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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 94-76 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION ENDORSING A SISTER CITY <br />RELATIONSHIP WITH BLAIRGOWRIE, PERTHSHIRE, <br />SCOTLAND <br /> <br />WfIEREAS, the City of Pleasa, nton is host to the Caledonian Club's Scottish Highland Games, <br /> the largest such games in California; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />enhanced opportunities for cultural exchange between Pleasanton's residents and <br />the Scottish people would benefit the City, its residents, and the Highland Games; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, an ongoing sister city relationship provides opportunities for social and cultural <br /> exchange between the sister cities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Pleasanton's sistercityrelationshipwiththeCityofTulancingo, Mexico has been <br /> extremaly successful and beneficial to both cities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Pleasanton-Blairgowrie Sister City Organization wishes to establish a formal <br /> sister city relationship with Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scoffand; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the town of Blairgowrie also hosts mq annual Scottish Highland Games festival; <br /> and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the residents of Blalrgowrie have expressed support for a sister city relationship <br /> with Pleasanton; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CrFY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />$~etion 1: <br /> <br />The City Council hereby endorses the concept of "twinning" with the town of <br />Blairgowrte, Perthshire, Scotland. <br /> <br />Section 2: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon ks passage and adoption, <br /> <br /> <br />