III.1. Ukraine Youth Forum/Sister City Reaffirmation Presentation; Jason Gadd
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
From: Mike Mornson, City Manager
Date: June 21, 2016
Subject: Ukraine Youth Forum/Sister City Reaffirmation Presentation
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Karla Hill and some of youth members traveling to the Ukraine will be in attendance to
provide a presentation on their upcoming trip. Council Member Gadd will introduce the
group to the Council.
Staff recommends that the City Council approving the following motion: Move that City
Council approve the Proclamation Reaffirming Sister City Relationship with Boryspil.
City Manager
City of Hopkins Proclamation
Whereas, in September 2011 the City of Hopkins officially formed a Sister City
relationship with Boryspil, Ukraine; and
Whereas, the City of Boryspil and the City of Hopkins have committed to continuing
building strong relationships between the two communities; an d
Whereas, the City of Hopkins held a Sister City Celebration at the Hopkins Center
for the Arts on September 27, 2011 when a delegation from Boryspil visited Hopkins;
and
Whereas, in May 2011, a Sister City Agreement was signed between the two cities;
Whereas, then Hopkins Mayor Gene Maxwell visited Boryspil as part of the Civic Leadership
Exchange Program; and
Whereas, the City of Hopkins supports the Leadership Youth Program Exchange
that will take place on June 29 through July 10, 2016 in the City of Boryspil; and
Now Therefore be it Resolved in recognition of all these accomplishments be it
resolved that I, Molly Cummings, Mayor of the City of Hopkins, do hereby Reaffirm our Sister City
Relationship with Boryspil.
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of this
City to be affixed this 21st day of June, 2016.
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Molly Cummings, Mayor
City of Hopkins