HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011968 - 1968-199 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Complimenting )
and Extending Best Fishes to )
the City of Shimada, Japan, } RESOLUTION NO. 68/199
Sister City of Richmond, )
California. )
WHEREAS the City of Richmond, California has established
a sister city relationship with the City of Shimada, Japan and,
in connection therewith, has established a Richmond--Shimada
Friendship Commission; and
WHEREAS the objective of said relationship and commission
is to promote the development of Mutual economic and cultural
understandings, initiate and conduct exchange activities between
said sister cities, and develop a common bond between these
cities and free countries; and
WHEREAS the City of Shimada and the City of Richmond have
conducted inter-city activities including exchange students,
teachers and hospital equipment donations; and
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra
Costa, California is well aware of the significant advantages
which relate to the City of Shimada-City of Richmond sister city
arrangement, particularly in terms of understandings between
communities in the free world; and
WHEREAS the Board has been apprised that a representative
of the City of Richmond will soon be going to the City of Shimada
and there make several goodwill visits;
NOW, THEREFORE, on the motion of Supervisor A. M. Dias,
seconded by Supervisor T. J. Coll, BE IT BY THIS BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS RESOLVED that it extends to the City of Shimada the
compliments and best wishes of the more than one-half million
residents of Contra Costas County, including the people of the
City of Richmond, and hopes that the Shimada-Richmond sister city
arrangement will continue to flourish to the mutual advantage of
both communities and the free world; and
BE IT BY THE BOARD FURTHER RESOLVED that it requests that
a copy of this resolution be delivered in person by the City of
Richmond representative to the officials of the City of Shimada,
Japan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of March, 1968 by the following
vote of the Boards
AYES : Supervisors J. E. Moriarty, T. J. Coll,
E. A. Linscheid, A. M. Dias.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Supervisor J. P. Kenny.
RESOLUTION NO. 68/199