CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

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Department:

City Manager’s Office

Commission Meeting Date:  March 6, 2018

Staff Contact:

Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support of the Watkins Museum of History/Douglas County Historical Society’s application seeking a Douglas County Heritage grant to support the installation of a section of the museum’s third floor core exhibit entitled “Douglas County Town and Country.”

Executive Summary:

The Watkins Museum of History/Douglas County Historical Society is seeking a Douglas County Heritage Preservation Grant to help fund the installation of a section of the third-floor core exhibit of the museum and are asking for a letter of support from the City.

 

The exhibit will give visitors a look at what life was like for past generations and invite comparisons between how we live now and what our community is like, with how things were “back then”.

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

Collaborative Solutions

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

There is no fiscal impact to the City.

Attachments:

Request

Letter of Support

 

 

 

 

Reviewed By:

(for CMO use only)

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