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SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH SAGINAW MICHIGAN
Moved by: Councillor, J. Harris
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor, R. Thomson
WHEREAS Council Motion 23-G-221 adopted by City Council on October 25th, 2023, regarding an INVESTIGATION - ECONOMIC/TRADE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES provided direction to staff in the Economic and Creative Development Department to investigate the feasibility of a potential economic/trade partnership with the State of Michigan;
AND WHEREAS Council is desirous of entering into a Sister City Relationship with Saginaw, Michigan;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
THAT the Mayor or Designate and Council Member Chair of the International Relations Committee be authorized to execute the relevant documents and any future amending documents establishing a Sister City Relationship with Saginaw, Michigan under the following terms and conditions:
a) The agreement reflects the activities that support the approved economic mandate of the International Relations Committee; and
b) The agreement be for a term to be established for a period of not more than 4 years for the purpose of reviewing the relationship after a 4-year period with optional renewal to measure success based upon the economic objectives of the International Relations Committee.
And that an official delegation with elected officials, members of the International Relations Committee and staff be authorized to travel to Saginaw Michigan in late May 2024 to formalize the Sister City Agreement, with the travel expenses to be funded from the International Relations Committee budget in an amount not to exceed $5,000.
AMENDMENT #1
Moved by: Councillor, J. Harris
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor, R. Thomson
That the direct motion concerning the Sister Relationship with Saginaw Michigan be amended by deleting paragraph b and replacing it with the following:
b) That the relationship be reviewed after a 4-year period to measure success based upon the economic objectives of the International...
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