HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 05-003RESOLUTION NO. 05-3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, c)\--D
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ITS RESOLUTION NOS. 99-112 AND 03-50,
REGARDING ORGANIZATION OF THE SISTER CITY COMMITTEE AS IT
RELATES TO MEMBERSHIP
WHEREAS, on September 24, 1992, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 92-93,
establishing a Sister City Committee for the purpose of advising, monitoring, and assisting the
City Council relative to the best methods for promoting the exchange of culture, information, N-
and intemational relations with our Sister Cities; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet the changing needs of the community and those of its
Sister Cities, Resolution Nos. 99-112 and 03-50 were subsequently adopted by the City Council
to restructure and refocus the Sister City Committee, its goals, objectives, and programs; and
WHEREAS, the Committee has further matured and expanded its focus and level of
responsibilities to include two Sister Cities, and in recognition of these facts, at its meeting of
November 18, 2004, the Committee voted unanimously to request the City Council approve an
increase in membership from nine (9) to eleven (11) members; and
WHEREAS, after further consideration by Members of the Committee, staff, and
City Council, it was mutually agreed that the Committee would be even further benefited by
providing an increase in membership to allow for a maximum of thirteen (13) members.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
Califomia, that Resolution Nos. 99-112 and 03-50 are hereby amended to provide for a
maximum membership of 13 individuals on the Sister City Committee.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, at its regular meeting held on this 13th day of January , 2005, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, KELLY, and CRITES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: SPIEGEL
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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RACFiELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLEK
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BUFORD A.(CRITES, MAYOR
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA