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February 14, 1995
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<br />the folloWlng ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $5,845,000.00 FROM THE
<br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR THE HOME PRO(~RAM, THE EMERGENCY
<br />SHELTER PROGRAM AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
<br />PROGRAM."
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<br />Ayes: Clemons, Griffin, Hawks, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Webb
<br />Nays: None
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<br />95-73 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a
<br />resolution to establish formal interrelations with Changzhou,
<br />China.
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<br /> "Your Sister City's Commission has recommended that
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia and Chan=zhou, China, formalize Sister City
<br />relations. The City of Portsmouth has ~nt~rrelat~onships w~th
<br />three other s%s~er cities, they are: Duned~n, New Zealand, in
<br />the South Pacific; Portsmouth, England; and Eldoret, Kenya,
<br />located in the Raft Valley Province of Western Kenya.
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<br /> The City Attorney has prepared a resolution to fulfill the
<br />request. I, therefore, recommend your adoption of same."
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Martin, and seconded by Mr. Hawks, to adopt
<br />the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> "A RESOLUTION ENDORSING CHANGZHOU, CHINA, AS A SISTER CITY;
<br />DESIGNATING THE MAYOR OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA AS AN OFFICIAL
<br />REPRESENTATIVE.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the "People-to-People Program" was inaugurated by
<br />the President of the United States in 1956 to establish greater
<br />friendship and understanding between the peoples of the United
<br />States and other nations through the medium of direct personal
<br />contact; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, succeeding Presidents of the United States have
<br />endorsed the program of exchange of ideas and people between the
<br />citizens of the United States and of other nations; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, has established
<br />the Mayor's Sister Cities Commission and has participated in
<br />said program of exchange with Dunedin, New Zealand, Portsmouth,
<br />England and Eldoret, Kenya; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Sister City Commission has
<br />recommended that, in addition to our current relationship with
<br />Dunedin, New Zealand, Portsmouth, England and Eldoret, Kenya,
<br />the City formally establish a similar program of exchange with
<br />Changzhou, China; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City ~f Portsmouth desires to
<br />recognize and endorse said program by establishing such a
<br />relationship with the City of Changzhou, China, in the hope that
<br />it will lead to a lasting friendship between the citizens of the
<br />two cities.
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
<br />of Portsmouth, Virginia: ~
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<br /> 1o That this Council hereby officially endorses Changzhou,
<br />China, as.a Sister City for the purpose of creating greater
<br />mutual understanding between peoples of two communities and
<br />nations.
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