City Council

A. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION AND DIRECTION ON A NEW SISTER CITY\nAND FRIENDSHIP CITY POLICY FOR THE CITY OF SAN GABRIEL\nThis past July, the City Council discussed the possibility of forming new Sister\nCity or Friendship City relationships and directed staff to return with a draft\npolicy to govern how future requests are handled. Staff has drafted a proposed\npolicy based upon examples from other cities and recommends that the City\nCouncil discuss the proposed policy and provide input and direction on how to\nproceed. There is no fiscal impact associated with a discussion and adoption of\na policy to guide future Sister and Friendship City relationships. Should the City\nCouncil decide to consider additional partnerships or to rekindle the ones with\nthe current cities, the fiscal impact would be minimal and included in annual\nCity budgets. Any larger expenditures would need to be considered and\napproved on a case-to-case basis by the City Council in the future.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council discuss the Sister and Friendship City\npolicy and after providing any input and changes, adopt the policy.\nAlternatives Recommendations\nIn addition to the recommended action, the City Council has the following\noptions:\n1. Discuss the proposed policy and provide direction on changes to be\nbrought back for future consideration.\n2. Decide not to adopt a policy at this time and direct staff to bring back any\nfuture Sister City or Friendship City requests for consideration on a case-by-\ncase basis.\n3. Decide not to adopt a policy at this time and direct staff to not pursue any\nfuture Sister City or Friendship City relationships.\n4. Some other action that the City Council decides based upon discussion at\nthe meeting.