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ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will hold a news conference Tuesday, discussing the first steps toward a memorial for the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.

The news conference is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m.

onePULSE Foundation announced in its final letter Monday that the city will be establishing a new fund and lead efforts on next year’s CommUNITY Rainbow Run and annual remembrance ceremony.

Orlando purchased the property in October after a tumultuous series of events over the summer that slowed down the construction of a memorial honoring those killed on June 12, 2016.

News 6 spoke with Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan last month about the city’s plans.

She said the project will be financed by donations, which would likely be managed by the Orlando Community and Youth Trust — a nonprofit organization that helps fund the city’s parks and recreation activities, such as Orlando Kidz Zone, My Brothers Keeper and others.

She also said a committee will be formed to help steer the project, but it will also rely on direct input from the victims’ families.

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