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November 4, 1993
THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
PALO ALTO" CALIFORNIA
GIFTS TO THE CITY -FY 1992-93
Mambers of the Council:
Report in Brief
This is an informational report anG no council action is requested~
Included. in the City Manager's internal administrative policies and
procedures is a policy providing direction concerning the receipt
of qlfts to the city of Palo Alto. The purpose of this staff
report is to comply with a provision in the policy that the City
Manager shall periodically report to the City Council regarding the
gifts Which have been accepted on behalf of the City.
Background
Gifts can provide support for and/or augment programs beyond the
City'S available resources. Gifts may be material objects, cash,
real property. or services. Th~ policy is meant to emphasize the
importance of encouraging gifts to the City, promptly acknowledging
and expressing appreciation for them, and assuring the gifts are
properly inventoried or accounted for.
The procedures for implementing the policy establish thresholds at
which department heads mu~t notify the city Manager concerning the
gifts th.at have been recl!!ived by or offered to the city. The
thresholds ~re as follows: cash gifts of any amount; material qifts
and services with a value of $1,000 or more; any real property
(real estate.) Gifts offered to the City which have an estimated
value of $5,000 or more will not be accepted until approved by the
City Manager. Gifts of real property of any value will not be
accepted Until approved by the City Council. Major gifts often
require City commitments, such as ongoing maintenance or storage
and security, thus consideration must be given to their acceptance.
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The qifts listed in the attachment to this report are those which
-were reported to the City Manager in accord .... i th the above
described policy, thus the list does not reflect All gifts which
have been accepted~ Each department of the City maint~ins its own
record of all gifts that are accepted and is responsible tor
prOViding a w~itten expression of th~nks to the donor, documenting
rec~ipt of the gilt.
Respectfully submitted.
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VIce I RubIN
Assistant to the city Manager
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SIGNIFICANT GIFTS RBCBIVBD BY CITY or PALO ALTO
FOR PERIOD 7/1/92 -,,30/93
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Friends of the
Library
terrell, in Heltlory
oC JOhh Abner
Friends of the
Library
Anonymous
Deep Peninsula Doq
Training' Club
Eda s, steinbrunn
Trust
Palo Alto Club
(1n memory of
Howard L. Roberts
DBSCRIPTION OF GIFT
$4,119
$160.00
$2,500.00
$110.00
$463.00
$32B,75
$100.00
UBE or GIrT
To the Library Division fo~
special events and purchas~
ot paperback baO~B for
participants 1n the summer
reading program.
To the Animal services
Division for animal care.
To the Library Division for
the purcha.se Qr new books
for Downtown Library to
update its adult collec
tion.
To the Animal Services
Oivision for animal care. '\
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To the. Animal Services' ,
Division tor non-specified
purposes.
To the Animal Services
Division tor non-specified
purposes.
To the Animal Services
Division for non-specified
purposes.
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12/29/92
1/5/93
1/14/93
2/8/93
2/12/93
2/12/93
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SIGNIFICANT GIrTS RECeIVED BY CI~Y or PALO ALTO
rOR PBaIOD 7/~/'2 -d/3D/'3
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Alexis Hamilton
Joe Gorman
Carolyn Wilbur
Edward Pitty
Josephine Hayward
Friends of the
Library
Friends of the
Library
Life Insights
~IPTlon or GIrT
$100.00
$100.00
$200.00
$100.00
$2,000.00
$10,05'5.00
$4,046
$150.00
un or GIFT
To Animal Service6
tor anilhal catOe.
Division
To Animal services Oiviaion
tor animal care.
To the
Division
adoption
Animal Services
for the animal
program.
To the Animal Ser.vices
Division fOr qeneral animal
care.
To the Animal Services
Division tor animal care,
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To the Library Division for .,.
the purchaae of a microfiltt(,,)
reader pr inter. .
To tha Library Oivision tor
the purchase of books on
tape, including foreign
language study tapes.
To the Animal servicBs
Divisioh tor non-specified
purposes.
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SIGNIPlCANT GIPTS RECBIVeo BY CITY OF PALO ALTO
FOR PERIOD 1/1/92 ~ 0/30/93
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Arts Fundraiser,
Party of the Year
Monroe HoddeI.',
artist
Friends at the
Library
Friends of the
Children's Theatre
DESCRIPTION or ~t
$20,000.00
Pastel & Acrylic 2-
dimensional art object
(liOn the Dark Side of the
Carden". )
$6,000.00
Building Project
Valued at $400,000
tlBB Qr GIFT
Funds deposited to the
General Fund as an expecte~
revenue source, as previ
ously approved by Council
during the budget process.
Art work will he exhibited.
To the Library Division for
the purchase of new library
materials. Gift items have
bookplate inside indicating
they were purchased as a
result of the special
centennial fundraising .. ;,)
campaign. ( ~
Project added a library,
technical/~onstruction area
and air conditioning to the
Children's Theatre. The
addition allows the
Children's Theatre ~o serve
more children and to
provide aUdiences with an
acceptable level ot com
fort.
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