REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 9, 2017
FROM: KRISTINA CHAMBERLIN, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: KAREN M. NORRIS, Administrative Manager
DIANE PRINTZ-WHITE, Management Analyst II
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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Approval of a five-year lease with the Meux Home Corporation for operation and maintenance of the Meux Home Museum at 1007 R Street
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached five-year lease with the Meux Home Corporation, a California nonprofit corporation, for the continued operation and maintenance of the Meux Home Museum, located at 1007 R Street.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department has had a lease for the operation and maintenance of the Meux Home Museum with the Meux Home Corporation for the past 37 years. The PARCS Department is requesting to continue this partnership with the Council's approval of a new five-year lease agreement. The lease agreement has added language recognizing the building's historical resource status, and has been updated with current insurance and indemnification requirements.
BACKGROUND
The Meux house was occupied for 81 years by the Meux family from 1889 to 1970. The Meux Home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1975. The Meux Home Corporation was created to operate the Meux Home for historical preservation, and in 1979 entered into an agreement with the City to operate the house as a museum. The Corporation has continuously operated the facility since, and during that time has been responsible for numerous repairs and maintenance projects including: complete exterior painting for the House and Carriage House, new concrete courtyard, plumbing repairs, replaced exterior yard lights, repaired furnace, replaced rear steps, landing and handrails....
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