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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS TO ENTER INTO A SISTER CITY
AGREEMENT WITH TOLUCA, MEXICO
WHEREAS since 1981 the Crty of Fort Worth has enjoyed sister crty
relationships with five outstanding cities around the country Reggio Emilia, Italy Trier
Germany Nagaoka, Japan, Bandung, Indonesia, and Budapest, Hungry and,
WHEREAS thousands of Fort Worth citizens have enjoyed cultural, educational,
social and business exchanges over the years wrth their counterparts m these five great
sister cities and, m the process, have won numerous awards for the outstanding quality of
the exchanges, and,
WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth has formed a partnership with Sister Cities
International of Fort Worth to coordinate the Fort Worth Sister Crty program, and,
WHEREAS Sister Cities International of Fort Worth, at the request of the City of
Fort Worth, has completed a search process for an appropriate sister crty in the Country
of Mexico and,
WHEREAS after diligent study Sister Cities International of Fort Worth
recommends that a sister city relationship be entered into wrth the City of Toluca, Mexico
because of the similar interests and character of the two cities which will foster
exchanges between citizens of the two cities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Worth City Council hereby
accept the recommendation of Sister Cities International of Fort Worth to accept Toluca,
Mexico as Fort Worth s sister crty• and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorize the Mayor of Fort
Worth to execute the appropriate documents to enter into a sister city agreement wrth
Toluca, Mexico
Adopted April j .;C-~ 1998
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