HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-11-13 03-12 ORDERItem No. -03-12 _
Date: November 13, 2002
Item/Subject: ORDER -Authorizing Agreement win the Bangor Historical Society d/b/a
Bangor Museum and Center for History
Responsible Department: Finance
Commentary:
This Order will authorize an agreement to provide $40,000 to the Bangor Historical Society d/b/a the.
Bangor Museum and Center for History (BMCH). The agreement establishes benchmarks for the BMCH in
consideration of City funding to include such items as: installation of security, lighting and display cases,
initiation of cooperative przects with other similar downtown organizabons, length of stay and hours of
operation at new location.
Department Head
Aamager's Comments:
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Associated Information:
Proposed Agreement
Approval:
City Solicitor
Introducetl for
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Referral
Asaignedb Councilor Paniogton Ncrnmberr13, 2002
CITY OF BANGOR
(TME.) Order, Authorizing Agreement with the Bangor Historical Society tl/b/a
Bangor Museum and Center for History
WHEREAS, the Ory has enmuraged cultural organizations to locate in Downtown Bangor; and
WHERE& the BMCH has opened a %ality A 6 Rate Street in Downtown Bangor to provide
accessible programming for residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the presense of a Quality History Museum in Downtown Bangor is estimated to
athad 10,000 visitors annually and will assist the City in meaning its long-term goals
for downtown, and
WHEREAS, such a facility will also serve to enhance the crdol mass of cultural organizations
downtown and will enhance synergy, collaboradon, and leveraging of assets
amongst organizations; and
WHEREAS, to attract tlonations and bans of historic adifads, and to preserve these already in
its collection, the BMCH mud provide a secure, environmentally controlled
atmosphere; and
WHEREAS, the Ory recognhes that Its financial support is necessary to accomplish this goal. a
NOW, THEREFORE, BE R ORDERED BY THE CITY COUIN I. OF THE CRY OF BANGOR THAT
the City Manager a hereby authorized to execute an agreement between the Ory of Bangor
and the Bangor Historical Sudety d/b/a Bangor Museum and Center for History (BMCH). Said
agreement is attached! hereto.
IN CITY CO®CIL
Xovem6¢ 13, 2002
Motion bade and Seconded g 03-32
for Passage
Passed
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a' (TITLE:) Aufhorfsing Agreement a th the
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Assigned to Councilor
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AGREEMENT
This Agreemw is made end entered inn m of 22 NTi 2002 by and between the
City of Bangor (hereinafter "Cityel, a municipal corporation located in Bangor, County of
Penobscot, State of Maine, and the Bangor Historical Society, d/b/a Bangor Museum and Center
for History (hereinafter "Bangor Museum'T with a place ofbunruss in Bangor, County of
Penobscm, State of Maine
WHEREAS, the City bas encouraged cultural organizadons to locate in Downtown
Bangor, and
WHEREAS, the Bangor Museum has opened a facility at 6 State Street in Downtown
Bangor to provide accessible proportioning for residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the presence of quality History Museum in Downtown Bar gor is
estimated to manias 10,000 visium annu ily aM will aerial the City in meeting its long-term
goals for downtown; and
WHEREAS, such a facility will also serme to enhance the critical area; of cultural
organizations downtown and will enhance the synergy, collaboration, and leveraging ofassers
amongst the organizations; and
WHEREAS, to attract donations and bases ofbistone artifacts, and to preserve those
already in its collation, the Bangor Museum must provide a secure, environmentally controlled
atmosphere; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that its financial support's necessary to accomplish this
goal; and
WHEREAS, the Burger Museum is undertaking an aggressive program to increase
membership, program, grant, and endowmem revenues;
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises and covenants
contained in this Agreement, the City and the Bangor Musucm agree as follows:
I. On or before June 1,2003, the Barger Museum shag install a security system, lighting
system, and display cases at 6 Smit Street
2. On or before December 1, 2003, the Bangor Museum will initiate a cooperative project with
am or more of the other arWoultiuel organizations located in or near downtown (for example
Maine Discovery Museum).
3. Bangor Museum agrees that its 6 State Street location shall be open to the public at least 30
hoursaweeh.
4. Bangor Mosenmagreestomaintainmdop Wits6SMffi SM lmadmglea mfilJWy,
2005.
5. Thatthe Citywillgifltothe Baogm M�thesomof$40,000tobepaidominfie
following meaner. $25,000 m be paid before December 31, 2002; and $15,000 m be paid
before June 30, 2003.
6. Bangor Museum ainimsto provide to the City, by March 31 of the following year amoral
reports for calendar years 2002 and 2003, disclosing Bangor Museum's financial statements
(unaudited) and work programs.
7. Bangor Museum agcesmpresevt the Citywith myand all updatesm its stmlegic Plan
during 20M and 2003.
W WITNBSS WEfERBOF Itis Agreement has bem executed, sealed and delivered in
duplicate counterparts as of the day and year fust above written.
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