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CITY OF COLTON MEMORANDUM Office of the Mayor & Council Members Date: June 27, 2002 To: Honorable Mayor Pro Tem & Council Members From: Mayor Deirdre Bennett Subject: Sister City Program Mayor REQ: 105 Informational Item On June 26, 2002, I met with a representative from the Mexican Consolate. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a request from Rio Grande, Zacatecas, Mexico. Their request was to become Sister Cities. Becoming sister cities is not a financial obligation, but, an agreement to share our cultures. There is an urgency to this item because the Mayor, and possibly the Governor of Zacatecas will be in town on July 5, 2002, and, at that time, they would like us to formalize a sister city agreement with a ceremony. Due to the urgency, this item has been placed on the July 2nd Council Agenda to determine whether or not there is an interest to participate. We made a clear statement that our Council works together on projects such as this and that it would only go forward if everyone agreed it was a worthy project. In many ways, this project fits in with the direction given to staff at our June 10t1i and 11`' Workshops. I am confident that each of you will find this project to be beneficial to our community. Because of the short notice, we are tentatively making arrangements to proceed with the signing ceremony ---these plans can be canceled if the Council chooses not to participate in the Sister City Program. As you may be able to read from this memo, I am excited about this positive project and look forward to the opportunity we have before us. By joining forces, we have an opportunity to work towards the larger scale effort of improving our International relations. Thank you. F0119 -6-F. Me CC: City Manager Daryl Parrish Parks, Recreation & Family Services Director Ron Kenny Parks, Recreation & Family Services Manager Bill Smith