CITY OF NAPA
PROCLAMATION
Sister City of Montalcino, Italy
August 16, 2022
WHEREAS, Sister City relationships are recognized as being integral to reinforcing the Napa Valley’s leadership as a wine producing region; and WHEREAS, Sister City affiliations further global understanding by fostering educational, economic, and cultural exchanges on a long-term continuing basis; and WHEREAS, Creating a Sister City relationship with the City of Montalcino has furthered the objectives of building partnerships that pattern the economic and geographic aspects of a world-class wine region; and WHEREAS, A Sister City relationship has established a dialogue between the citizens of Montalcino and the citizens of Napa, with the purpose of spreading a stronger awareness towards the cultural and linguistic differences and strengthening the educational component of the sistership activities; and WHEREAS, The Sister City partnership of Montalcino and Napa is intended to develop fruitful relations, not only between the local governments but also, and especially, between the respective people, able to inspire a strong sentiment of solidarity between both communities and to strengthen the common sense of belonging through initiatives aimed at the promotion and enhancement of the material and spiritual heritage of both cities; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Scott Sedgley, Mayor of the City of Napa, along with the Napa City Council, do hereby welcome the Vice Mayor Mr. Angelo Braconi of the City of Montalcino, Italy, and proclaim our Sister City relationship underway with more collaboration to come.
Dated: August 16, 2022
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SCOTT SEDGLEY, MAYOR
CITY OF NAPA
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