HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 5, 2002 B-01 SMLODI HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
JUNE 5, 2002
Roll Call by City Council
Short tour of Hill House
Discussion concerning possible City of Lodi Historical Museum
Items to consider
Location
Staffing
Availibility
Admission
Funding
Other
Comments by the public
Adjournment
'- MEMORANDUM
Office of the Lodi City Clerk
TO: Honorable Mayor
Members of the City Council
CC: City Manager
Deputy City Manager
City Attorney
FROM: Susan Blackston
City Clerk
DATE: May 31, 2002
SUBJECT: SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE LODI
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JUNE 5, 2002
Council may recall that the Lodi Historical Society requested a meeting with the Council
to discuss the possibility of the City establishing a museum of its own (refer to the
attached letter).
Pursuant to the Mayor's direction, a Special Joint City Council meeting with the Lodi
Historical Society has been set for Wednesday, June 6, 2002 prior to the regular City
Council meeting.
It is intended that this meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m., go no later than 6:30 p.m. in
order for the Council meeting to begin at its regularly scheduled time.
The Lodi Historical Society will be reminded of this time element.
SJB/JMP
Document Name
LODI
M.
P.O. BOX 264
LODI, CALIFORNL{ 95241-0264
February 14, 2002
Dear Mayor Pennino and City Council Members,
We, as members of the Lodi Historical Society, feel it is timely for us to
seriously discuss with you the possibility of the City of Lodi establishing a museum
of its own. Our Hill House has done an excellent job of housing memorabilia, but
we are feeling the crunch as additional items, many of them large, continue to be
donated. In the past several months we have received a grand piano, a washing
machine, and a sewing machine.
The items donated to the City of Lodi continue to grow as well. Hill House
now has on display the model of the original Lodi arch, which belongs to the City
of Lodi. The City of Lodi will also be receiving several gramophones from the
Stanley Kirst Family.
In considering possible locations for this museum, we have developed the
following suggestions: the old firehouse on Main Street, Maple Square on
Sacramento Street, or the future public safety building on Elm Street.
We would be happy to meet with all of you at some future date to discuss
this. Although it is not a matter that requires immediate attention, time passes
quickly, and the matter should be addressed in the not too distant future.
Perhaps all of you would like to visit Hill House some evening prior to a City
Council meeting.
Sincerely,
/C'
Beverly Hoag
President
Leonard Messer
Corresponding Secretary
HISTORICAL. PHOTOGRAPH OF LODI TRAIN STATION AT PINE AND SACRAMENTO STREETS CIRCA 1900