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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Supervisor John Gioia, District I
Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor Diane Burgis, District III
Supervisor Ken Carlson, District IV
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V
Clerk of the Board (925) 655-2000
clerkoftheboard@cob.cccounty.us
2:00 PMAdministration Building 1025 Escobar Street
Room 110, Martinez
Friday, July 26, 2024
Special Meeting
Visit by Taichung City Mayor Lu and Taichung City Delegation
1.Call to Order and Public Comment
Called the meeting to order at 2:25 p .m
Roll Call:
Present: District I Supervisor John Gioia, District III Supervisor Diane Burgis, District IV Supervisor Ken
Carlson, and District V Supervisor Federal D . Glover Absent: District II Supervisor Candace Andersen
There were no requests to speak at public comment .
2.Welcome by Chair of the Board Supervisors Federal D. Glover, and Supervisors John Gioia,
Diane Burgis and Ken Carlson.
3.Introduction of Mayor Lu and City Delegation.
Mayor Lu was unable to attend the meeting . She needed to return to Taiwan as a typhoon is
approaching the island.
The Board welcomed the delegation: Mr. Mark K Huang, Deputy Mayor, Taichung City
Government; Ms. Chen, Chia-Chun, Director General, Cultural Affairs Bureau; Mr . Chou,
Jia-Hao, Executive Officer, Agricultural Bureau; Mr. Chiang, Woei-Min, Director General,
Education Bureau; Ms. Luan, Chih-Yi, Director General, Information Bureau; Mr . Klon Lin,
Director General, Digital Affairs Bureau; Ms . Hsieh, Chia Chen, Director General, Secretariat;
Ms. Chang, Feng-Lan, Commissioner, International Affairs Commission .
4.History of Sister County/City Relationship between Contra Costa County and Taichung.
Contra Costa County and Taichung became sister counties in 1983. In December, 2010 Taichung
City and Taichung County merged and are known as Taichung City . Taichung City has
maintained all 22 of it's sister relationships.
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5.Promotion of Sister-County Relationship.
The Delegation and the Board spoke on the excellent agricultural and industrial operations in
both places. Contra Costa County has thriving agricultural, wine and craft brewery ventures in
addition to its ports, industrial sector and testing partnership for autonomous vehicles . Taichung
has renowned tea growing operations, a very large presence in semiconductor manufacturing as
the home of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Micron manufacturing plants,
both companies having begun significant expansion . Offshore wind turbine companies from the
U.S., Japan and Europe also enjoy a great deal of support in Taichung City, who has closed two of
its three nuclear power plants, the third scheduled to retire in 2025.
It was agreed that a robust relationship between Contra Costa and Taichung City would be of
great benefit to both, particularly in the area of expanding tourism outreach, promotion of
agricultural products, and the exchange of knowledge in clean energy generation, industrial
production and the logistics of sustainable water allocations and recycling .
The Delegation was pleased to note the festivals held in Contra Costa and encouraged a cultural
exchange by inviting performers from Contra Costa to take part in celebrations in Taichung such
as Rockin Taichung, the International Jazz Festival and the International Dance Festival, to name
only a few.
Contra Costa County was invited to reach out at it's earliest convenience for any assistance from
the Delegation to visit Taichung City. The Board noted that it is has been planning for a visit and
is looking forward to it.
6.Maintaining Bi-lateral Communication and Exchange.
Taichung City and Contra Costa County both agreed that going forward stronger ties and
communication would be of great benefit and look forward to sharing innovation in economic
development areas and cultural exchanges .
7.Consent Item
C.1 ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-275 recognizing Contra Costa County's
Sister-County/City Relationship with Taichung City, Taiwan and welcoming
the Honorable Mayor Lu and her delegation to Contra Costa County.
RES
2024-275
Attachments:2024-07-26 C.1 Res 2024-275.pdf
Motion: Burgis
Second: Carlson
AYES: District I Supervisor Gioia, District III Supervisor Burgis,
District IV Supervisor Carlson, and District V Supervisor Glover
Result:Passed
This Consent Resolution was adopted.
8.ADJOURN
Adjourned today's meeting at 3:55.
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