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Resolution The D isposition of the Robert E. Lee Statue WHEREAS City Council voted on February 6, 2017, to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from the park currently known as Lee Park, and to change the name of the park; and WHEREAS City Council instructed staff to analyze options to carry out this decision, and to present them for within 60 days to City Council , which they have done ; and WHEREAS Council has considered this report and decided that a Request for Proposals is the opt ion it prefers; THEREFORE, BE IT RES OLVED that the City of Charlo ttesville will issue a Request f or Bids for sale of the statue , and will advertise this RFB widely, including to organizations responsible for sites with historic or academic connection to Robert E. Lee or the Civil War , with the following criteria for award : • The statue will not be displayed to express support for a particular ideology . • The successful applicant will pay for or take responsibility for removal and transportation . • The removal and transportation will be carried out in a manner that preserves the integrity of the sculpture . • The display of the statue will preferably be in an educational, historic or artistic context . • The purchaser will repair any damage to the park incurred as a result of the removal. • Some preference will will be given to proposals that include a plan for maintenance of the statue’s National Register of Historic Places listing. BE IT FURTHER RESOLV ED that if no responsive proposals are received, Council may consi der donation of the sta tue to an appropriate venue. Approved by Council April 17, 2017