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APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION FOR COSTS RELATED TO THE BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL PROPERTY
 
 
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APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION FOR COSTS RELATED TO THE BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL PROPERTY

WHEREAS, Title 23, Chapter 457 of the 2000 Virginia Acts of Assembly permits the Governor to authorize the conveyance of 142 acres of land in Albemarle County and located at the southeast


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intersection of Route 20 and Interstate 64, and 17 acres of land located at the northwest intersection of Route 20 and Interstate 64, all commonly known as the Blue Ridge Hospital Property (the Property), to the University of Virginia Real Estate Foundation (the Real Estate Foundation); and

WHEREAS, on October 18, 2001, the Governor of Virginia authorized the conveyance of the Property to the Real Estate Foundation, subject to the terms and conditions of a Memorandum of Understanding among the University, the Real Estate Foundation and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation dated October 6, 2000, and approved by the Governor; and

WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding states that the Property shall be held and managed by the Real Estate Foundation "on behalf of and exclusively for the benefit of the University of Virginia"; and

WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding also states that the Real Estate Foundation shall "develop the Property as a research park for uses that further the educational and research mission of the University while respecting the Property's unique historical and environmental significance due to its location at the base of Monticello Mountain"; and

WHEREAS, in order to fulfill its responsibilities under the Memorandum of Understanding, the Real Estate Foundation will incur substantial costs for site preparation and restoration work at the Property;

RESOLVED that the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, with the concurrence of the Chair of the Finance Committee, is authorized to transfer up to $3 million to the University of Virginia Real Estate Foundation for site preparation, restoration, and other ongoing initial expenses of preparing the Blue Ridge Hospital Property for development as a research park.