HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 06-148RESOLUTION NO. 06-148
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, DISSOLVING THE PALM
DESERT SISTER CITIES COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City Council established the Sister Cities Committee on
September 24, 1992, with adoption of the Resolution No. 92-93, for the purpose of dealing
with matters concerning the City's Sister City Program; and
WHEREAS, the Committee's success warranted a membership increase to thirteen
(13) members, which was effected by the adoption of Resolution No. 05-3 on January 13,
2005; and
WHEREAS, over the past fourteen years, the Sister Cities Committee has reviewed
issues of importance within its purview and provided timely advice to the City Council
thereon; and
WHEREAS, due to the success of the Sister Cities Program and in an effort to
enhance its outreach, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert and the Sister Cities
Committee decided to re -organize the Sister Cities Committee as a separate 501(c)(3) tax-
exempt, non-profit organization; and
WHEREAS, California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson officially endorsed the
Articles of Incorporation for the Palm Desert Sister Cities Foundation, as a nonprofit public
benefit corporation, on October 5, 2006.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, does hereby determine that it is in the public interest that the Sister Cities
Committee be dissolved at this time.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, at its adjourned regular meeting held on the 16th day of November,
2006, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and FERGUSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
JIM FGU8ON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLE K
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA