HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-09-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - TIME CAPSULE (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager
Item to be
DATE: September 28, 1999
SUBJECT: TIME CAPSULE
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve the Millenium Time Capsule project and appropriate funds, not to
exceed $5,000, from the City Council's Contingency Fund Account No. 1240-7401 to Account
No. 7455-7312.
BACKGROUND
Councilmember Janice H. Heidt proposed that the City of Santa Clarita develop a Time
Capsule to celebrate the City of Santa Clarita in the new millenium. The contents of the
capsule will be determined through extensive community participation and will reflect the
life, styles, and issues of the community's residents. An implementation committee
considered potential locations, which included Central Park, the Canyon Country Library,
and downtown Newhall. The committee recommends that the Millenium Time Capsule be
located at the Metrolink Station in downtown Newhall, based on the design considerations
and the timing of the Grand Opening of the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station in early January
2000.
It is proposed that the capsule be placed at the base of the Metrolink Station Bell Tower.
Space for the capsule will be incorporated into the design of the tower and the capsule will
be enclosed during the Grand Opening of the Metrolink Station. A bronze plaque will be
placed at the site with an inscription indicating the Time Capsule information and the date
of the capsule's opening in fifty years.
• An extensive public participation process will solicit feedback from seniors, youth,
business owners, homeowners, and community members.
• Elementary and junior high school essay contests open to students interested in
describing their life in 1999. The winning essay will be placed in the Time Capsule.
• High school participation will include students preparing photographs and essays
describing high school life and teen trends.
• A scroll will be circulated at upcoming community events to obtain community
members' signatures, which will be placed in the Time Capsule.
City of Santa Clarita
Agenda Report
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
City Council decline the plan to create a Millenium Time Capsule.
City Council direct staff to find an alternate location for the Time Capsule.
Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Purchase of capsule, encapsulation, community outreach, and purchase and inscription of
bronze plaque will not exceed $5,000. Funds are not currently available in the 1999-00
Budget and are being requested from City Council's Contingency Fund.
ATTACHMENTS
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