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Agenda Item 12.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/07/2017
FROM:	City Manager

Subject:

Consideration of MOU with Anseong, Province of Gyeonggi, South Korea

RECOMMENDATION

Discuss proposed MOU and provide direction to staff.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

In July 2010 the City Council adopted its resolution 2010-72 establishing Anseong as a Sister City to Brea. A recital of this resolution reads:

"It is to the mutual advantage of the cities of Anseong, Gyeonggi - do Province, Republic of Korea and the City of Brea, California, and the citizens thereof to cultivate economic cooperation and cultural and educational interchange between the cities."

Specific to the subject item, the Anseong Sister City Association have expressed interest in more completely defining and acknowledging its goals to "cultivate economic cooperation." The Association have provided the attached draft Memorandum of Understanding, seeking the City Council's concurrence to its terms.

Staff seek the Council's direction regarding the draft MOU and clarification of the Council's commitment of associated financial and staff resources toward economic cooperation. Our review of the proposed MOU find statements and general direction which potentially conflict with past Council direction regarding City expenditures or dedication of staff resources within the Sister City relationship. While the MOU terms do not appear to legally bind the City to any associated expenditures, the tenor of its terminology arguably set an expectation to the reader which may be beyond the Council's past commitment and understanding.

The draft MOU is attached for Council's review and a staff presentation will be provided at the Study Session.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: David Crabtree, AICP

Attachments
MOU Economic Exchange