To: PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION
From: GARY MARGOLIS, CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER
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RECEIVE AND FILE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FORMER HISTORICAL COMMISSION INCLUDING ACTIVE COMMITTEES
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BACKGROUND
The Cultural Arts Manager (Community Services Department) served as the liaison to the former Historical Commission (Commission). According to the Ordinance that established the Commission in 1967, the powers and duties of the body are as follows:
1. To investigate, maintain, and catalog all historical information, documents, records and pictures that would be of general interest to the city and its citizens
2. To compile records and recordings
3. To promote the keeping of a written historical record of the city in narrative form
4. To be an advisory body
5. To perform volunteer services at the Redondo Beach Historical Museum
During the early years of its existence, even before there existed a facility to display historical artifacts to the public, members of the Commission were actively engaged in collecting newspapers, photographs, books, signs, artifacts from defunct businesses, postcards, etc., and storing them temporarily in their homes, business and various city offices. The ones who were very knowledgeable about Redondo Beach history often volunteered to give slide presentations to the public on the City's birthday and for other events.
After the establishment of a formal Historical Musuem in its current building and location, and with a collection of artifacts in one location, Commissioners transitioned the emphasis of their volunteerism away from collection management toward event planning. The consideration for this transition was now that the City has a filled museum building, it was more important to get the public to visit the museum than to continue collecting things. In recent years, Commissioners have helped with the planning and hosting of the City's birthday celebration (on or near April 29) and a holiday celebration. These events ar...
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