Resolution 6600006.11054
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05/04/87
RESOLUTION NO. 660
ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF HEKINAN, AICHI
PREFECTURE, JAPAN, AS THE SISTER CITY OF
THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AND
MAKING PROVISION THEREFORE
WHEREAS, the City of Hekinan has graciously
extended its invitation to join with Edmonds as international
sister cities, and the City of Edmonds is honored by the
invitation, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received the report
of its Sister City Committee,Dolores Uhlman, president,
outlining its progress report and near -term objectives for
establishing and developing a sister -city relationship with
the City of Hekinan, and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the City of
Hekinan, Japan, is a progressive port city with a population
of approximately 60,000 persons, which shares many common
interests and characteristics with the City of Edmonds, and
WHEREAS, Council finds that establishment of a
sister -city relationship with Hekinan, Japan, will provide
many useful, educational and cultural benefits for the
citizens of both sister cities, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage
educational, cultural, sports, technical and government
exchanges between the sister cities in order to acquaint its
citizens with the cultural and political diversities of the
world and to provide the community at large with a project of
international scope, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage
international trade and tourist development between the City
of Edmonds and the City of Hekinan, thereby benefitting its
citizens, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. City of Edmonds hereby adopts, and
welcomes the City of Hekinan as its Sister City. City
Council states its intention to affirmatively pursue
development of the sister city relationship so that it may
broaden the cultural ties between Edmonds and Hekinan and
through the years develop firm and lasting friendships. The
Council :states its commitment to the mutual enhancement of
common cultural, political, sports and educational endeavors
through the exchange of visits of its citizens, particularly
the mutual exchange of the City's youth, through cultural,
sports and educational exchanges.
Section 2. Council instructs its sister -city
committee to present an annual budget request to the City as
a part of the annual budget process in such reasonable sums
as may be necessary to initiate, broaden, strengthen and
enhance the social, cultural, educational and trade ties
between the City of Edmonds and the City of Hekinan. The
Council hereby approves an annual budget for fiscal year 1987
in accordance with the estimate prepared and presented by its
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mayor and council president and instructs the administrative
services director to incorporate such changes in his semi-
annual adjustments of budgets.
Section 3. City Council hereby states that it is
pleased and honored to have been selected by the City of
Hekinan, Japan, as the city with whom Hekinan would establish
a sister -city relationship. It welcomes the citizens of the
City of Hekinan into the relationship and encourages the
citizens of the City of. Edmonds to develop social, cultural,
educational, political and sports ties with the City of
Hekinan and hereby states its commitment to encourage such
activities as a part of its official policy.
RESOLVED this 14 day of July , 1987.
APPROVED:
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MAYOR, A RY AU HTEN
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
IT CLERK, JACQUELINE G. PARRETT
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: May 20, 1987
PASSED BY THE CTIY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO. 660
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