City Council

12. RESOLUTION APPROVING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE ALHAMBRA HISTORICAL\nSOCIETY’S BYLAWS AND DETERMINE THIS ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA –\nF86-191, F2M21-54, R2M23-57\nThe Alhambra Historical Society was founded in 1966 with the objective to encourage and\npromote the research and study of history and its relationship to the population and the\ndevelopment of Alhambra and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley. On September 28,\n1992, the City Council adopted Resolution No. R92-46, in which the City assumed\nresponsibility for operating the Alhambra Historical Society Museum and created the\nMuseum’s Board of Directors. The Alhambra Historical Museum displays a collection of\nartifacts related to the City of Alhambra’s history housed in an eleven-room museum\n7\n12-11-23\nlocated at 1550 W Alhambra Road (corner of Alhambra Road and Bushnell Avenue). The\nHistorical Society’s bylaws were last amended on January 22, 1992. Pursuant to a 1992\nagreement between the City and the Historical Society, any change to the by-laws requires\nCity Council approval. On November 6, 2023, the Historical Society submitted a draft of\nits proposed revised bylaws to the City Clerk’s Office. Adopting the proposed resolution\nwill approve the new by-laws and supersede any inconsistencies in the 1992 Agreement\nbetween the City and the Historical Society.\nRecommended Action: City Council adopt Resolution No. R2M23-57 entitled: A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Alhambra approving a request of the Alhambra\nHistorical Society to amend its bylaws recommending that the Alhambra Historical\nSociety’s proposed bylaws be adopted and determine this action is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act.