City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Grant Application to the National Park Service Maritime Heritage Preservation Program to Support the Conservation of the Recently Excavated 18th Century Ship.
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ISSUE: Consideration of approval for the Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA) to apply for a $75,000 grant and to accept these funds from the National Park Service Maritime Heritage Program for the conservation of the recently excavated ship from the Alexandria Waterfront.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorize the City Manager to:
1) Ratify the prior submission of the application to the National Park Service Maritime Heritage Preservation Program for a $75,000 grant;
2) Approve the acceptance of funds from the National Park Service Maritime Heritage Preservation Program for $75,000, if the grant is approved; and
3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: Alexandria Archaeology (AA), a division of the Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA), seeks $75,000 from the National Maritime Heritage Preservation Grant Program to support the conservation of an 18th century ship's hull, discovered during archaeological investigation at the Indigo Hotel development site on the city's waterfront - a crucial step in the ultimate reconstruction and exhibition of this significant resource.
The goals of the overall project are to:
1) Record the ship using traditional and digital documentation;
2) Conserve and stabilize the hull timbers and fastenings using industry standard conservation
treatment procedures; and
3) Build a support and reassemble the ship for exhibition.
Funding from the National Maritime Heritage Preservation Grant Program will directl...
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