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Fort Collins, Colorado October 14, 1974
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO THE CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH,
NE11 ZEP.LAND, TO BECOME A SISTER-CITY AND INVITING THE
PEOPLE OF CHRISTCHURCH, 1=1 ZEALAND TO PARTICIPATE IN
SAID PROGRAM!
'AREAS, the "People-to-People Program" was inaugurated by the President
of the United States in 1956 to establish greater friendship and understanding
between the peoples of the United States and other nations through the medium
of direct personal contact, and
WHEREAS, all succeeding U S Presidents have endorsed said program,
to be conducted for the broad purposes of the exchange of ideas and people
between the citizens of the United States of America and the peoples of other
nations, and
Z'HEREAS, to implement this program Fort Collins and other communities
in the United States have been requested by the Town Affiliation Association
of the U S , Inc to affiliate with cities in other nations of similar char-
acteristics and mutual interest, and
ITITEAS, the City of Fort Collins, through its council, does recognize
and endorse this program with the hope that it will lead to a lasting friendship
between the people of Fort Collins and Christchurch, New Zealand
NOW, T=UTORD, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, AS POLLOT TS
SECTION 1 That this Council on behalf of the people of Fort Collins
does hereby extend an invitation to the government and the people of the City
of Christchurch, Neir Zealand to participate with Fort Collins as its sister-city
for the purpose of creating greater mutual understanding between the peoples of
our two great cities and nations
SECTION 2 Tne mayor is hereby authorized to act as official represent-
ative of Fort Collins to carry out this program
SECTION 3 That copies of this Resolution are to be sent to the mayor
and council of the City of Christchurch, New Zealand, the Town Affiliation
Association of the U S , Inc , and the Embassy of New Zealand
PASSED A M APPROVED, THIS _ �' �y fee of
ATTEST /, -;mayor
City Clerk