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Council directs staff to prepare RFP for sale of 519 building after Electric Vehicle Foundation presentation
Summary
The Electric Vehicle Foundation asked to purchase and develop the city‑owned 519 Building as an EV museum and community space; council directed the city manager to craft an RFP for disposition that would prioritize proposals that support downtown revitalization and community uses and preserve public parking.
Representatives of the Electric Vehicle Foundation presented their proposal for the city‑owned 519 Building and asked to move forward with a purchase that would house the foundation’s EV collection and related educational and event space.
Tasha O'Neill, speaking for the foundation, said the collection is the largest EV collection in the world and described plans for museum exhibits, community event space, STEM and technical education programming and retention of the north parking lot for public…
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