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WS Item 5 Guidelines for Establishing New Sister City Relationships WS Item 5 Purpose To establish guidelines for engaging in future sister city relationships Background Southlake Sister Cities established in 1991 Promotes global understanding, friendship and communication through education and exchange opportunities Acts as the official liaison between Southlake and its sister cities Background Current foreign partnerships include: Sister Cities Friendship Cities Tome City, Japan Suzhou, China El Fuerte, Mexico Proposed Guidelines Southlake Sister Cities (SSC) identifies potential regions or countries SSC submits a proposal for each region/country to CS Department for City Council consideration Proposals will include: Narrative describing benefit of relationship Plan for developing sister city relationship Potential sources of funding Proposed Guidelines Upon City Council approval, SSC will identify potential sister cities in each region/country SSC will recommend 1-2 potential sister city candidates to City Council Upon City Council approval, SSC delegates will visit each city One city will be selected and official sister city agreement presented to City Council for approval Questions: Candice Edmondson (817) 748-8311