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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4290 RESOLUTION NO. 4290 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING 80 CITIZENS OF ARCADIA AS AMBASSADORS OF GOOD WILL ON THE OCCASION OF ARCADIA'S FIRST GOOD WILL VISIT TO ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. WHEREAS, since days immemorial people everywhere have hoped and prayed for the end of armed conflict as a means of settling inter- national disputes and differences; and WHEREAS, international amity and world peace can be assured when people and governments achieve mutual understanding, respect and friendship; and WHEREAS, it is the desire and wish of the people and government of the City of Arcadia, California, to secure a Sister City in the area of Asia and the Pacific and thereby further the aims and purposes of the Sister City Program of the United States; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City of Arcadia to undertake a good will visit to Asia and the Pacific to implement the Sister City Program of Arcadia, and thereafter to embark upon and activate joint pro- grams of various exchanges and personal contacts between the people of the City of Arcadia and the people of the city so selected with a view towards promoting mutual understanding, respect and friendship between them. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arcadia, California, does hereby determine and resolve as follows: That we, the people of Arcadia, California, in the United States of America, hereby appoint 80 fellow citizens as ambassadors of good will -1- 4290 to undertake a ~ood will tour of Asia and the Pacific for the purpose of selecting a second Sister City for the people of Arcadia under the auspices of the Town Affiliation Program of the People-to-People Program of the United States, and to secure an affiliation of friendship through meeting on a people-to-people, person-to-person level, so that we can become better acquainted with the people of other nations, respect each other's rights and views, help cultivate friendship between the peoples of the world, and thus join in helping to build a road to world peace on a bedrock of inter- national harmony and concord. Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of August, 1972. D*~ Mayor r!, lf~a;cC C. ROBERT ARTH Mayor Pro Tempore ILJL~ EDWARD L. BUTTERWORTH u ilman AMES R. HELMS, JR. c~~ ' , ~) ALTON E. S O~ . Councilman -' ATTEST: tl%~~2!m>:1 ~V/1J City Clerk I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 24th day of August, 1972, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Arth, Butterworth, Helms, Scott and Rage ~'4tt~.~~~~ -2- 4290