2024/05/28 City Council Resolution 2024-033 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-033
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 83-23, RESOLUTION NUMBER 85-30,
RESOLUTION NUMBER 8q1-66, AND DECOMMISSIONING THE SISTER CITIES
RELATIONS COMMITTEE AS A CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED BROWN ACT
COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the Rohnert Park City Council adopted Resolution No. 83-23 on February
28, 1983 to establish a Sister Cities relationship with Hashimoto City, Japan; and
WHEREAS, the Rohnert Park City Council subsequently created and amended the Sister
City Relations Committee in 1984 and 1985 through Resolutions No. 84-66 and No. 85-30; and;
WHEREAS, the Sister Cities Committee's primary function became to manage a
Student Exchange Program, which has not returned since pandemic travel restrictions in March
2020, leading to budget cuts; and
WHEREAS, under the 2021 Community Services Cost Recovery Policy, the student
exchange program is classified as mostly an individual benefit and does not generate required
revenue, failing to meet cost recovery parameters; and
WHEREAS,difficulties in securing sponsorship and the need to engage community
groups have challenged the committee's operations; and
WHEREAS, industry standards suggest that Sister Cities programs commonly operate as
non-profits, offering benefits such as enhanced community engagement and operational
flexibility; and
WHEREAS,the committee is limited by its status as a city-governed Brown Act
committee, faces significant operational constraints.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby authorize and approve the dissolution of the Sister Cities Relations
Committee as a City Council-appointed Brown Act Committee.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 28th day • • .y, 2024.
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ATTEST: Susan H. Adams, Mayor
Elizabe Machado, Assistant City Clerk
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