HomeMy WebLinkAbout21321 - RESOLUTIONS - 6/29/2005 RESOLUTION NO. 21321
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
NEW AGUA CALIENTE CULTURAL MUSEUM IN
THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS AND THE
MUSEUM'S CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE THE
NATIVE SPIRIT OF THE DESERT IN RAISING THE
$40 MILLION NEEDED TO BUILD THE NEW
MUSEUM
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, a
501(c)(3) non-profit institution which inspires people to learn about the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Native cultures, has announced the
selection of an 8.65-acre site at the southeast corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way
and Hermosa Drive as the future home of the expanded Agua Caliente Cultural
Museum currently located in downtown Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 88,000 square foot facility will be a solar
powered/energy efficient building and, as an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute,
will feature permanent and changing exhibitions, a research library, educational
center, a 150-seat theatre, and an outdoor learning garden; and
WHEREAS, the new Museum will address the need for an expanded, state-of-
the-art facility to share thousands of years of history and culture of the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians with the Palm Springs community and its many
visitors from around the world, thereby enriching the lives of this expanded
community; and
WHEREAS, the new Museum will bring an additional cultural dimension to the
heart of the City of Palm Springs and serve as a catalyst for the continued growth
and revitalization of downtown Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, the Museum's Campaign to Preserve the Native Spirit of the Desert
is designed to raise the $40 million needed to build the new Museum with
completion of the new building projected for late 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has contributed $5
million outright to the Campaign and offered a challenge pledge of an additional
$15 million dollars matching dollar for dollar all contributions up to $15 million.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
' RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The new Agua Caliente Cultural Museum will provide a multitude of
far-reaching educational and economic benefits to the City of Palm Springs, its
residents and visitors from around the world.
Resolution No. 21321
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SECTION 2. All Palm Springs residents, visitors, civic groups and community '
organizations, as well as interested citizens and cultural and philanthropic
organizations on a regional, state and national basis are encouraged to join with
the City Council of Palm Springs and Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in
supporting the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum's Campaign to Preserve the
Native Spirit of the Desert in raising the $40 million needed to build the new
Museum.
ADOPTED THIS 29" day of June, 2005.
David H. Ready, City fma5q f'
ATTEST:
?JJme CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 21321 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at an
adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on
June 29, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: Members Foat, Mills, McCulloch, Pougnet and Mayor Oden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
mes Thompson, City Clerk ,
ity of Palm Springs, California