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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Sister City Committee - 08/05/2013 SISTER CITY COMMITTEE Regular Meeting, August 5, 2013, 6:00 pm 6t" Floor Conference Room, City Hall 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 MEMBERS P A MEMBERS P A STAFF 1. Kevin Aguilar-Ferrari X 9. Kelly Kimball X Reba George 2. Mark Bradsher X 10. Heather Moretzsohn X Tess Allan 3. Tim Dowling X 11. Judith Prewitt X .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4. Yvonne Fernandez X 12. Donald Russell X 5. Westi Horn X 13. JR Seaman X 6. Chris Kailas X 14. John Sloan X 7. Wan Sun Kim X 15. Alan Thornburg X .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8. Hailey Kimball X Total: 10 5 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Sister City Committee was called to order by Heather Moretzsohn at 6:02 pm. II. ROLL CALL: Tess Allan called roll. A quorum was met with 10 members present. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chris Kallas made a Motion to accept the July 1, 2013 minutes, Westi Horn Seconded. Minutes were approved. IV. FINANCIAL REPORT: As of July 31, 2013 the account balance is $8,220.42. V. PUBLIC COMMENT: None VI. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS: Transfer of Sister City Committee to the Mayor's Office Heather Moretzsohn opened the topic for discussion. Chris Kallas made a Motion to table the item. Donald Russell Seconded. Motion was approved. New Members to fill Upcoming Vacancies Copies of current SCC applications were distributed for review. Reba George informed the committee that City Council will no longer be accepting recommendations for new member appointments from the SCC. Strategic Planning Overview Item was tabled until after the Liaison and Task Manager Reports VII. Liaison Reports A. Yokosuka, Japan —Westi Horn reported that the student exchange is going very well. B. Agen, France — The city of Agen provided their students with posters which suggested several other ways of potential exchange with Agen. They are very interested in growing the exchange program beyond student travel. C. Keelung, Taiwan — No Report D. Monterrey, Mexico — No Report E. Toledo, Spain — No Report F. Playa del Carmen — No Report VIII. Task Manager Reports A. Publicity Reports —Yvonne Fernandez reported that the Stripes Press Conference was a success. B. Curriculum/Training — No Report C. Fundraising — Chris Kallas referenced a document distributed at the July 1, 2013 meeting and suggested that the Committee use it as a starting point for discussion on the future direction of the SCC. Several leads were suggested for potential fundraising help. Westi Horn will provide contact information for a grant writer and Chris Kallas will touch base with Hailey and Kelly Kimball on the progress they are making on a Grant from Whataburger. D. New Sister City Evaluation — No Report. E. Activities — Westi Horn reported that all the activities went very well. Thanks were given to Westi and Alan Thornburg for all of the time and energy they spent to make the student exchange so successful. F. Selection — Alan will draft the information to send to the High Schools and asked for volunteers who have a point of contact at a school to help distribute the material. Chris Kallas suggested that the information be given to the schools early so that the teachers can have it at their in-service training. Alan will send the materials to Chris. G. Pen Pal — No Report H. Student Service —Tim Dowling gave a brief overview of what is required of the students and stated that he will be willing to meet whomever is chosen to fill this position to transfer all the equipment accumulated for the Car Wash. I. Historian — No Report IX. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM: Strategic Planning Overview Reba George facilitated the Strategic Planning Process. By General Consensus it was decided that the September 91" meeting would be extended to allow time for further discussion and planning. X. Updates None XI. Identify Items to be Placed on Next Agenda Selection of a new SCC Chair and Subcommittee Chair assignments The number of Students to Select for 2014 Communication with the students regarding their October presentations XI. ADJOURNMENT: Donald Russell made a Motion to adjourn the meeting. Chris Kallas Seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:21 pm. Tess Allan Parks & Recreation Department