CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

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RESOLUTION 10-11

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE PRATT MUSEUM’S LEGISLATIVE GRANT REQUEST IN THE AMOUNT OF $160,000 FOR THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE MUSEUM RENOVATION PROJECT.

 

            WHEREAS, The Pratt Museum is a national-award winning museum that serves more than 35,000 visitors and engages more than 4,000 students annually; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Pratt is consistently recognized as one of Alaska’s leading cultural institutions and a model among community museums across the nation; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Pratt is the recipient of the Governor’s Award for the Humanities and the National Award for Museum Service, the country’s highest honor for museums; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Pratt is a regional economic engine, generating about $1 million in annual economic activity and drawing visitors to our community from across the state, nation, and world; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Pratt is embarking on a capital project to better serve its visitors and the community long into the future by providing new exhibits; full handicap accessibility; expanded research capacity to serve students and scholars; and improved ability to expand and preserve the largest collections in the sciences, arts, and humanities on the Kenai Peninsula; and   

 

            WHEREAS, The Pratt was awarded a Challenge Grant of $750,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which must be matched three to one with non-federal dollars to leverage these funds; and

 

            WHEREAS, A capital grant of $160,000 from the State of Alaska will provide necessary funding for the Schematic Design phase of the Pratt Museum’s $8.5 million capital project, enabling the Museum to maintain project momentum at this crucial stage; and

 

            WHEREAS, The Pratt Museum’s Renovation Project is included in the City of Homer Capital Improvement Program and the City supports the Pratt Museum with operational and capital project funding.

           

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby expresses support for the Pratt Museum’s legislative grant request in the amount of $160,000 for the design phase of the Museum Renovation Project.

 

            PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 11th day of January, 2010.

 

                                                                                    CITY OF HOMER

 

 

                                                                                    _____________________________

                                                                                    JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

 

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Fiscal Note: N/A