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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 15, 1991 (83)of v` CITY OF LOD! COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA TITLE: Presentation by Naomi McCallum Carey, President of the Lodi Sister City Committee Acknowledging Current and Former City Council Participation MEETING DATE: May 15, 1991 PREPARED BY: City Clerk RECONIENDED ACTION: None required, information only. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Lodi Sister City Committee, in cooperation with the City of Lodi, hosted a Mayors' Visit in Lodi with dignitaries from Kofu, Japan, and Lodi, Italy in attendance. The event was successful with much credit due to Mayor David Hinchman, Councilmember Randy Snider, and to former Councilmembers Evelyn Olson and Fred Reid. On behalf of the Lodi Sister City Committee, Naomi McCallum Carey, President of the Lodi Sister City Committee, will acknowledge their involvement with and dedication to the Lodi Sister City. Respectfully submitted, ��.{,�; /ic . „•ham t�- Alice M. Rei'mche City Clerk Prepared by: Janet Keeter Administrative Assitant to the City Manager AMR:br Fund Required: None CCCOMI99/TXTA.07A APPROVED: THOMAS A. PETERSON City Manager CC.1 May 15, 1991 Mayor Hinchman and City Councilmembers: all Sje• LOOI, CALIFORNIA KOFti. JAPAN LODI. ITALY SISTER CITY COMMITTEE Queen Elizabeth I1 of Br.tain addressed President Bush yesterday: "Friendships need to be kept in good repair --not just the personal friendships between heads of state but the more diffuse friendships between the governments and peoples of two nations. At your kind invitation, Mr. President, we are here to celebrate and to reaffirm that friendship." It is in that spirit that I am here to represent Lodi Sister City Committee and to convey Greetings and gifts from Mayor Chuzo Hara of Kofu, Japan. Last September, the City Council, Lodi Grape Festival and all of Lodi welcomed him and Mayor Antonio Montani of Lodi, Italy, for the Mayors' Visit, the first time that representatives of the two cities visited here together. This has resulted in a friendship between those two cities, also. It was through the inspiration of Mayor Randy Snider, who wished to thank our Sister Cities for the hospitality and generosity shown to Lodians, that the Visit was conceived and brought to life. The books were prepared and presented in recognition of Kofu's four Sister City relationships: 1958 Des Moines, Iowa; 1961 Lodi, California; 1975 Pau, France; 1984 Chengdu, China. One contains photographs of mayors and visitors to Kofu from each of those Cities. History and commentary on Lodi alone covers 17 pages. Two show the flora and fauna of Kofu, and the other is a pictorial history of Kofu. COUNCILMEMBER RANDY SNIDER In appreciation for the Mayors' Visit, we present to you this Certificate and the gift of books from Mayor Hara MAYOR DAVID HINCHMAN, EVELYN OLSON AND FRED REID With remembrance of your visits, books from Mayor tiara COUNCILMEMBERS JIM PINKERTON, JACK SIEGLOCK, PHIL PENNING Our Sister City pins Mr. Hara is now retired and promoting international good will as a private citizen. We are planning a trip to Lodi next year during the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the ,discovery of America. Please join us. l� Naomi McCallum Carey, President Lodi Sister City Committee HOME OF THE FLAME TOKAY GRAPE I am interested in helping the Lodi Sister City Committee in the following areas: O STUDENT EXCHANGE ❑ CITIZEN EXCHANGE ❑ HOSTING VISITORS ❑ PEN PALS O SPEAKERS BUREAU ❑ HOME STAY ❑ TRANSPORTATION ❑ TELEPHONE ❑ MEMBERSHIP O PUBLICITY ❑ FINANCE ❑ PLANNING O COMMUNICATION WITH SISTER CITIES: (Circle appropriate words) 1: read write speak Japanese Italian Other Language (specify): LODI SISTER CITY MEMBERSHIP If you are interested in being a part of the Lodi Sister City Committee, fill out the form below, cut along the dotted line shown, and mail this form and the appropriate membership fee to Lodi Sister City Committee, P.O. Box 1122, Lodi, CA 95241-1122. Your membership card will be returned to you by mail. NAME PHONE _ Ar DRESS (STREET) (APT. NO.) (CITY) (ZIP) MEMBERSHIP (Check One) O Adult - $10 ❑ Supporting organization/ ❑ Student/Senior Citizen - $5 ❑ Couples - $15 business - $25 (Up to 20) / (60 and older) (Not senior cttizees) . �r s ^A1 1L1^r%AI1A LVU1, 1 1 ML—I L O®I ,SISTER CITY COMMITTEE KOFU. JAPAN Kofu, the capital of Yamanashi Pre- fecture, is located in the Kofu basin surrounded by mountains, including the Japanese Alps and Mt. Fuji. It can be reached from Tokyo in two hours by rail and three hours by car. The Kofu basin is located in the midst of hot springs, grapevines, and many temples and historic sites. The scenic gorge of Shosenkyo and the five lakes around Mt. Fuji provide beautiful areas for sightseeing. The city itself has shown amazing growth, is the center of politics, economy, culture, and transportation in Yamanashi Prefecture, and is known for its manufacture of jewelry made of crystal, natural stones, and pearls; purses, belts and wallets made of specially tanned buckskin; and wines madefrom vines which include some grafted with Tokay vines sent from Lodi, CA. The dianthus is the flower of Kofu; the oak, the tree; and the kingfisher, the bird. This city of about 250,000 has just recently celebrated its centennial. After the Age of Civil Wars, during which Kofu was ruled by the famous warlord Shingen Takeda, the city was brought under direct rule by the Tokugawa Shogunate. Born in 1521, Warlord Shingen is still honored with an annual festival in Kofu. LOc7l, ITALY sister Lodi is a city of 52,000 people, located on the Plains of Lombardy in Northern Italy, an area known as the cities Lodigiano throughout its history. It is lNTERNATIQiIAI 43 kms. southeast of Milan, home of grand opera's famed La Scala and of Common needs and dreams of all one of several notable universities in people... international knowledgeand the area. understanding ... world problems in Situated as it is among four rivers, global interdependence ... world Lodi has been valuable for its lush peace ... farming all through the 150 years it Growing out of the People toPeopla IV has been known program of the 1960's, the Sister City as Lodi. A Aaelk Roman village, program offers exciting opportunities for involvement in international qMM large enough to relations through exchanges of rate a cathedral, persons, products, and ideas through was recorded as cultural, educational, technical, Laos Pompeia in professional, municipal, youth, and the fourth sports exchanges. century A.D. In its early life, Lodi underwent LODI SISTER CITY raids and battles, one of which was COMMITTEE the famous battle at the bridge spanning the Adda River, a victory The Lodi Sister City Committee against Austria. (This event was established in 1961. Although a purportedly gave Lodi. CA, its name.) brief school scrapbook exchange took Ceramic manufacture has been an place with Lodi, Italy, in 1958 on the important industry since the first occasion of the Italian city's 800th "century A.D., and there are cheese year, a more active relationship with --factories, laboratories, and other Kofu, Japan, began in 1964, when kinds of industry. Lodi representatives went to Kofu for Central old Lodi is a network of that city's 75th anniversary. narrow streets and open squares Since then, gifts of Tokay grape- based on an ancient network of roads. vines to Kofu; of a miniature shrine It is known for its wrought ironwork and a granite marker and cherry trees and for several fine churches and the for Lodi's Kofu Park; a student art Cathedralof the Annunciation, begun exchange with Lodi, Italy; and visits In 1160. and letters to and from both cities The city boasts a museum, a civic have marked the 30 years of the library, a theatre, and facilities for California Lodi's sister city several kinds of sports. relationships. KOFU. JAPAN Kofu, the capital of Yamanashi Pre- fecture, is located in the Kofu basin surrounded by mountains, including the Japanese Alps and Mt. Fuji. It can be reached from Tokyo in two hours by rail and three hours by car. The Kofu basin is located in the midst of hot springs, grapevines, and many temples and historic sites. The scenic gorge of Shosenkyo and the five lakes around Mt. Fuji provide beautiful areas for sightseeing. The city itself has shown amazing growth, is the center of politics, economy, culture, and transportation in Yamanashi Prefecture, and is known for its manufacture of jewelry made of crystal, natural stones, and pearls; purses, belts and wallets made of specially tanned buckskin; and wines madefrom vines which include some grafted with Tokay vines sent from Lodi, CA. The dianthus is the flower of Kofu; the oak, the tree; and the kingfisher, the bird. This city of about 250,000 has just recently celebrated its centennial. After the Age of Civil Wars, during which Kofu was ruled by the famous warlord Shingen Takeda, the city was brought under direct rule by the Tokugawa Shogunate. Born in 1521, Warlord Shingen is still honored with an annual festival in Kofu.