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Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Accepting a Gift
Gift: Bronze Monumental Statue of George P. Floyd, Jr.
Purpose: To gift the City of Newark with a statue of George P. Floyd, Jr.
Entity Name: Stanley J. Watts
Entity Address: 4850 S. Warehouse Road, Kearns, Utah 84118
Gift Value: $3,000,000.00
City Contribution: No municipal funds required
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: December 21, 2022
Additional Information:
The Memorandum of Understanding for loan of the bronze monumental statute of George P. Floyd, Jr. was adopted by the Municipal Council as Resolution 7R1-a(S) on June 15, 2021.
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WHEREAS, Stanley J. Watts (the "Artist") is a renowned sculptor of the monumental statue of George Perry Floyd, Jr. (hereinafter "the Statue"); and
WHEREAS, George P. Floyd, Jr. was a forty-six (46) year-old African-American man, who on May 25, 2020, to the great horror and sadness of the African-American community, the nation and the world, was needlessly murdered at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota during an arrest after one (1) of the four (4) police officers knelt on Mr. Floyd's neck and back for a period of 9 minutes and 29 seconds; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Floyd's unwarranted death at the hands of police sparked a worldwide protest of Black Lives Matter and protests against the use of excessive force by police and police brutality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") was hailed as one (1) of the few cities in the nation where protests following Mr. Floyd's death did not result in significant property destruction and/or personal injury; the police and the community worked together; and
WHEREAS, to remember and honor the memory of George P. Floyd, Jr. and for the sole purpose of bringing healing and peace to our nation, the...
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