HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2459 - Confirming Yueqing City, China, as an official Friendship CityCITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville , Washington
RESOLUTION NO . J. '/-SCJ
A RESOLUT ION OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE
CONFIRMING YUEQING CITY , CHINA , AS AN OFFICIAL FRIENDSHIP CITY
WHEREAS, in 2015 the cities of Marysville , Washington , USA, and Yueqing , China , established
a friendship city relationship to encourage cultural awareness and exchange of ideas ;
and
WH EREAS , Marysville residents encou rage education , social awareness and tourism to better
acquaint ourselves with the cultural and political diversity of the world; and
WHEREAS , friendship unites people of all ages and backgrounds , and this informal relationship
with Yueqing City increases cultural understanding, richness and diversity in our lives
and our communi ty; and
WHEREAS , this friendship city relationship is helping to strengthen the bonds between our two
cities and countries ; and
WHEREAS, Marysville city leaders have been honored to welcome officials and business leaders
from Yueqing City to our community in recent years, and look forward to visiting our
friendship city in China in February 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, City Council and residents of Marysville wish to reaffirm the value of this
ongoing friendship between our cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the City Council of the City of Marysville , Washington ,
hereby reaffirms Yueqing City as an official friendship city of the City of Marysville , and we recommit
and embrace this cultural exchange of friendship and ideas as a way to strengthen the bond between
our two communities .
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 28th day of January, 2019 .
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
~~·? J6EHRING , Mayor
TINA BROCK , Deputy City Clerk