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- DRAFT - San Leandro Sister City Guidelines I. Criteria for Establishing_a Sister City Affiliation In keeping with the goals of President Eisenhower's People to People Program to offer opportunities for people of all ages to experience, explore and absorb other cultures through long-term partnerships, the City of San Leandro sets forth the following guidelines for developing its Sister City affiliations. These relationships are intended to transcend transitory political or social concerns, and lead to ongoing community involvement with Sister City regions and people. II. Sister City Selection Criteria A. A city chosen for affiliation should be located in a country that has established diplomatic relations with the United States. There should be the potential for genuine people-to-people contact; communication and visitation should be able to occur freely in both directions. B. The proposed city should be similar in population, and/or role in the region, and/or have cultural, educational, socio-economic, governmental, or other tangible features in common with San Leandro, making it an appropriate Sister City. C. There must be residential community and cultural ties between San Leandro and the proposed city. The relationship should not be economically driven. D. The proposed city must be in a country not already represented by San Leandro's Sister Cities, and ideally, so as to maintain balance in the program, should be of a different linguistic or cultural group than San Leandro's existing Sister Cities. III. Community Involvement It is acknowledged that the Sister City affiliations with Ribeirao Preto, Ponta Delgada and Naga are long standing and were formed in a cooperative effort between City and community representatives. For all new Sister City affiliations, there should be an organized group of residents and business owners in San Leandro willing and capable of supporting and building the relationship. For new Sister City relationships, viability of the organization should be demonstrated by submitting their statement of intent for review by the City Council Human Relations Committee. Their statement should include: A. Planned activities for the first year of the relationship.