HomeMy WebLinkAbout031905 RES - 10/15/2019 RESOLUTION
INVITING THE CITY OF LINZ, AUSTRIA TO BECOME A SISTER CITY OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS AND CONVEYING THE WARMEST REGARDS
AND DEEPEST FRATERNAL SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TO THE PEOPLE OF LINZ
WHEREAS, President Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted,and Presidents John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M.Nixon, Gerald R. Ford,Jimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan, George H.
W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump encourage the
"People to People Program" of the United States to achieve greater friendship and understanding
among the people of the United States and those of other countries;
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the City Council of Corpus Christi that the City of Linz,
Austria and the City of Corpus Christi, Texas are cities of similar characteristics, including
population, economic development possibilities and other mutual ties and have mutual interests;
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi that the
peoples of Linz and Corpus Christi cherish the tradition of freedom, hold the warmest mutual
regards and deepest fraternal sentiment, one to another, and aspire to permanent, widespread
friendships; and
WHEREAS,it is the finding of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi that enduring
friendship and goodwill will be best promoted between Corpus Christi and Linz by establishment
of a joint sister city affiliation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION I. On behalf of the City of Corpus Christi and the citizens of Corpus Christi, the City
Council of Corpus Christi,with great pleasure,hereby cordially invites the Government of the City
of Linz,Austria and the people of Linz to become a Sister City of Corpus Christi and cultivate and
maintain the visits, communications and exchanges that will build continuing goodwill,
friendships and respect between peoples and their governments.
SECTION II. On behalf of the people of the City of Corpus Christi, the City Council of Corpus
Christi hereby conveys to the Government of the City of Linz and its people, the warmest regards
and the deepest fraternal sentiment of the City of Corpus Christi and its people.
SECTION III. The City Manager is authorized to execute all documents necessary to establish a
Sister City with Linz, Austria.
SECTION IV. Copies of this Resolution shall be conveyed to the Mayor and Council of the City
of Linz, Sister Cities International. the United States Department of State and the Embassy of
Austria.
031905 SCANNED
PASSED AND APPROVED, by the following vote, this, the day of
d - ,2019 at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas:
Joe McComb
Roland Barrera -&
Rudy Garza
Paulette M. Guajardo
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
477
Ben Molina A y
Everett Roy
Greg Smith
ATTEST CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
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Reb cca L. Huerta J, i cComb
City Secretary 1r
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