Palm Springs City Council recently agreed to enter a proposed sister city program with San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Following the public upload of the July 14 meeting, the city council members unanimously endorsed the program with Mayor Lisa Middleton also joining in support, according to the City of Palm Springs, California.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for us to increase cultural diversity and cultural connections across our border, and that's something that in this day and age we need much more of... I will be very happy to support this initiative," Middleton said during the meeting.
The Palm Springs Sister City copresidents, Al Jones and Jeffrey Bernstein, discussed the program in-depth at the July 14 meeting. They explained that San Miguel de Allende was chosen for the city's diversity and inclusivity, which includes a large indigenous population and support of the LGBT community.
Bernstein told meeting attendees the program would come at no cost to the city. In fact, all they needed from city council -- besides approval -- was for Mayor Middleton to draft an invitation to San Miguel de Allende to form the partnership. The program's expenses will be driven by the committee and volunteers.