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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-07-10; City Council; 16274; Acceptance of DonationCITY OF CARLSBAD --AGENDA BILL MTG. 7/10/01 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION I DEPT. Recreation I 1 CITY MGR. +- RECOMMENDED ACTION : aob/-aob City Council adopt Resolution No. accepting an $8,200 donation for the purchase of a video projector for the Senior Center. ITEM EXPLANATION : A Senior Center participant, who regularly attends the “Introduction to Opera” program (Exhibit 2), made an $8,200 donation to the Senior Center to purchase a state of the art video projector for permanent installation in the auditorium. This donor wishes to remain anonymous. After attending numerous programs, which utilizes the present video projector at the Center, the donor was disappointed in the quality and suggested staff apply to the Charles and Ruth Billingsley Foundation to attempt to get funding for a new projector. Staff applied to the Charles and Ruth Billingsley Foundation for the funding however, funds are not awarded from the foundation until the close of the calendar year. The anonymous donor wanted the seniors to be able to enjoy operas, movies and other programs immediately and thus donated the funds for a new video projector. The donation was made with the understanding that if the Center were successful in getting funding for the projector from the Billingsley Foundation, the gift of $8,200 would be returned to the donor. SENIOR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: At their meeting June 7, 2001, the Senior Commission voted unanimously to recommend City Council acceptance and appropriation of the $8,200 for the purchase of a video projector. A a letter of appreciation has been sent to the donor by staff (Exhibit 3). 9 0 f FISCAL IMPACT: The $8,200 gift has been deposited into the Senior Trust Fund Account #14345675651. 1 EXHIBITS: iii 1. Resolution No. 200 (-do b 2. San Diego Union-Tribune article 2/8/01 3. Letter of appreciation to donor I RESOLUTION NO. 2001-206 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A DONATION OF EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($8,200) WHEREAS, a gift of eight thousand, two hundred dollars ($8,200) was donated to the Carlsbad Senior Center, and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to accept this gift; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the City Council accepts the donation of eight thousand two hundred dollars ($8,200) on behalf of the Senior Citizens of the City of Carlsbad. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 10th day of JULY, 2001 , by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, FFnnila, Nygaard, Hall NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: EXHIBIT 1 By Robbin O’Neal I. SOhlMIJNITY.NEWS WRITEli c AIUSBAD-S&&go ’ Opera docent Gene I&inick waits people to go away .+mning a&r his monthly “Intro-’ duction to the Opera”‘pro&tmS at theCarlsbad Senior Center. “Opera isn’t for everybody. A lot _ ofpeople are afraid of it But if you, get past your reluctance, you may just fallin love.witb it,” he said. In preparing for each program, Kreinick, 84, takes-great cart to ’ choose operas that are well known. and fairly easy tounderstand; ‘We start out with something : Iiglit, Iike ‘Madame Butterfly,’ Then ifthe audience wants to delve into something deeper, we might try ‘Sax’n~tl and Deli&$ But we haven’t tried any Wag&r yet., Its just too deep,” he said. Kreinick begins each pregram by briefly introducing the opera for the day He talks about the composer and the. history of the music, telling just enough of the story mwhet the audience’s appetite. Finally, they all _ watch a videotaped production of : the complete opera. .. He.advises his audience not to be. put offbythe’foreign language; just t0’cor.c,pritrate~on *e @x-y. “Itwould be a waste of time to show an opera without English sub- tItIesr’&herwlse, I’d have to talk the whol&ne, and the audience 3ikrldt focus on or listen to the music,” said the opera lover. G&bad’s Euth B@ngsley, a life- .oni Opera fan, enjoys the-“Intro- ‘. lu&on”.programs, duein large q-t to the quality of Kreinldr’s pi-e- 3entition. “He brings a wonderful knowl- xkf5 of the opera and alwa$a points mtto Watch for certain things ,vhen the artists cdmem Screen,“.. she said, adding that some months here are as many as 50 people at- :ending fhe seminar Ere,ii&2ks favorite opera is “Lucia % Lammermoor,” which Dame ‘oan Sutherland made famous in : , .‘. ‘G&$.&e!&k; a $dc@nt for :hti,$pn tioiks to educate people &out the musical genre. The le classes are held in the.auditorium of Car&bad Senior Center. Eduwak Cwwrasj VniomTSibim 8, 1959, he said. mation she could,” he said. for seniors 11 years ago.after being “I met her backstage year% later , IQ+.nicklikens his feelings about .. at a symphony performance and impressed by the San Diego called her :!Lucia.’ She was very gra understanding opera to James Michener’s comments that people. ~h~~~nsimilar program for school- .* cious. She just laughed, saying that who doi& appreciate the back- We thought senior citizens had happened to her many times,” ground at the beginning of his should have the r&me opportunity he:said. ‘. Kreinick became.an opera buff beaks shouldn’t bother to read to learn.about opera that .the stu- them. when: he married his wife, Pearl, 14 dents h,ave, so we patterned our y&n-i igo. She was the true, opera. :You have to be able to enjoy the ‘, ~be&ming of the piece in order’to ge~yk ‘after that one,” said devotee itr their family and. took benefit dram the be&y .of the en- “Introduction to the Opera” is g-feat pains to make sure the tv$ tire work,” said Ereirtick. held at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of prepared a good program for their Pearl Kreinick suffered a stroke a each month. For information, call senior,iiiends. year ago and now participates in the senior center at (‘760) 6034650. ‘My wife w&d literally research the programs on a limited basis. an opera for days b&r-e we pre But Gene Kreinick said he tries to ., sentedit. She wanted to be ab- keep his presentations up to her Do you have a story idei for Carlsbad? s$utely sure she gave the audience standards. ContactJiobbin O’Neal at (76.0) 476 the true history and-the best infor- The coupie started the program 8215,or~robbiti.o~eal@unioi?trib.com. May 18,200l Cansbad, CA 92009 Dear I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous donation of $8,200 to the Carlsbad Senior Center for the purchase of a new “stgte of the art” large screen video projector. . The Senior Center has benefited from your generosity on several occasions and each time I am humbled by your thoughtfulness and concern for the enjoyment of our many senior participants. As requested, I wiIl do my’ utmost to see that your donation remains anonymous. We will also continue to pursue the Billingsley Foundation so that you may be reimbursed W our applicatjon is successful. Again, thank you for your generosity and ongoing support of the Carlsbad Senior Center. Sincerely, . . * %c .Q.L@( 8UE SCHULTZ SPIC D Senior Services Manager Avenue 0 * * 799 Pine Carlsbad, California 92008-2428 (760) 602-4650 FAX (760) 434-4206 EXHIBIT 3