Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jonathan Gervais, Parks Director
Subject: Agreement with San Mateo County Historical Association for exhibit renovations and needed furnishings at the Sanchez Adobe Interpretive Center.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the San Mateo County Historical Association for renovating display areas at the Sanchez Adobe Interpretive Center, for the term of June 7, 2018 through June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $130,000.
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BACKGROUND:
The County has owned the Sanchez Adobe Interpretive Center since 1947, with the property preserved as a public historical park. The Sanchez Adobe Interpretive Center is an important historical resource with exceptional significance to the State of California, including tremendous potential as an educational and recreational site for the residents of San Mateo County and beyond. The site features the physical evidence of several significant periods in California history.
Modernizing exhibit displays and purchasing necessary furnishings are essential steps in the preservation, interpretation, and improvement of the site to promote its significance to California history and ultimately, the critical link to San Mateo County history. Integration of modern technology is crucial to making learning more accessible and more interesting for future generations, and is likely to increase the number of park visitors and community support.
DISCUSSION:
In FY 2015-16, through the California Natural Resources Agency endowment program, the San Mateo County Historical Association was awarded a museum program grant of $130,000 to be used towards capital projects. Capital asset projects can include structural integrity improvements to an existing facility, expansion of existing buildings or construction of new buildings, interior or operational enhancements needed at an existing facility, o...
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