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RESOLUTION
3338 -04
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 14,
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 15,
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Approved and signed by me June 16
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City Clerk
dent of Common Council
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RESOLUTION NO. 3 3 3 0- 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
PUBLICLY AND FORMALLY WELCOMING SPECIAL GUESTS FROM OUR SISTER CITY WHO
WILL BE IN OUR CITY FROM JUNE 19-26,2004, NAMELY THE
DELEGATION FROM CZESTOCHOWA, POLAND
We�, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana proudly acknowledges that
on May 30, 1992 representatives of the City of South Bend and representatives of the City of
Czestochowa, Poland signed a "Sister City Agreement ", with the formal signing ceremony taking
place in Czestochowa, Poland; and
ONexem, the South Bend Common Council formally ratified the Sister City Agreement on
July 13, 1992 when it unanimously adopted Resolution No. 1960 -92 and pledged to establish a
permanent and enduring international relationship between the people and governments of these two
(2) great cities which would further enhance their rich ethnic ties; and
' Xm,eaa, the Common Council further recalls that a "Protocol for Cooperation Czestochowa -
South Bend" was signed by then Czestochowa President Tadeusz Wrona and then South Bend Mayor
Joseph E. Keman on October 14, 1993 whereby each city agreed to "undertake joint ventures in areas
addressing education, youth, sports, tourism, government, science, medicine, arts, retail and economic
development" and that over the past 12 years this international relationship has grown; and
/'!'ltexeaa, the Council is especially proud to re- establish in person the bonds which
Czestochowa and South Bend have in common and to WITAMY Mayor Tadeusz Wrona and the entire
Czestochowa delegation back to our community.
(2,4/' aus, dl xe, 4 itxeao,Gwal by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
Council hereby publicly and warmly welcomes back to our community Mayor Wrona and the
delegation from our Sister City in Czestochowa, Poland.
Section II. The Common Council urges all residents of the City of South Bend to participate in
the many activities scheduled for June 19 through June 26, 2004, and in particular to attend the Sister
City Dinner on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at M.R. Falcon's, 3212 Keller
Street in South Bend; and the South Bend Common Council formally declares the week of June 20,
2004 Czestochowa -South Bend Sister City Celebration Week in South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Section III . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
ncil a pr val by t Mayor.
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Derek D. Dieter, ' District Ervin Kuspa, 6` District
Charlotte D. Pfeifer, 2'd District
Kelly,
-3r -David Varner, 5`° District
Sean Coleman, At L�a�r�gel 1
Al ' u y" Kirsits, A!t Large
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Karen L. White, At Larg
Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand
Council Attorney
Stephe' J. Luec e ayor'