CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Mayor Jerry Dyer
_________________________________ ________________________________ JERRY DYER, Honorable Mayor NELSON ESPARZA, Council President
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ESMERALDA SORIA, Councilmember District 1 MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2
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MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3 TYLER MAXWELL, Council Vice President
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LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5 GARRY BREDEFELD, Council District 6
WHEREAS , on May 10, 1983, the Fresno City Council approved a resolution naming Münster, Germany – a historic cultural and university town – as a Sister City. Now, 39 years later, the pairing between Fresno and Münster is Fresno’s second longest current Sister City relationship, surpassed only by Kochi, Japan; and
WHEREAS , over the years, the Münster-Fresno relationship has been mutually beneficial, with many student exchanges and visits by citizens and officials with the two cities. In 1991, for instance, a Münster delegation toured Fresno-area agriculture venues. In 1993, the Fresno Youth Philharmonic Orchestra toured Münster. Visits such as these enriched both cities and strengthened the relationship; and
WHEREAS , in 2009, Markus Lewe was elected as Münster’s Mayor. He was reelected in 2015 and 2020 and is in his thirteenth year leading the City; and
WHEREAS , Mayor Lewe and the Münster City Council, and Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer and the Fresno City Council, desire to continue this very important relationship as we welcome Mayor Lewe and the Münster delegation to the City of Fresno in May 2022; and
WHEREAS , to not only continue, but also to expand this longstanding relationship, Münster and Fresno have signed an economic alliance with the goal of strengthening economic development ties. This agreement will pave the way for the sharing of information and best practices and assist in the development and commercialization of new technologies as well as business attraction and expansion; and
WHEREAS , the City of Fresno appreciates this long and fruitful relationship, and looks forward to many more years and decades as partners, with the goal of enriching lives not only in both cities, but also by our close working relationship, in the world at large.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and Members of the Fresno City Council proclaim Thursday, May 26, 2022, to be:
“Münster, Germany Day”
In the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 26th day of May, 2022.
In Celebration of Münster, Germany