From: Levin, Shannon
To: [email protected]
Subject: FW: Sister City proposal Ramat Gan, city within the district of Tel Aviv, supplemental communication Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024 3:22:12 PM
From:
pacj <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 11:15 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL (INCL. CMO STAFF) <[email protected]>; Estanislau, Robin <[email protected]>
Subject: Sister City proposal Ramat Gan, city within the district of Tel Aviv, supplemental communication
Please provide more background information as to how this proposal came about.
Did officials from Ramat Gan approach the city or the mayor or Council member Strickland or did HB reach out to Ramat Gan?
What common interests does Huntington Beach share with Ramat Gan? Ramat Gan's economy is "dominated by the Diamond Exchange."
Ramat Gan currently has sister city relationships with 14 cities.
In the US, Phoenix is one of those
relationships.
Two cities in China and one from Russia also are sister cities with Ramat Gan.
We currently have at least three sister cities, the last being the surfing capital of France, Biarritz. What criteria is used to decide to pursue sister city relationships? Thank you.
Pat Quintana
9/17/2024
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