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COUNCILMEMBERS HANDBOOK APPENDIX F <br /> CITY OF SAN .LEANDRO <br /> SAN LEANDRO SISTER CITY AND FRIENDSHIP CITY <br /> GUIDELINES <br /> I. Criteria for Establishing a Sister City and Friendship City Affiliations <br /> In keeping with the goals of President Eisenhower's People to People Program to offer <br /> opportunities for people of all ages to experience, explore and absorb other cultures <br /> through long-term partnerships, the City of San Leandro sets forth the following <br /> guidelines for developing its Sister City and Friendship City affiliations. These <br /> relationships are intended to transcend transitory political or social concerns, and lead to <br /> ongoing community involvement with Sister City and Friendship City regions and <br /> people. <br /> It is recognized that Friendship City affiliations are less formal and more limited in scope <br /> than Sister City affiliations, consisting of less administrative and financial expectations. <br /> II. Sister City Selection Criteria <br /> A. A city chosen for a Sister City affiliation should be located in a country that has <br /> established diplomatic relations with the United States. There should be the potential <br /> for genuine people -to- people contact; communication and visitation should be able to <br /> occur freely in both directions. <br /> B. The proposed city should be similar in population, and /or role in the region, and /or <br /> have cultural, educational, socio - economic, governmental, or other tangible features <br /> in common with San Leandro, making it an appropriate Sister City. <br /> C. There must be residential community and cultural ties between San Leandro and the <br /> proposed city. The relationship should not be economically driven. <br /> D. The proposed city must be in a country not already represented by San Leandro's <br /> Sister Cities, and ideally, so as to maintain balance in the program, should be of a <br /> different linguistic or cultural group than San Leandro's existing Sister Cities. <br /> III. Friendship City Selection Criteria <br /> A. A city chosen for a Friendship City affiliation should be located in a country that has <br /> established diplomatic relations with the United States. <br /> B. The proposed city should have cultural, demographic, economic, or other tangible <br /> features similar to those of San Leandro. <br /> (Adopted July 2, 2007; Resolution No. 2007 -093) Page 1 <br />