Exhibit CC 07-05-2017 Item 6 Establishment of Friendship City RelationshipsCUPERTINO
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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10300 TORRE AVENUE• CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: July 5, 2017
Establishment of Friendship City Relationships
Recommended Action
Review and consider four (4) applications establishing Friendship City relationships with
. Haikou, People's Republic of China; Jilin, People's Republic of China; Guiyang, Peop le's
Republic of China; Naning, People's Republic of China; and Nantong, People's Republic
of China.
Background
At its September 6, 2016 meeting, Council approved amendments to the City's Policies
and Guidelines on Sister Cities to include a designation for Friendship City relationships.
Following this action, staff created an application and made it available to interested
parties. To date, the City Council has established twenty-two (22) Friendship City
relationships.
Description
The City recognizes the value of developing people-to-people contacts as a way to further
international communication and understanding. Friendship City partnerships can be an
effective method in fostering increased global cooperation and communication between
the City of Cupertino and international municipalities. As such, the City welcomes
friendly relationships with cities from around the world.
Staff has received four (4) new applications from Friendship City groups representing:
>-Haikou, People's Republic of China
>-Jilin, People's Republic of China
>-Naning, People's Republic of China
>-Nantong, People's Republic of China
If the applications are approved by Council, the Mayor would sign the agreements
establishing Friendship City Designations between the City and the international
municipalities. The agreements would expire in two years unless renewed .
Sustainability Impact
To the extent that encouraging Friendship City relationships leads to additional
international travel and delegation visits, there will be an increase in transportation-
related greenhouse gas emissions.
Fiscal Impact
The policy establishes Friendship Cities differently from Sister Cities . Friendship Cities
are not eligible for City funding. Any direct financial obligation from the City for
Friendship Cities would be limited to providing promotional items not to exceed $15 per
delegate. Indirectly, each international delegation visit uses approximately 1 to 2 hours
of staff effort, which equates to about $75 to $150 of staff time per visit.
Prepared by: Brian Babcock, Public Information Officer
Reviewed by: Jaqui Guzman, Deputy City Manager
Approved for Submission by: David Brandt, City Manager
Attachments:
A -Haikou Friendship City Application
B -Jilin Friendship City Application
C -Naning Friendship City Application
D -Nantong Friendship City Application