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DI WO ZF414 vie) MI OF111 al (4VDII 001 CiI�Y OF RORER T F MINNE30TA, USA The Sister ' Cities program is designed to encourage friendly and meaningful exchanges between communities in the United States and communities in other countries. The Roseville City Council has established a Sister City committee to explore the possibility of the Roseville community entering into this type of relationship with ether communities of the world. The committee has as its mission: "To foster good will and understanding between the people in the Roseville community and other people of the world on a person -to- person basis." This is to be accomplished by identifying communities and people in other countries who have an interest in establishing an on -going cultural exchange program with people in the Roseville area. The types of two -way activities that the committee will be trying to establish include: Exchanp tours of special interest groups, school groups, business groups, and clubs, where the participants could be hosted be hosted by local families; Exchange of students and other people who would like to experience living in another culture; Exchangestassistance in business arid.. economic endeavors Exchange of letters between students and other people who are interested m pen - pal re altio n ships; and Exchange of cultural exhibits and activities that highlight the art, music, daily life, holiday customs, food, and other aspects of the sister city. The procedure to begin this program would be by Hirst establishing informal relationships with other communities (Friendship City), when these relationships develop into a positive exchange, a more formal sister city relationship (Slater City), involving city of dal s from both cities, would be established.