HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2109 - Establish Sister City Program With Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico - 08_08_1985Resolution #2109
August 8, 1985
Agenda Item #35
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Sister City concept was inaugurated by President
Eisenhower in 1956 to establish greater friendship and understanding
between peoples of the United States and other nations through the medium
of direct personal contact; and
WHEREAS, in the true spirit of international understanding and friend-
ship the City of Lubbock, Texas and the City of Leon, Guanajuato have
joined together as Sister Cities; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the people of our two Cities will come
to know each other and will work to promote various cultural, educational,
and social exchanges in order to develop a lasting friendship; and
WHEREAS, we hope that by working together on the city to city level,
Lubbock and Leon can help play a larger role in improving and strengthening
relations between the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico;
and
WHEREAS, to signify Lubbock's community spirit and the commitment to
the Sister City program, all expenditures for this program will be financed
through private donations and contributions; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT, speaking on behalf of the citizens of their community, do hereby
express their intent to become a Sister City and invite the people of the
beautiful, progressive, and historically prominent City of Leon, Guanajuato,
Mexico, to join hands of friendship with the City of Lubbock as Sister
Cities, and be it further resolved that this affiliation be consummated so
that both communities may benefit through mutual understanding and ever-
lasting friendship which will bring the citizens of the City of Leon and
the City of Lubbock a consciousness of concern for peoples in another
country.
Passed by the City Council this 8th
Ranett,p�oyd, City Secretary
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ive Donald G. Vandiver, Assistant
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