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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2010 -04
RESOLUTION 2010 -04, SELECTING "HISTORIC PRESERVATION
EXHIBIT DESIGN FOR SEWARD MUSEUM" AS A GRANT PROJECT
FOR A STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES, HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANT, AND
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE
OF HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY, ALASKA DIVISION OF PARKS
AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
WHEREAS, each year the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Historic
Preservation Office offers a Historic Preservation Fund Grant to Certified Local Governments;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward, Historic Preservation Commission has applied for and
has been awarded several of the annual Historic Preservation Fund Grants; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Seward Community Library Museum Building
Committee (SCLMBC) that the new facility include space for important historic preservation
rr• resources alongside historic artifacts, displays and information both historic and current to
provide a complete representation of Seward's history, and a knowledgeable staff to guide and
interpret it; and
WHEREAS, SHPO agreed to consider a request for historic preservation funds to be
used to visualize and illustrate this important public education component of the Seward
Museum; and
WHEREAS, focus of this grant request is to contract services to work with the
community planners to envision the museum themes, types of visitor experiences and
interpretive techniques; and
WHEREAS, The total cost of the project is $16,050.00. The Federal share of the project
is $9630.00; the local share is $6420.00. The local share is a combination of cash from the
Resurrection Bay Historical Society and in -kind.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Historic Preservation
Commission of the City of Seward, Alaska that:
it
Seward Historic Preservation Commission
Resolution 2010 -04
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Section 1. The Seward Historic Preservation Commission hereby selects "Historic Preservation
Exhibit Design for Seward Museum" as a grant project for the Historic Preservation Fund grant
through the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources.
Section 2. The Seward Historic Preservation Commission will be updated on the progress of
the project through the project manager at their regularly scheduled meetings and review and
support the final draft.
Section 3. The Historic Preservation Commission hereby recommends the City Council
authorize the City Manager to submit the "Historic Preservation Exhibit Design for Seward
Museum" grant application.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City of Seward, Alaska this 21 day of April, 2010.
THE CITY OF SEWARD
Historic Preservation Commission
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