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RESOLUTION NO.R2003-173 ' <br /> RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT <br /> OF A SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH <br /> - CAMAJUANI.VILLA CLARA.CUBA - <br /> WHEREAS, the citizens of Decatur have entered into Sister City relationships with <br /> Tokorozawa, Japan, and Seevetal, Germany; and, <br /> WHEREAS, these relationships have proved to be mutually beneficial to the people of <br /> Decatur, Tokorozawa, and Seevetal; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the citizens of these cities have developed close personal and social relations <br /> that have brought them closer together in understanding; and, <br /> WHEREAS, these Sister City relations have led to many projects of mutual aid in <br /> education, health, language, learning, agriculture, youth exchange, art and handicrafts, music, and <br /> other areas; and, <br /> WHEREAS, such relationships contnbute to more harmonious international relations <br /> among countries and contnbute to the solidarity among people who seek peace and <br /> understanding; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the people of Camajuani, Cuba, and members of the Decatur Sister Cities <br /> Committee have developed the basis for a new relationship between Camajuani and Decatur and <br /> wish to formalize that agreement; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the moral support of the City Council of Decatur would contribute <br /> substantially to the formalization of the agreement and signify the seriousness of the undertaking. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br /> OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: <br /> Section 1. That the City Council expresses its support and encouragement for the <br /> development of a Sister City relation between the citizens of Decatur, Illinois and Camajuani, <br /> Cuba. <br /> PRESENTED and ADOPTED this 3rd.�a��Q€�vember, 2003. <br /> �' __.r-=�ll.�`-��� <br /> . � � PAUL OSBORNE, MAYOR <br /> ATTE :� � <br /> �.�i�� � � , � G�/�� <br /> CITY CLERK <br />