HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-05-18; City Council; ; Acceptance of $157,620 donation from the Carlsbad Library & Arts FoundationMeeting Date: May 18, 2021
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts Director
Suzanne.smithson@carlsbaca.gov, 760-602-2010
Subject: Acceptance of $157,620 donation from the Carlsbad Library & Arts
Foundation
District: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution accepting a $157,620 donation to the City of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural
Arts Department from the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation.
Executive Summary
The Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation has generously offered to donate $157,620 to the City
of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural Arts department, as follows:
•$13,142 from its William D. Cannon Art Gallery Endowment Fund to support programs,
exhibits, and activities associated with the William D. Cannon Art Gallery at the Carlsbad
City Library complex
•$50,000 from its Robert H. Gartner Endowment Fund to support cultural programming
in the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium at the Carlsbad City Library complex
•$94,478 from its Benson Family Endowment Fund to provide funding in part for the
library collection and in part to support programs and services of the Library Learning
Center.
These donations are being brought before the City Council because Carlsbad Municipal Code
2.08.100, donations to the city of more than $5,000 require the approval of the City Council.
Discussion
The Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation was launched in 1998 with its mission to seek, cultivate
and provide financial support for the City of Carlsbad’s library and cultural arts facilities and
programs and ensure they serve community needs.
One way the foundation achieves this mission is by attracting and managing major gifts.
Through the generosity of community members, three endowments have been established to
support specific programs and services:
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•The William D. Cannon Art Gallery endowment was established with a gift from Teresa
M. Cannon in 1999, to support the activities and programs of the William D. Cannon Art
Gallery located at the Carlsbad City Library complex.
•The Robert H. Gartner endowment was established in 2005 and is designated to support
cultural programming in the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium located at the Carlsbad City
Library complex.
•The Benson Family endowment was established in 2014 with a gift from Dr. and Mrs.
Russell Benson through the Benson Family Trust, for the use and benefit of the Library
Learning Center and for the acquisition of books and other library materials for the
libraries.
If the donation is approved by City Council, the Library & Cultural Arts Department will send an
appropriate letter of thanks to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation for this generous
donation.
Fiscal Analysis
These donations will be used as stated above to enhance cultural programming, visual arts
activities and library services through the Library & Cultural Arts department. Appropriation of
these funds will be included in the fiscal year 2021-22 budget process.
Next Steps
The Library & Cultural Arts department will apply these funds as appropriated in the FY 2021-22
budget to deliver the identified programs and services.
Environmental Evaluation
In keeping with Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a
“project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act in that it has no
potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and therefore does not require
environmental review.
Public Notification and Outreach
Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the state's Ralph M. Brown Act and it was
available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
1.City Council resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-120
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A DONATION OF $157,620 FROM THE CARLSBAD
LIBRARY & ARTS FOUNDATION TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S LIBRARY &
CULTURAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that the Carlsbad
Library & Arts Foundation has generously offered to donate $157,620 to the City of Carlsbad's Library
& Cultural Arts department, as follows: $13,142 from its William D. Cannon Art Gallery Endowment
Fund, $50,000 from its Roberts H. Gartner Endowment, $94,478 from its Benson Family Endowment
Fund; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this donation will provide enhanced cultural programming in the Ruby
G. Schulman Auditorium, support programs, exhibits, and activities associated with the William D.
Cannon Art Gallery, purchase library materials and support programs and services at the Library
Learning Center.
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 with thanks the donation of $157,620 from the Carlsbad
Library & Arts Foundation.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 18th day of May, 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Acosta, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
BARBARA ENGLESON, City Clefk
(SEAL)
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