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RESOLUTION NO. 79-21 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING <br />THE CITY OF TECATE, MEXICO, AS A SISTER <br />CITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, <br />UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City of Santa Ana desires to develop greater <br />understanding, friendship and cultural exchange <br />between the people of the world; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City of Santa Ana is rich with the heritage <br />of the people of Mexico, having a great number <br />of citizens residing in and contributing to the <br />progress of this City who also treasure their <br />Mexican heritage; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City of Santa Ana, for the past several years, <br />has developed a close association with the City of <br />Tecate, in the State of Baja California Norte, <br />Mexico; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City of Tecate is similar in many ways to the <br />City of Santa Ana by its community composition of <br />residences, industry and business; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the citizens of both cities have had a relation- <br />ship of friendship, cooperation and humanistic <br />interchange for a number of years; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />the City of Santa Ana desires to continue this <br />close relationship with the people of Tecate so <br />that the people of both cities can develop greater <br />understanding of each other's countries and customs; <br /> <br />NOW, <br /> <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the <br /> City of Santa Ana finds that the City of Tecate, <br /> in the State of Baja California Norte, Mexico, is <br /> similar to the City of Santa Ana in interests and <br /> characteristics, and that if the people of each <br /> community could continue to know each other, inter- <br /> national friendship, goodwill and greater under- <br /> standing would resul~ with benefits accruing to <br /> each city and its citizens; and <br /> <br />BE IT <br /> <br />FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Santa Ana hereby <br /> formally acknowledges its dedication to further <br /> the understanding and friendship between the people <br /> of both countries by accepting the City of Tecate <br /> in the State of Baja California Norte, Mexico, as <br /> an official Sister City of the City of Santa Aha, <br /> California, U.S.A. <br /> <br />ADOPTED this Sth day of February, 1979, by the following vote: <br /> <br /> AYES: COUNCILMEN: Brandt, Bricken, Evans, Garthe, <br /> <br />NOES: COUNCILMEN: <br /> <br />ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUN~TIL~/ <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY <br /> <br />MAYOR <br /> <br /> <br />