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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: November 7, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center Sponsor Recognition
Prepared by: Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts & Heritage Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will be asked to formally accept donations and recognize sponsors
who contributed toward Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recognize sponsors and formally accept Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center
sponsorship donations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sponsorship donations toward Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center totaled
$5,900. Sponsorship donations helped offset the cost of planned furniture expenses for
the new facility.
DESCRIPTION:
The Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center opened May 25, 2017. Since opening,
more than 206 people have signed the guest book. Signatures include 41 Dublin
residents, as well as visitors from 21 cities in the great er Bay Area and as far away as
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Florida and Washington, DC.
Signatures include notable guests including US General Carter F. Ham (retired), who
led Operation Odyssey Dawn, in Libya in 2011, Ivan Bolden, Chief of Army
Public/Private Initiatives, Congressman Eric Swalwell and former Dublin Mayor Guy
Houston.
Here is a sample of the feedback received from the public:
“Eight years as a Seabee, unaware of Seabee involvement in Camp Parks.
Excellent presentation. A real gem.” Earl Wallis, Sacramento CA, Seabee
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“Seabee Joseph G. Silva was my grandfather and was at Pearl Harbor and Iwo
Jima. I’m so glad to see Seabees get this museum and recognition.” Anon.
“Came to visit the new museum. My dad, Captain Raymond Cloutier spent
hundreds of hours with Tommie working on the old museum. Great work!” Capt.
Michele Cloutier
Also, five individuals were inspired to donate artifacts after visiting the Military History
Center. These include items from the collections of Col. Barton Evans (retired), who led
US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command while stationed at Camp
Parks in the 1970s, and Lt. Col. Gerald Hall, base commander for Parks Reserve
Forces Training Area.
The Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center exhibits were funded by the City of the
Dublin. Tenant improvements provided by Parks Reserve Forces Training Area
(PRFTA) included flooring, lighting and ultraviolet protective coverings for the windows.
The City sought donations from community groups and lo cal businesses for furnishings
to make the space more comfortable for visitors, usable as a community meeting space
and functional as an exhibit prep area. Three community groups and companies
contributed.
Dublin Rotary Club donated $3,300 to fund three park benches to provide seating in the
exhibit space.
Dublin Historical Preservation Association donated $2,000 to fund 40 stacking chairs for
the community meeting space. PRFTA recently hosted a meeting at the facility for
current and retired 91st Division officers, and the Tri-Valley History Council held its fall
quarterly meeting there.
IKEA donated in-kind furnishings valued at $600, including artifact storage racks,
bulletin boards and carts used by Heritage Staff when maintaining and updating the
exhibits.
The City is still accepting donations toward multimedia equipment for the meeting
space, display stands for exhibit cases, exterior signage, and future temporary exhibits.
Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center's operational plan calls for t he temporary
exhibit space to change twice a year. The second temporary exhibit features the
centennial of 91st Division (Training and Support), which uses Parks Reserve Forces
Training Area as an important training facility. The 91st Division exhibit open s this
month and runs through the end of April 2018.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Sponsors were provided with a copy of this Staff Report.
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ATTACHMENTS:
None.