CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING (MOU) REGARDING THE FORMULATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF SISTER CITY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
VILLAGE OF WADI FOQUIN , PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES AND
THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
WHEREAS, the Alameda Sister City Association was formed in 2009, to administer and expand the Alameda Sister City Program to encourage friendship and understanding between the peoples of the United States and other nations through the medium of direct personal contact; and
WHEREAS, the people of the City of Alameda and its officials have enthusiastically endorsed the concept of forming Friendship and Sister City relations and affiliations with foreign cities with common concerns and mutual interests; and
WHEREAS, City of Alameda officials and representatives of the Alameda Sister City Association have met with representatives of Wadi Foquin to learn more about Wadi Foquin and to determine support for said Sister City relations; and
WHEREAS, officials in both communities have indicated a sincere willingness to engage in programs which will be beneficial to their communities, particularly in the development of cultural and social ties; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alameda does recognize and endorse said program with the hope that it will lead to creating goodwill and understanding between Alamedans and people who live in the Village of Wadi Foquin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ALAMEDA that the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the formulation and implementation of said Sister City relations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a fully executed and suitably inscribed copy of this Resolution be presented to the Mayor of Wadi Foquin and that another copy be filed in the City Clerk’s office in the Alameda City Hall.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the City Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 18th day of March 2025, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City Council this 19th day of March 2025.
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda