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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2011 -002
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION, SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT, MISSION AND VALUES
OF THE SEWARD COMMUNITY LIBRARY MUSEUM
WHEREAS, Since 2003, a group of community minded citizens, with the support of
Mayor Edgar Blatchford, have volunteered their time and expertise to create a plan to build a
new library museum; and
WHEREAS, in 2008 the Seward Community Library Museum Steering Committee
adopted a vision statement which outlines the goal of creating efficiencies of service by
combining professional expertise, staff and materials to offer information, education and historic
preservation services in a central community commons space; and
WHEREAS, major milestones toward completing those goals include over $1M in local
donations of cash, in -kind and services, a $4.7M State of Alaska construction grant, $1M total
him from Rasmuson Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities, including 226 donors
who have made 387 donations to the project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward has re- codified the library department as the library
museum department, hired a part time employee for the museum and directed library museum
staff to serve as City liaison to the Seward Historic Preservation Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Historic Preservation
Commission of the City of Seward, Alaska that:
Section 1. The Seward Historic Preservation Commission acknowledges the concept, mission
and values of the Seward Community Library Museum and the foundation of support they
provide to the work of the Historic Preservation Commission, now and in the future.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City of Seward, Alaska this 20 day of April, 2011.
Seward Historic Preservation Commission
Resolution 2011 -002
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THE CITY OF SEWARD ..r
Historical Preservation Commission 4. , ,,,I,C `
L a Lasota,
Chair
AYES: Lasota, French, Hinders, Richardson, Reynolds, Heim
NOES: None
ABSENT: Sczawenski
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: None
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