REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 9, 2020
FROM
MELISSA RUSSO, Director, County Museum
SUBJECT
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Curation Agreement with Statistical Research - Curation ID SBCM 6356
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Contract with Statistical Research Inc. whereby, the San Bernardino County Museum will receive $46,350 to accept and curate thirteen boxes of archaeological material and five oversized objects of archaeological material from project California Department of Transportation District 8 Crowder Canyon Salvage Data Recovery under Task Order 0817000039 (EA: 08-1H410-3), for the period of June 9, 2020 - June 21, 2021.
(Presenter: Melissa Russo, Director, 798-8608)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM) will receive $46,350 as payment of the repository fee of $2,575 per cubic foot box. Revenue associated with this agreement is not included in the SBCM’s 2019-20 budget. Approval of budget adjustments to the SBCM’s budget is not requested at this time, but may be included on a future quarterly countywide budget report presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
As a federally recognized repository, Anthropology Division of SBCM will provide curation services for Statistical Research, Inc. in regards to their archaeological collection from the California Department of Transportation California Department of Transportation District 8 Crowder Canyon Salvage Data Recovery under Task Order 0817000039 (EA: 08-1H410-3).
Thirteen boxes of archaeological material and five oversized objects of archaeological material will be accepted and curated into the collections, all labeled with appropriate field numbers. Locality data will be provided to the SBCM and will include hard copy maps as well as locality sheets with all coordinate data recorded. Electronic files, photographs, field notes, the final report of findings and any other ancillary data relevant to this collection will also be included with the collection.
The scope of work includes acceptance and curation of the material, conducted by the Anthropology division under the direction of the Anthropology Curator. No additional staff will be needed to complete this project. The delivery date of the material is subject to cataloging preparation by Statistical Research, Inc. under the Museum’s curation identification number of SBCM-6356. The Museum has given a term of one year, starting on June 9, 2020, to complete this work and deliver to the Museum.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Katherine Hardy, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5437) on April 30, 2020; Finance (Elias Duenas, Finance Analyst, 387-4052) on May 14, 2020; County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 18, 2020.