HomeMy WebLinkAbout020347 RES - 06/21/1988A RESOLUTION
INVITING THE CITY OF TOLEDO, SPAIN, 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 TOLEDO.
WHEREAS, President Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted, and Presidents
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter,
and Ronald Reagan encouraged 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; and
WHEREAS, to implement this program the City of Corpus Christi, among
others, has been urged by Sister Cities International, to affiliate, as a sister
city, with a city or cities of similar characteristics and mutual interest in
another nation; and
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi that the City of Toledo and the City of Corpus Christi share historical
and cultural ties, and many other mutual interests; and
WHEREAS, it is the finding of the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi that the peoples of Toledo and Corpus Christi cherish the tradition of
freedom, share a glorious common heritage, hold the warmest mutual regards and
the deepest fraternal sentiment one to another, and aspire to permanent,
widespread friendship; 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 Toledo 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 1. On behalf of the people of the City of Corpus Christi, the
City. Council of Corpus Christi, with great pleasure, hereby cordially invites
the Government of the City of Toledo, Spain, and the people of Toledo, 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 the peoples and their governments.
SECTION 2. 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
Toledo, and its people, the warmest regards and the deepest fraternal sentiment
of the City of Corpus Christi and its people.
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SECTION 3. Copies of this Resolution shall be conveyed to the Mayor
and Council of the City of Toledo, Spain, Sister Cities International, the
United States Department of State, and the Embassy of Spain.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED: 8A DAY OF ,,1 Le__, , , 19$(
HAL GEORGE, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Assistant City ttorney
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above resolution
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Clif Moss
Bill Pruet
Mary Rhodes
Frank Schwing, Jr.
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
99.066.01
Corpus Christi, Texas
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was passed
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the following vote:
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