RESOLUTION
                  Expressing Support of the City of Charlottesville for the
                            Virginia America 250 Commission

      WHEREAS the Charlottesville City Council is dedicated to the furtherance of
economic development and tourism in Charlottesville;

       WHEREAS the Virginia America 250 Commission (VA250) was created in 2020 by
the General Assembly, for the purpose of preparing for and commemorating the 250th
anniversary of Virginia’s participation in American independence;

       WHEREAS VA250 has requested that each locality form a committee to aid in
planning for the commemoration period, and Albemarle County, the City of
Charlottesville and the Town of Scottsville will form a local VA250 committee (“Local
Committee”); and

       WHEREAS the purpose of the Local Committee is to plan and coordinate programs
occurring within the locality, and to communicate regularly with VA250; and

      WHEREAS the City Council wishes to undertake this endeavor with VA250 to
promote and commemorate this important historic milestone; now, therefore,

         BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the
Council hereby expresses its support for the Virginia America 250 Commission and their
efforts to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Virginia’s participation in American
independence, and City Council hereby requests the Executive Director of the
Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau to form a committee on behalf
of the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Town of Scottsville, to aid in
the planning for the commemoration period.


                          ADOPTED the        day of _______________, 2023.