ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando city leaders are now talking about next steps for a permanent Pulse nightclub memorial.

Mayor Buddy Dyer discussed the plans Tuesday after the onePULSE Foundation, which is dissolving, sent out what it called its “last email” Monday.

What You Need To Know

  • Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on Tuesday talked about the future of a Pulse memorial

  • The foundation sent out what it is called "its final email" Monday night, outlining next steps and the future of a permanent memorial

  • Dyer confirmed that future plans for a memorial for the 49 lives in a terrorist shooting are being managed by city officials

  • onePULSE Foundation stated its board has agreed to share memorial site designs with the city

  • The city is also making plans for the Remembrance Ceremony as well as the CommUNITY Rainbow run

Dyer acknowledged onePULSE's message and vowed to continue on with plans the foundation was managing. Plans are now in the hands of the city of Orlando.

The onePULSE foundation board of trustees decided to dissolve as an organization in November.  

In October, the city of Orlando decided to buy the nightclub property for $2 million so it could take over plans to build a permanent memorial on the site to honor the 49 lives lost in the terrorist shooting in 2016 by Omar Mateen.

In its email Monday, onePULSE Foundation said the city will communicate all developments moving forward.

Dyer met with the onePULSE board on Nov. 27, and the board agreed then to share with the city its preliminary design work for a permanent memorial.

The city will now establish the Orlando United Pulse Memorial Fund to allow people to contribute financially toward the creation of that memorial, the mayor said. 

The city is also gathering details from the onePULSE Foundation so it can continue the Pulse annual Remembrance Ceremony and the CommUNITY Rainbow Run in 2024. Those events are usually held in June.

The mayor also talked about plans to work with Pulse victims’ families, survivors and first responders to get their input as the city begins the process toward building a permanent memorial.

"We are working on a process to directly engage and communicate with victims' families and survivors and first responders," Dyer said. "So it's the first critical step that we're doing beyond the purchase."

The city has created a new website focused on providing updates about the Pulse memorial. It includes the names of the 49 lost in the Pulse shooting. It also includes a link where those affected can sign up for updates.

In a previous statement, city of Orlando officials said they are appreciative of the offer by onePULSE to share information on the work it has done toward creating a memorial.

Dyer said he would like a permanent memorial built by the 10th anniversary of the Pulse shooting, which would be June 2026.