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RESOLUTION NO. buy"'
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH
POPAYAN, COLOMBIA, AND ALL OTHER CITIES
IN COLOMBIA? PANAMA, AND COSTA RICA
AFFECTED BY THE RECENT EARTHQUAKES, AND
REQUESTING THAT PREFERENCE BE GIVEN TO
THEM IN THE SELECTION AND DESIGNATION OF
SISTER CITIES DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS
UNDER THE SISTER CITY PROGRAM OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI.
WHEREAS, recent earthquakes have brought human suffering
and physical devastation to Popayan, Colombia, and other
cities in Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica; and
WHEREAS, Colombia ranks 3rd out of 141 nations in dollar
value of goods exported to Miami, namely, $171,025,314; and
WHEREAS, Colombia ranks 2nd out of 152 nations in dollar
value of goods imported from Miami, namely, $602,237,832;
and
WHEREAS, it is fitting that priority and preference be
extended toward a municipality in the Country of Colombia in
any selection and designation of a Sister City in the next 90
days under the Sister City Program of the City of Miami; and
WHEREAS, the positive effect of preferring Popayan,
Colombia, and the other aforesaid cities at the time of the
next selection of a Sister City under the City of Miami
Sister City Program will help offset the catastrophic
calamity which has befallen those cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby expresses its
solidarity with Popayan, Colombia, and all other cities in
Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica affected by the recent
earthquakes, and hereby requests that preference be given to
them in the selection and designation of Sister Cities during
the next 90 days under the Sister City Program of the City of
Miami.
CITY COMMISSION
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day Of April , 1983.
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MAURICE A. FERRE
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G. ONGIE, CITY CL K
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ROBERT F. CLARK
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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OSE R. GARCIA-PEDROSA
ITY ATTORNEY
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