City Council

M. REQUEST TO ACCEPT $10,000 DONATION FROM DESERT COMMUNITY\nFOUNDATION AND PURCHASE WURLITZER BRASS TRUMPET RANK\nThe San Gabriel Mission Playhouse is home to one of the Finest Wurlitzer\nTheatre Pipe Organ installations in the country. When the Playhouse first\nreceived the organ, it did not have its original Wurlitzer Brass Trumpet Set,\nconsisting of 61 pipes. Rather, it had a Godfrey Trumpet set. With the help of\nMr. Peter Lloyd Crotty, a well-known expert within the exclusive circle of\nWurlitzer restoration specialists, an original 1920’s restored set of Wurlitzer\nBrass Trumpet pipes has been located from Century Pipe Organs in\nMinneapolis, MN. The generous donation from the Desert Community\nFoundation of $10,000 will completely cover the cost of the 8’ Wurlitzer Brass\nTrumpet Rank (61 pipes), as well as the shipping cost from Century Pipe Organs.\nThere will be no additional installation cost as the installation will be done in\nhouse by Josh Fairman and expert Wurlitzer restoration volunteers.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council accept the donation of $10,000 from\nthe Desert Community Foundation into the Donation Account No. 152-329 to\nbe transferred to the Expenditure Account No. 124-712-35-96-840. Staff further\nrecommends, noting the unique nature of this project and rarity of the\nequipment needed, that the City Council waive the formal bid process and\nauthorize the purchase of the Brass Trumpet Rank from Century Pipe Organs.\nThis would be consistent with the San Gabriel Municipal Code Section 34.35 C,\nwhich exempts certain specialty items from the normal procurement policies.