Item Coversheet
Item Number:New Business- VII.-A.
Committee Meeting Date:5/1/2023
  
City of Roeland Park
Action Item Summary
Date:4/27/2023 
Submitted By: Keith Moody 
Committee/Department: Historical Committee
Title:Engage Historian for History Projects (5 min)
Item Type:Other



Recommendation:

The Historical Committee recommends engaging Anna Jacobson for Historian Services in support of their two objectives (historical markers and update to Roeling Through the Years history book). 


Community Impact: Utilizing a lens of intersectionality, illustrate how this item would promote the city's commitment to equity, including improving social determinates of health:

What are the implications to intersectionality?

  • Does this item benefit all racial groups?
  •  Does this item benefit Community for All Ages?
  • Does this item exclude or disproportionately impact any social identities? If yes, what populations and why?
  • What (if any) social determinants of health are impacted by this item?
  • What (if any) are the unintended economic and environmental impacts of this item?
  • How has the impacted community been involved?
  • How will the program be communicated to all stakeholders?


    Details:

    Council has provided direction previously to employ a historian to administer engagement efforts as part of two previously adopted objectives (in the Additional Information Section below). Staff has contacted numerous leads for historian services provided by historical agencies and educational institutions. Anna Jacobson is a referral from the Kansas Studies Institute of Johnson County Community College. Anna's resume is attached. She has experience engaging underrepresented groups on history projects making her a good fit for this effort.

     

    The service proposal attached reflects a not to exceed cost of $36,000 which is based upon a $50/hr rate. This is a very reasonable hourly rate. Direction to engage a historian came after adoption of the 2023 budget and therefor funding is not reflected in the adopted 2023 budget. Funding will be reflected in the 2023 Projected (Amended) Budget.

     

    Below is the information included as a guide to applying the racial equity lens to agenda items. Mayor Poppa would like to bring greater clarity to the method and process through this discussion. 

    A Guide of Racial Equity Impact Questions
    to consider when developing an answer to the broad question of

  • what are the racial equity implications of this objective. 
  •  What is the intended outcome of this item?
  • Does this item benefit all racial groups?
  • Does this item leave out any racial groups?
  • What (if any) social determinants of health are impacted by this item?
  • What (if any) are the unintended economic and environmental impacts of this item?
  • How has the impacted community been involved?
  • How will the program be communicated to all stakeholders?

Financial Impact

Amount of Request:  $36,00
Budgeted Item?  Budgeted Amount:  $36,000 will be added to the 2023 Projected Budget
Line Item Code/Description:  5209-360 Professional Services


Additional Information

2019 Objective:

 

Design and Development of Four to Five Historical Markers/Interpretive Signage

      

Justification:               Historical signage is used to interpret, promote, and protect historic and cultural resources of the city.  The signs will be created to tell the story of Roeland Park and engaging residents and visitors in walking through time of Roeland Park. The signs will be a tool to protect and pass down the history of the Roeland Park. Possible locations – City Hall, Nall Park, R Park, Site of the Roe Family Home and Strang Line Street Car stop by Roesland Elementary.

 

City of Lenexa and City of Overland Park both have historic signs as a component of their trails and parks. 

 

The Johnson County History Museum can serve as a resource to access historical information for the project.

 

https://shawneemissionpost.com/2016/05/23/history-of-northeast-johnson-county-will-come-to-life-with-interpretive-signs-along-indian-creek-trail-50763

 

 

Cost Estimate:             $30,000 Account 5209.360 Professional Services

 

Completion Date:        September 30, 2019

 

Responsible Party:      Public Works Director, Public Works Committee

 

    Submitted By: Becky Fast and Tom Madigan 

 

2020 Objective:

Update Roeland Park history from 1996 to Present

Justification:               The “Roe’ling Thru the Years” publication recounting Roeland Park’s history currently concludes in October of 1996. Our City has seen may changes since 1996.  Mr. J.R. Scott who authored the original publication along with other local historians could lend to an effort of continuing the historical record to modern day.  This objective compliments the 2019 Objective to erect historical/interactive signs throughout the community.

 

Cost Estimate:             $5,000 Account 5209.360 Professional Services

 

Completion Date:        October 31, 2020

 

Responsible Party:      Tom Madigan and Volunteer Historians

 

Submitted By:             Tom Madigan



REVIEWERS:
DepartmentReviewerActionDate
AdministrationMoody, KeithApproved4/26/2023 - 10:51 AM
Goals/Objectives & Terms 

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
Anna Jacobson ResumeCover Memo
Historian Service ProposalCover Memo