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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Resolution /3 ~ 4y Appropriating
Savings Bank Account and authorizing
for a Library historic photo mural
Library Director ~
City Manager~~.
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Meeting Date 6/21/88
funds from Imperial
expenditure of said funds
(4/5ths Vote: Yes X No )
In 1938 the Library Board of Trustees opened a savings account in the name of
the Chula Vista Public Library in a local bank. The Library requests Council
authorization to close this account which has a balance of $4,055 and expend
the funds on an historic photo mural to be displayed in the Library.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt this resolution appropriating $4,055 for
the photo mural.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: At their meeting of May 31, 1988, the
Library Board of Trustees recommended that these funds be applied to the
completion of the Chula Vista Heritage mural and that Sallmon's name be
~itably inscribed.
DISCUSSION:
In October 1938, William H. Sallmon, a local rancher, donated $1,000 to the
Chula Vista Public Library. After the Library Board was unable to find a
suitable investment for the $1,000 donation they voted at the December 7,
1938, meeting to deposit the money in a savings account. In ensuing years,
this donation was used as an endowment and the interest earned was used to
purchase books considered too costly to be bought from the regular book
budget. Since the 1977 retirement of City Librarian Bluma Levine, this
account has remained inactive and now has over $4,000 in it. The Library
proposes that this account be closed and the funds be applied to the
installation of a historic photo mural in the lobby of the Library. This
photo mural to be called Chula Vista Heritage, will be a collage of
photographs from Chula Vista's past in sepia tones applied to the curved wall
of the auditorium which extends into the Library foyer from the auditorium
door to Conference Room One door.
A mural committee, composed of members of the 75th Anniversary Committee, the
Library Board, the Friends of the Library, the Chula Vista Historical Society,
and interested citizens, has been working on this mural and hopes to have it
installed in July. The Friends are currently holding in reserve $2,000
donated toward this purpose by the 75th Anniversary Committee.
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The Library would like to add $4,055 from the Imperial Savings account to the
mural fund to expedite the completion of this work. Mr. Sallmon's name will
be listed as a donor, and his descendants are being sought to attend the
opening ceremonies.
FISCAL IMPACT: The mural is estimated to cost $8,000.
Bank Account has a $4,055 balance and 75th Anniv
contributed $2,000 to the Friends toward funding of the
of the funds can be raised through private sources.
requested tonight will appropriate the $4,055 from the
account in order to help fund the Library mural.
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