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City Manager's Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/city-managers-office <br />Item # 25 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />July 18, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Sister Cities Relationship with the City of Sahuayo <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Agreement with Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico to Establish a Sister City Relationship <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the City of Sahuayo de <br />Ocampo, of the State of Michoacan of the United Mexican States to formalize the sister <br />city relationship between the City of Santa Ana and the City of Sahuayo. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the October 4, 2022 meeting, the City Council adopted a resolution establishing a <br />sister city relationship with the City of Sahuayo de Ocampo, of the State of Michoacan <br />of the United Mexican States ("Sahuayo"). To formalize the relationship, the City of <br />Sahuayo has requested that the City of Santa Ana enter into an agreement (Exhibit 1). <br />The agreement does not commit the City to expend public funds, including staff <br />resources, in furtherance of the objectives outlined in the agreement; the City's <br />participation is voluntary. <br />About Sister Cities Procirams <br />The term "sister cities," also referred to as "twin towns," is used generally to refer to a <br />form of agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the <br />purpose of promoting commercial, cultural, and economic ties. "Sister city" programs <br />became popular in the United States in 1956 when former U.S. President Dwight D. <br />Eisenhower proposed a citizen diplomacy initiative, Sister Cities International. While <br />Sister Cities International originated as a program of the National League of Cities, it <br />has since become its own entity. Although Sister Cities International is not the only <br />mechanism to establish "sister city" relationships between cities, it is popular among <br />cities wishing to do so. The City of Santa Ana currently does not operate a Sister Cities <br />program. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />