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Notes from tonight’s Fort Wayne City Council meeting.<\/p>\n
Please note – the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission appointments will not take place this evening due to a scheduling conflict.<\/p>\n
S-09-10-27<\/strong> – passed; none against<\/p>\n S-09-10-28<\/strong> – project has been around for a long time. \u00c2\u00a0Councilmen Bender and Harper have discussed it with the City. \u00c2\u00a0There is an outfall that winds around which is difficult to maintain and is not sized correctly. \u00c2\u00a0They will be determining what the level of the lake is and what it should be. \u00c2\u00a0This is for a consulting contract. \u00c2\u00a0The lake is a former gravel pit. \u00c2\u00a0A boat and sonar will be used to determine the depth of the water. \u00c2\u00a030 plus firms responded out of a list of 120. \u00c2\u00a0Passed; none against.<\/p>\n R-09-10-35<\/strong> – Appropriation of $250,000 to the Lincoln Foundation Collection. \u00c2\u00a0Two installments of $125,000 this year and next. \u00c2\u00a0Funds to be used exclusively here. \u00c2\u00a0Funds will be CEDIT dollars. \u00c2\u00a0We believe we can manage it out of the 2009 and 2010 budgets.<\/p>\n Ian Rolland, former Lincoln Financial Group CEO, is before the Council and giving history of the events leading up to tonight. \u00c2\u00a0“You might remember the outrage when Lincoln announced the museum’s closing. \u00c2\u00a0Many people in the community felt the collection belonged here.” \u00c2\u00a0Coalition of groups in the state formed. \u00c2\u00a0Looked for existing expertise to keep the collection here. \u00c2\u00a0Discovered at the Allen County Public Library, a significant collection of genealogical materials. \u00c2\u00a0The collection includes some 20,000 books. \u00c2\u00a0The Indiana Historical Museum will collaborate.<\/p>\n Gettysburg and Springfield, and Fort Wayne were the three finalists selected in the final round. Lincoln told them Fort Wayne was the best – it was even close. \u00c2\u00a0 Plans are to digitize the collection. \u00c2\u00a0“It will be available to anyone anywhere in the world that has a computer. \u00c2\u00a0[…] Lincoln wanted access, we provided access to anyone in the world.” \u00c2\u00a0Committed to raise enough money to make it happen now, as well as into the future. \u00c2\u00a0They have started a campaign. \u00c2\u00a0Trying to raise $12 million which will come from all over the State, not just Fort Wayne. \u00c2\u00a0Already received over $980,000 with $2.2 million in outstanding pledges. \u00c2\u00a0Pending requests of over $5 million which are outstanding. \u00c2\u00a0This means the request has been made, waiting for the donor to respond.<\/p>\n ACPL Director Jeff Krull is talking. \u00c2\u00a0The original copy of the Emancipation Proclamation will be housed in Indianapolis, even though they don’t agree with it. \u00c2\u00a0“Our goal is to literally digitize every piece of paper in that collection. \u00c2\u00a0We will make it available to researchers in person, continuing the policies of the Lincoln Museum.”<\/p>\n Councilman Glynn Hines is talking about marketing the asset so that more conventions and such are drawn to Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n Krull is responding about different ideas, such as holding seminars, trainings, etc… \u00c2\u00a0Part of the endowment will cover two of the librarians from the Lincoln Museum.<\/p>\n Tom Didier – piggybacking on Hines question. \u00c2\u00a0Asking about swapping documents with other venues.<\/p>\n Mitch Harper – asking about conservation aspects. \u00c2\u00a0Who is financially responsible for which collections? \u00c2\u00a0Rolland is responding that skilled people will be on-hand in each location for the materials entrusted to that location. \u00c2\u00a0 The locations will be financially responsible for those staff.<\/p>\n Karen Goldner – digitization happens\u00c2\u00a0here in Fort Wayne with staff being paid \u00c2\u00a0here. \u00c2\u00a0Talking \u00c2\u00a0about economic impact of collection here on Fort Wayne. \u00c2\u00a0Also educational opportunities. \u00c2\u00a0In terms of private money – some money from state, some from Indianapolis. \u00c2\u00a0Private sector money currently is almost all from Fort Wayne at this point. \u00c2\u00a0This means the rest should be easy to raise in rest of the State. \u00c2\u00a0State library is providing grants around $250,000 for digitization efforts.<\/p>\n Liz Brown – Did Liz anticipate putting any of the dollars in their own budget? \u00c2\u00a0Krull – they have made a\u00c2\u00a0commitment\u00c2\u00a0to the Lincoln librarians. \u00c2\u00a0To be funded from the Friends of Lincoln endowment. \u00c2\u00a0Liz – librarians are on ACPL staff and budget, but going forward, funding will come from the endowment.<\/p>\n In terms of ACPL, if they have financial problems, will it affect this? \u00c2\u00a0Krull – if it ever came to that, they’re prepared to keep it going. \u00c2\u00a0Over the last 18 to 24 months, dropped head counts due to attrition and realignments. \u00c2\u00a0Revenue enhancements. \u00c2\u00a0We are in the black. \u00c2\u00a0Will this become the “favored child” if the rest of the organization is struggling? \u00c2\u00a0We might have to. \u00c2\u00a0First priority is to get the digitization done to preserve and make it accessible.<\/p>\n Liz wondering if they’ve approached the City of Indianapolis? \u00c2\u00a0Not at this point yet.<\/p>\n Mitch – they have seen cash, no gifts of appreciable stocks. \u00c2\u00a0Ian – result of current economy is that pledges are spread. \u00c2\u00a0Some as long as five years out. \u00c2\u00a0There are legally binding agreements in place. \u00c2\u00a0Collection cannot be sold, has to remain in their locations. \u00c2\u00a0Lincoln only wanted to deal with one owner – hence the State Museum.<\/p>\n Something in the future to tie in local universities with their humanities courses.<\/p>\n Ian – would like to see future acquisition possibilities considered.<\/p>\n Liz – source of CEDIT dollars. \u00c2\u00a0CEDIT plan passed in 2009. \u00c2\u00a0Some things able to do, others not. \u00c2\u00a0In preparing the 2010 CEDIT plan, figured it could be done then. \u00c2\u00a0It’s in the 2010 budget plan.<\/p>\n Passed; none opposed.<\/p>\n S-09-10-23<\/strong> – passed; none opposed.<\/p>\n Councilman Pape arrived.<\/p>\n S-09-10-25 and S-09-10-26<\/strong> – both passed; none opposed.<\/p>\n S-09-10-22<\/strong> – replacement trucks, not adding to the fleet. \u00c2\u00a0Two trucks are high maintenance trucks which were kept longer than they should have. \u00c2\u00a0They have stopped putting money into it and parked it. \u00c2\u00a0Will be on-line in the next two months. \u00c2\u00a0Old trucks sent to auction, money goes back into the General Fund. \u00c2\u00a0Passed; none opposed.<\/p>\n S-09-10-24<\/strong> – passed; none opposed.<\/p>\n Glynn Hines is sharing that Mayor Tom Hines was at the Neighborhood Presidents meeting. \u00c2\u00a0He talked about the fact that he is trying to find funding to keep the two cut Neighborhood Advocates positions.<\/p>\n Notes from tonight’s Fort Wayne City Council meeting. 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