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CC - FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT - (1) Consideration of an Approval of a Joint Declaration Establishing a Sister City Relationship with the City of Capo d'Orlando, Messina, Sicily, Italy (Capo d'Orlando); (2) Approval of a Budget Amendment Appropriating an Amount not-to-exceed $3,000 from the General Fund for Expenses for a Capo d'Orlando Delegation Visit to Culver City; and (3) Approval of an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Culver City Sister City Committee (CCSCC).
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Meeting Date: July 24, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6008
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: CCSCC and (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (07/18/17);
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar (07/18/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council (1) consider a request from the CCSCC to approve a Joint Declaration establishing a Sister City relationship with Capo d'Orlando; (2) approve a Budget Amendment appropriating an amount not-to-exceed $3,000 from the General Fund for expenses for a Capo d'Orlando Delegation visit to Culver City; and (3) approve an amendment to the MOU with the CCSCC.
A Budget Amendment Requires a Four-Fifths Vote.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On December 10, 1962, the City Council established the Culver City Sister City Committee. On June 22, 2008, the CCSCC received its Final Status Determination Letter as a 501 (c) 3 from the Internal Revenue Service, retroactive to January 31, 2008. On April 21, 2009, the City and CCSCC entered into an MOU setting forth the roles and responsibilities of the City and the CCSCC with regard to CCSCC activities. The MOU was amended on September 7, 2010 and agai...
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