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03.09 Library Foundation Donation September 20181. SUBJECT Accept and appropriate into the City's revenue budget a donation in the amount of $5,000 from the Orange Public Library Foundation (Foundation). 2. SUMMARY Donations from the Foundation will be used to purchase Local History related items for the Orange Public Library & History Center. 3. RECOMMENDATION 1) Accept into the City's revenue a $5,000 donation from the Foundation to revenue account number 100.2001.48390.19322 (Foundation Donations), and; 2) Authorize the appropriation of $5,000 to the following expenditure account numbers: 100.2016.53340.19322 — Craft Supplies (Foundation) $3,700 100.2016.53910.19322 — Minor Office Equipment (Foundation) 1,300 $5,000 4. FISCAL IMPACT The total appropriation for this donation is funded by the additional revenue from the Foundation. 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) 3. Enhance and promote quality of life in the community e. Develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to enhance and promote quality of life programs, projects and services. 6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 5.0 Meet the educational, cultural, civic, information, recreation, business, and life-long learning needs of residents through the provision of library resources. 5.4 Promote collaborations among community groups, educational institutions and the Public Library to enhance sharing of information, resources, and financial support for library facilities, services and programs. 7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND The Foundation is donating $5,000 for Local History resources for the Orange Public Library & History Center. The generous dollar amount coming from the Foundation includes: • $3,700 to purchase preservation materials, storage items and display items, and to fund printing costs for Local History brochures and bookmarks, and; • $1,300 to provide equipment to aid in the preservation and digitization of Local History materials, such as external hard drives, portable scanner, VCR/DVD conversion machine, and video capture software. The Orange Public Library will publicize the Foundation's contributions in a variety of ways, including bookplates where appropriate, and credit for programming support on the Library's website, flyers, and calendars. 8. ATTACHMENTS None. ITEM 2 9/11/18