City of Milwaukee - File #: 000432

• File #: 000432
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/30/2000
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/10/2000
• Title: Substitute resolution establishing a sister city relationship between Milwaukee and Nuevitas, Cuba.
• Sponsors: ALD. HENNINGSEN
• Indexes: SISTER CITIES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/19/2000	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/10/2000	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	17:0
10/2/2000	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
9/27/2000	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/26/2000	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/5/2000	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/3/2000	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/30/2000	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
000432
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. HENNINGSEN
Title
Substitute resolution establishing a sister city relationship between Milwaukee and Nuevitas, Cuba.
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution establishes a sister city relationship between Milwaukee and Nuevitas, Cuba.
Body
Whereas, The Town of Nuevitas is a coastal town with a large ocean port and a population of 40,000; and

Whereas, Nuevitas is a blue-collar town with one of the largest electrical generating plants in Cuba, a concrete factory and other local industry; and

Whereas, Nuevitas is the departure point for the resort beach city of Santa Lucia, a 12-mile strip of white sand beach which has 2,000 hotel rooms; and

Whereas, The United States Cuba Sister City Association desires to establish regional as well as city exchanges; and

Whereas Nuevitas is located north of the City of Camaguey in the province of Camaguey, and officials from the City and Province of Camaguey have expressed support for a cultural exchange program with Milwaukee, which would supplement the current sister city program that Camaguey and the City of Madison currently enjoy; and

Whereas, The City of Camaguey has Cuba's second largest ballet company, a symphony, a large university and a baseball team in the national league; and

Whereas, Such a sister-city relationship would make Milwaukee's people and products familiar to one of Cuba's largest provinces and to its third-largest city so that when the trade embargo is lifted, Milwaukee will be poised to pursue commercial interests in Cuba; and

Whereas, The Common Council adopted Resolution File Number 881299 on November 1, 1988, which increased the number of sister city relationships that the City may enter into within a 2-year period to 2; and

Whereas, The most recent sister-city relationship was created in 1999, and prior to that, 2 were created in 1997; and

Whereas, The City currently has 7 sister-city relationshi...