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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ITYWI DE
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANI MAYOR DIAZ
TC: Honorable Chamium and Members
of the City Commission
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Mayor
DATE : May 6, 2002
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SUBJECT : Discussion Item
Sister Cities Program
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ENCLOSURE$
I would respectf illy request that the following item be placed on supplemental agenda for
the next City Commission meeting to be held on May 9, 2002.
Motion directing the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance establishing a Sister
Cities Coordinating Council composed of six (6) members — one (1), the Council
Chairperson, appointed by the Mayor and five (5) appointed by each of the City
Commissioners — who will oversee the functioning of newly established Sister
Cities Committees for each of Miami's Sister Cities; establisbixag terms for the
members of the Council; appointing the Sister Cities and Protocol Coordinator as
the City's liaison to the Council; further authorizing the Council to: (i) establish
an affiliation policy for current and future Sister Cities; (ii) appoint Presidents of
each respective Sister Cities Committee with significant cultural and business ties
to the City of Miami and Sister City in question; further establisbing that each
Sister City Committee President to authorized to: (i) recruit committee members
with significant cultural and business ties to the City of Miami and the respective
Sister City, (ii) invite local Consul Generals to appoint a committee member to
each Sister Cities Committee.
Cc: Carlos Gimeuez, City Manager
Elvi Ganestegui-Alonso, AEenda Coordinab
Jessica Rodriguez, Asst. Agenda Coordinator
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