HomeMy WebLinkAbout22 HISTORIC SOCIETY 06-20-94AGENDA
NO. 22
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DATE:
JUNE 15, 1994
TO:
FROM"
SUBJECT:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL -
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
REQUEST BY HISTORIC SOCIETY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Attached is a letter from the Historic Society requesting that the City
provide financial assistance to the Society by paying its annual rent of
$5,700. If the city Council decided to provide financial assistance, it
would be necessary to apPropriate funds from the General Fund.
Because public funds would be used, it would be necessary to prepare an
agreement between the City and Society regarding use of the funds (for
rent) and any other terms the City Council feels appropriate. The City
Council would also need to decide whether the agreement should be for a
fixed period or renewed annually. The City Council might also want to
consider whether any future financial assistance would be phased out or
if continued, under what conditions.
Attachment
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P.O. Box 185, Tustin, California 92681
May 27, 1994
Phone (714) 731-5701
Tustin City Council
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92680
Dear Mayor and Honorable Council Members:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the need for
financial assistance from the City of Tustin. As was stated
in a previous letter to the Council, the Tustin Area Histori-
cal Society can not continue to take from the reserve funds
to finance our increased overhead to keep the museum open.
When the museum moved into its present quarters in 1978, the
rent was $250 per month, of which the City of Tustin paid $100.
The rent has increased to $475 per month and the City no longer
contributes any monies.
We trust the City of Tustin values the importance of the Tustin
Museum and its related programs - helping people appreciate
Tustin's history and growth and development, promoting pride,
and improving the quality of our community.
We confidently believe that if the City of Tustin could assume
the full financial responsibility of providing for the housing
of the Tustin Museum, currently $475 per month, the TAHS could
through its other fund raising programs, continue to operate
the museum and its programs.
We await your reply.
Sincerely,
cc: City Manager
Tustin Area Museum -- 395 El Camino Real - Tustin