CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Accepting Donations for the City's Beach Webcam & Digitization of Devendorf Historic Papers

Meeting Date: May 1, 2012

Prepared by: Molly Laughlin

City Council

Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution accepting donations totaling $9,285 for the City's beach Webcam and the digitization of the Devendorf historic papers.

Description: Two local residents, who have requested to remain anonymous, have donated funds to the City totaling $9,285. Of this amount, $4,285 is designated to go toward the purchase of a beach Webcam and $5,000 is earmarked to help in the effort to digitize the historic Devendorf papers in the City's Local History
Department. Digitizing the papers will help make these documents, many of which are fragile, more accessible for public viewing and study.

Overall Cost: City Funds: N/A
GrantFunds:$9,285

Staff Recommendation: Approve the Resolution to accept the donations totaling $9,285 from these two generous individuals.

Important Considerations: City Policy C89-41, Acceptance of Donations and Gifts to the City, requires that City Council approve donations larger than $1,000. The donation of$4,285 will be deposited into Account 01-01-46801 (Administration Gift List) and $5,000 will be deposited into Account 50-24050-0776 (Local
History Department Donations).

Decision Record: None.

Reviewed by:

Jason Stilwell, City Administrator Date

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

CITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTION 2012-

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA ACCEPTING DONATIONS TOTALING $9,285 FOR THE CITY’S BEACH WEBCAM AND THE DIGITIZATION OF THE DEVENDORF HISTORIC PAPERS

WHEREAS, two donors, who have requested anonymity, have donated a total of $4,285 for the
purchase of a beach webcam and $5,000 to be used towards the digitization of the historic Devendorf
papers in the City’s Local History Department; and

WHEREAS, the City’s Policy C89-41, Acceptance of Donations and Gifts to the City, requires City Council approval for donations larger than $1,000.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:

1. Accept with gratitude the $4,285 donation for the Beach Webcam (Account 01-46801/Administrative Gift List) and for the digitization of the Devendorf papers (Account 50-24050-0776/Local History Department Donations) and authorize deposits into those respective accounts.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this first day of May 2012, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

SIGNED,

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JASON BURNETT, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk