HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2024-55 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA
AUTHORIZING A TWIN CITY PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY OF RAMAT-GAN, ISRAEL
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach, California("Huntington Beach") and the City
of Ramat-Gan, Israel ("Ramat-Gan") desire to enhance mutual understanding, goodwill and
further cooperation to increase opportunities and to promote exchanges in all areas, so as to
elevate the welfare and prosperity of both cities; and
Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen of Ramat-Gan and Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark of
Huntington Beach desire to promote this cooperative effort in order to consolidate the friendship,
increase the opportunities of friendly exchanges on the basis of equality and reciprocity,
encourage the continuous economic and cultural developments, and set a milestone in the
development of economy, trade, society, and culture between the peoples of both Ramat-Gan and
Huntington Beach; and
The nonprofit Israel Global Foundation(IGF) has agreed to assume the responsibility of
acting as liaison between the Huntington Beach and Ramat-Gan; and
Each city will make joint efforts to achieve the following goals:
Enhancing the friendship and implementing educational, cultural exchanges and
collaborations;
Promoting trade and economic relations; creating a win-win partnership;
Developing high-quality environments for investment, and inviting manufacturers of both
sides to undertake more investments;
Encouraging visits to the other city, engaging in youth exchanges and learning municipal
administration from each other;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are hereby approved and adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-55
2. The City of Huntington Beach may provide the use of meeting space at City
facilities for holding meetings in which to conduct routine business of IGF, and for the purpose
of supporting special activities and education events.
3. The City of Huntington Beach may provide staff support in accommodating
special activities and events related to this Twin City Partnership, including one entry into the
Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade.
4. The City of Huntington Beach will present a certificate each October as part of its
annual reaffirmation of this Twin City Partnership with Ramat-Gan.
5. IGF shall provide its services as an organization accepting public and private
donations intended for use in furthering of cultural exchanges between Huntington Beach and
Ramat-Gan.
6. IGF will present programming and activities in provided Huntington Beach City
facilities to foster understanding of Ramat-Gan.
7. IGF will present programming and activities in Ramat-Gan to foster
understanding of Huntington Beach.
8. IGF will act as a liaison between Huntington Beach and Ramat-Gan, and support
goodwill exchange opportunities.
9. The City Manager is hereby authorized to implement a Twin City Partnership
relationship with the City of Ramat-Gan, Israel, within the parameters outlined in this
Resolution. This Twin City Partnership shall become effective upon adoption of a similar
authorizing Resolution or other similar action by Ramat-Gan, and shall remain in effect for a
period of 3 years, or until such action is repealed by either city.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on October 15 . , 2024
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Res. No. 2024-55
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF.HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on October 15, 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: Bolton, Burns, Van Der Mark, Strickland, McKeon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Moser, Kalmick
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California