HomeMy Public PortalAbout10) 7G Sister City Partnership MOU with Hualien County, TaiwanAGENDA
ITEM 7.G.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 17, 2018
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager
By: Julie Gatica, Interim Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF A SISTER CITY PARTNERSHIP MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH HUALIEN COUNTY, TAIWAN
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to approve a Sister City Partnership MOU between the
City of Temple City and Hualien County, Taiwan.
BACKGROUND:
1. On June 5, 2018, the Mayor requested staff bring an item to City Council to discuss
and consider entering into a sister city partnership with Hualien County, Taiwan .
2. On June 19, 2018, City Council adopted Resolution No. 18-5339 (Attachment "A")
approving an invitation to Hualien County, Taiwan, to establish a sister city
relationship with the City and directed staff to bring back a MOU (Attachment "B")
including the desire to work towards a youth exchange program for Council's
consideration .
ANALYSIS:
The City Council approved an invitation to Hualien County, Taiwan, to establish a sister
city partnership with Temple City in June and directed staff to bring back an MOU for
Council's consideration .
City Council directed staff to draft an MOU focusing on the following:
1. Promote and enhance the friendship between the people of the City of Temple
City and Hualien County;
2. Promote and enhance educational, cultural, tourism and economic/commercial
co-operation between City of Temple City and Hualien County, Taiwan;
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3. Strive to develop a youth exchange program in the future; and
4. Aspire to work together based on the need for friendly co-operation, and both
countries to promote mutual understanding, respect and friendship between
them.
If the City Council approves the proposed MOU with Hualien County, Taiwan, it will be
announced formally at the TBBA (Taiwan Benevolent Association of America)
convention in August with the signing ceremony on Saturday, August 25th
CITY STRATEGIC GOALS:
City Council's approval of the MOU with Hualien County, Taiwan will promote the City's
Strategic Goals of Quality of Life and Citizen Education and Communication.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item does not have an impact on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 City Budget.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Resolution No. 18-5339
B. MOU from the City ofTemple City
ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION N0.18-5339
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO HUALIEN
COUNTY, TAIWAN TO BECOME A SISTER CITY
WHEREAS, il is the desire of Temple City to exchange hands of friendship and
camaraderie with the people of Hualien County, Taiwan as sister cities; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose of the aforesaid affiliation to embark upon a various
exchanges and personal contacts between the people of the Sister Cities with a view to
promote mutual understanding, respect and friendship between them; and
WHEREAS, Temple City, through its City Council, hopes that a sister cities
relationship will lead to a lasting friendship between the people of Temple City and
Hualien County, Taiwan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. The City Council, on behalf of the people of Temple City, hereby
extends an invitation to the Government and the people of the City of Hualien County,
Taiwan to participate with the Government and the people of the City of Temple City as
Sister Cities for the purpose of creating good will and understanding between the
people of our two cities, states, and nations.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 19th day of June 2018.
William Man, Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. 18-5339, was duly
passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Temple City held on the 19th day of June 2018 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmember-Chavez, Sternquist, Yu, Fish, Man
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-None
Councilmember-None
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
AND
ATTACHMENT B
THE COUNTY OF HUALIEN, TAIWAN, THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2018 City Council of City of Temple City adopted
Resolution No. 18-5339 approving an invitation to Hualien County, Taiwan to establish
a sister city relationship; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose of the City of Temple City and Hualien County,
Taiwan to embark upon and activate joint programs of various exchanges and personal
contacts between the people of Temple City and Hualien County, Taiwan with a view to
promote mutual understanding, respect and friendship between them; and
WHEREAS, Temple City, through its Council does recognize and endorse this
program between the people of Temple City and Hualien County; and
WHEREAS, in order to develop a sister city relationship with cooperation
between the City of Temple City and Hualien County, both agree to support a sister city
relationship on the following terms:
1. Promote and enhance the friendship between the people of the City of Temple City
and Hualien County;
2. Promote and enhance educational, cultural, tourism and economic/commercial co-
operation between City of Temple City and Hualien County;
3. Strive to develop a youth exchange program in the future; and
4. Work together based on the need for friendly co-operation and mutual
understanding for friendship.
Hence, on August 25, 2018 this memorandum of understanding solidifies a future sister
city relationship between the City of Temple City, USA and Hualien County, Taiwan.
William Man, Mayor Nanette Fish, Mayor ProTem
Sister City Partnership MOU
City of Temple City and Hualien County
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Vincent Yu, Councilmember
Tom Chavez, Councilmember
ATTEST:
Peggy Kuo, City Clerk
Cynthia Sternquist, Councilmember
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
Eric E. Vail, City Attorney