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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-334
1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ACKNOWLEDGING AND HONORING THE 50TH
2 ANNIVERSARY OF THE SISTER CITIES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
TACHIKAWA, JAPAN, AND THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AND
3 REAFFIRMING OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THIS MOST REWARDING
SISTER CITIES RELATIONSHIP.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino, California and Tachikawa, Japan entered into a Sister
9 Cities Twinning Agreement in June 1959, and
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11 WHEREAS, this year marks the Fiftieth Anniversary of this remarkable and proud relationship,
12 and a time to reaffirm our commitment to this relationship, and
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WHEREAS, during these past fifty years, citizens of both cities have continued to build stronger
bonds of friendships, enjoying cultural diversity and activities which include sports, arts, student
exchange and business connections, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of San Bernardino and all of our citizens to continue to
extend in perpetuity the hand of friendship as Sister Cities,
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23 NOW THEREFORE, I, PATRICK J. MORRIS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN
24 BERNARDINO WITH THE COMMON COUNCIL, ENCOURAGE FUTURE
25 GENERATIONS TO WORK TOWARDS THE BETTERMENT OF HUMANKIND IN
26 OUR COMMON GOAL OF ACHIEVING WORLD PEACE.
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2009-334 .
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ACKNOWLEDGING AND HONORING THE 50TH
NNIVERSARY OF THE SISTER CITIES RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ACHIKAWA, JAPAN, AND THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AND
AFFIRMING OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THIS MOST REWARDING
ISTER CITIES RELATIONSHIP.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by.the Mayor and
ommon Council of the City of San Bernardino at a j oint regular meeting thereof, held
day of October
2009, by the following vote, to wit:
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ABSTAIN
ABSENT
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Ra el Clark, City Clerk
The . foregoing resolution IS
hereby
approved this 2~
day of
October
, 2009.
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