANATION
A 2,000 sq. ft. gallery will be included in the new Carlsbad Library. The Gallery will address the
City Council’s educational and cultural goals and implement the goals of the General Plan. A
Gallery Committee was established to develop operational and fund-raising plans, to program
the new Gallery and to oversee the working of the Gallery.
The Committee determined the Gallery should provide excellent exhibitions and programs
that will enthuse visitors and inspire their further support. It should communicate to all who
attend that the City of Carlsbad is a city that sees quality art and culture as an integral part of city
life. In order to do that, the Committee and Arts Office intend to supplement city funding with
funding from outside sources; individual, corporate and foundation contributions. Dr. Eugene
Smoley has donated $1,000 towards the Gallery which will be used for operation and exhibition
expenses.
FISCAL IMPACT
The donated amount of $1,000 will be placed in the Arts Office Gallery donations account.
EXHIBITS
Resolution No. 9”r -2 Y
RESOLUTION NO w-24 l -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A
DONATION FROM DR. .EUGENE SMOLEY
WHEREAS, the Gallery, which will be located in the new Carlsbad Library will address
the City Council’s educational and cultural goals as well as implement the goals of the General
Plan; and
WHEREAS, a Gallery Committee was. established to develop operational and fund-
raising plans, to program the new Gallery and to oversee the working of the Gallery; and _’
WHEREAS, the Gallery Committee and Arts Office intend to supplement city funding
for the Gallery with funding from outside :sources; individual, corporate and foundation
contributions; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Eugene Smoley has donated $1,000 towards the Gallery which will be.‘-
used for operating and exhibition expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, as
follows:
I.
2.
That the above recitations are true and correct.
That the donation of $ I ,000 from Eugene Smoley is hereby accepted and
deposited into the Arts Office Gallery donations account and appropriated to use
for Gallery operating and exhibition expenses.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED; at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 19th’ day of January , 1999, by the following vote;
to wit:
AYES: Council Members
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
'_ . and Kulchin
” CLAUDE A. “BUD” LEWIS, Mayor
ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Cj$rk