TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Museum
MEETING DATE: March 21, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Alison Glassey
PHONE:
459-7698
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: NA
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with ACdR Conservation LLC in the Amount of $170,000 for Conservation Consultation and Treatment Services for the Term of March 10, 2017 through June 30, 2018
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Agreement with ACdR Conservation LLC in the amount of $170,000 for conservation consultation and treatment services for the term of March 10, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The County of Mendocino through the Mendocino County Museum is legally and ethically responsible for the care, preservation, and storage of artifacts held in the public trust. Beginning in March 2016 and continuing through May 2016, insects and mold were found throughout the Museum's buildings, and the Museum and the County Executive Office took urgent measures to halt the infestation and to remediate the mold respectively. Both efforts are ongoing.
An emergency assessment by a conservation consultant and Museum staff in April 2016 identified the Museum's textiles collections and leather collections as being at significant risk of deterioration and harm, the former due to insects and lack of ongoing conservation care since 2001, and the latter due to mold and lack of ongoing conditioning and care since acquisition. The items in the collections need a level of intensive remedial conservation that is not possible to perform locally due to the lack of specialized treatment resources, specifically anoxic abatement; lack of specialized expertise; lack of sufficient numbers of staff; lack of adequately-sized or clean workspace; and lack of time.
Beginning in May 2016 and continuing through October 2016, Museum staff and volunteers inspected the...
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