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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 11 , 1987
SUBJECT City of Dublin Membership : Dublin Sister City
Association
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Letter Dated April 29 , 1987 from Bill Foster , Chairman
ster City Association
RECOMMENDATION \ Consider .
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Annual membership fee $25. 00. Sufficient funds are
available in the City Council Budget .
DESCRIPTION At the regular City Council meeting on April 27 , 1987 ,
Councilmember Snyder suggested that the City consider becoming a member of
the Sister City Association.
Ms . Claudia McCormick, secretary of the organization has provided us with a
copy of the letter mailed to various organizations . The Sister City
Association has now incorporated and they have arranged for a pairing with
Bray , Ireland . The group is just in its formative stage and many of the
details of the Sister City Association ' s activities have not been
determined . Mayor Jeffery serves as the honorary chair of the Committee.
Ms. McCormick has also informed us that a delegation from Bray , Ireland has
accepted an invitation to visit -Dublin, California during the Shamrock
Festival . This event is scheduled to occur between July 27 and August 2nd,
1987 .
Staff would recommend that the City Council consider membership for the City
of Dublin in the Sister City Association.
COPIES TO:
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April 29, 1987
Chamber of Commerce
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Dear 1
Knowing your reputation for supporting the activities of our
community, the Dublin Sister City Association takes great pride in
soliciting your help with a most exciting project.
Bray, Ireland will soon become Dublin's first official sister city,
and the board of directors guiding this effort feel that your
support and active participation will make a great difference in the
success of our efforts. Joining two communities from across the
world is a major undertaking worthy of all of our community support .
Please consider this invitation to participate as a challenge to us
all to make our world a little smaller , friendlier , and filled with
a better understanding of brother and sisterhood. Enclosed you will
find a copy of the Sister City Membership Application. Feel free to
copy and distribute as many as possible . All forms should be either
mailed to:
Dublin Sister City Association.
P .C. Box 2001
• Dublin, California 94568
or , dropped by the Dublin Chamber office on Amador Valley Blvd.
Membership fees are noted on the application . Please feel free to
call any of the board members with questions or suggestions
regarding your participation in this city-wide project.
Our next public meeting will be held May 12 , 1987 at 7:3C pm at the
Dublin Library. We are looking forward to seeing a member of your
orcanization there. Also, remember that Sister City Board Members
are available to speak at your organization 's next meeting . Please
contact the Chamber office for details .
Let us thank you in advance for your support on behalf of the
Dublin-Bray Sister City Connection .
i r cerely,
E 11 Foster , Chairman
Sister City Association
7986 Amador Valley Boulevard Dublin, California 94568 (415) 828-6200