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N. Community Involvement <br />It is acknowledged that the Sister City affiliations with Ribeirao Preto, Ponta Delgada and Naga <br />are long standing and were formed in a cooperative effort between City and community <br />representatives. <br />For all new Sister City and Friendship City affiliations, there should be an organized group of <br />residents and business owners in San Leandro willing and capable of supporting and building the <br />relationship. For new affiliations, viability of the organization should be demonstrated by <br />submitting their statement of intent for review by the City Council Civic and Cultural <br />Committee. Their statement should include: <br />A. Planned activities for the first year of the relationship. <br />B. A list of volunteers, professionals or other organizations committed to supporting the <br />program and responding in a timely fashion to overtures from the Sister City or Friendship <br />City, to working with City staff, and to representing the City of San Leandro with <br />competence and integrity. <br />C. For Sister Cities, a budget for the first year of activities, showing the funds and/or <br />commitments to contribute materials, services or time to meet the budget requirements. <br />D. For Sister Cities, plans for on-going financial and personal support of the relationship. <br />E. For Friendship Cities, plans for on-going personal support of the relationship. <br />V. Responsibilities of the City of San Leandro <br />A. Requests for establishing a Sister City or Friendship City affiliation and the community <br />organization's implementation plan and budget, where appropriate, will be reviewed by the <br />City Council Civic and Cultural Committee, with a recommendation to the City Council as <br />appropriate. <br />B. When appropriate, the City will organize and carry out community receptions and/or events <br />to acknowledge the formal visit of the Mayor or other elected officials from a Sister City <br />when an invitation has been extended by the San Leandro Mayor or City Council, and when <br />that Sister City is not represented by a community organization (Ribeirao Preto, Ponta <br />Delgada, or Naga). The City Council Civic and Cultural Committee will recommend the <br />reception and/or event activities. Community receptions and/or events for Friendship City <br />dignitaries will be the responsibility of the community group sponsoring the affiliation. <br />C. Informal visits by Sister City or Friendship City dignitaries will be acknowledged by a <br />meeting or luncheon with the Mayor and/or City Councilmembers, depending upon the <br />availability of City officials and the visiting dignitaries. If advance planning permits, such <br />plans for a meeting or luncheon will be reviewed by the City Council Civic and Cultural <br />Committee. If the visit does not provide adequate time for Committee review, the Mayor <br />will report to the City Council all official activities that took place during the visit. <br />D. Generally, the City will not fund travel nor reimburse for travel or lodging expenses for <br />visitors coming to San Leandro without prior approval by the City Council, and only for <br />those instances to reciprocate for prior hosted accommodations by the Sister City. There is <br />