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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Sister City Committee - 03/05/2012Sister City Committee Monday, March 5, 2012 6 p.m. City Hall — 6 th Floor Conference Room 1201 Leopard, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Andi Baker Tim Dowling Elizabeth Garza Westi Horn Chris Kallas Kelly Kimball Elena Mendez Heather Moretzsohn Mohamad Omar Dr. Judith Prewitt Donald Russell John Rocha JR Seaman Alan Thornburg Brandi Williams Samantha Chase Jeremy Coleman Yvette Lara Laura Gonzales CALL TO ORDER: El V VI The regular meeting of the Sister City Committee was called to order by John Rocha at 6:00 pm. ROLL CALL: Laura Gonzales called roll. A quorum was met with15 of 20 members present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Corrections: Under VI. C. DISCUSSION AND ACTION - Change "5oth anniversary to 50 Anniversary". Donald Russell moved to accept the minutes. Kelly Kimball seconded the motion. The minutes were accepted. TREASURER'S REPORT: DISCUSSION ITEMS: Laura Gonzales reported that the PALS account is $11,582.34. Kelly Kimball moved to accept the Treasurer's Report and Elena Mendez seconded the motion. The Treasurer's report was accepted. PUBLIC COMMENT: None DISCUSSION ITEMS: A. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on adding an Alumni Task Group. Table until April B. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on a letter to Sister City Alumni. Tabled until April C. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on possibly celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Sister City Relationship with Yokosuka. Yokosuka would like to come to Corpus Christi to celebrate the 50 Anniversary. Westi proposed that they come in conjunction with the Student Activities. If they want to send a delegation, they would need to send a letter to the Mayor of Corpus Christi asking for the delegation to come here. The Committee will not be able to pay for their lodging, but possibly, different Committee members could host them in their homes. Heather Moretzsohn moved to commemorate the 50 Celebration with Yokosuka during the time of the student activities. Westi Horn seconded the motion. 13 — Yes and 1 No. The motion passed. D. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on paying $100 for the Multicultural Festival on May 19, 2012. It is $100 for the booth at the Multicultural Festival on May 19, 2012. This will need to be paid for out of PALS. Elizabeth Garza moved to pay the $100 for the Multicultural Festival. Andi Baker seconded the motion. The motion passed. E. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on giving the student packets to Foreign Language, English, Government and Economic teachers instead of the school Counselor. Tabled until April VII. Liaison Reports A. Yokosuka, Japan — No Report B. Agen, France — Maurice is the new liaison for France and JR has already been in contact with him. C. Keelung, Taiwan — No Report D. Monterrey, Mexico — Judith is trying to find a liaison with Monterrey to start the relationship between the two cities. E. Toledo, Spain — Judith is trying to find a liaison with Toledo to rekindle the relationship between the two cities. F. Playa del Carmen — Elena has emailed the current contact for Playa del Carmen and is awaiting reply. VIII. Task Manager Reports A Publicity Reports — Liz contacted Channel 3 and the Caller -Times and hopefully they will be here this evening for the Student Exchange announcements B. Curriculum /Training — Training will be held at the Galvan House on April 1, 15, and 22. 2012 from 1 pm — 3pm. C. Fundraising — Heather reported that $200 was raised at the Asian Culture Celebration. Andi spoke with managers at Fuddrucker's about possible having a fundraising night at the restaurant. She will contact them and get more information about how to go about do the fundraiser D. New Sister City Evaluation — No Report E. Activities — Liz sent a proposal to Mr. Susser and he has agreed to have the press conference at the Stripes Headquarters and will donate $600 to have dinner at Landry's that evening. F. Student Selection — The announcements of where the students are going will be made tonight after our meeting. A reception will follow the announcements. G. Pen Pal — Heather reported that she is waiting for Japan to send their responses to our pen pal letters. H. Student Service — Emily has had school commitments but will make up the hours needed to complete her student service. IX. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA — A. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on adding an Alumni Task Group. B. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on a letter to Sister City Alumni. C. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on giving the student packets to Foreign Language, English, Government and Economic teachers instead of the school Counselor. X. GENERAL CHAIR'S REPORT: No Report XI. ADJOURNMENT: Judith Prewitt moved to adjourn and Donald Russell seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 pm. Laura Gonzales, Sister City Recording Secretary Cultural Services Division Parks & Recreation Department