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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Sister City Committee - 01/06/2014 SISTER CITY COMMITTEE Regular Meeting, January 6, 2014, 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- X 9. Heather X Reba George Ferrari Moretzsohn 2. Mark Bradsher X 10. Evan Paret X Tess Allan 3. Yvonne Fernandez X 11. Judith Prewitt X .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4. Westi Horn X 12. Donald Russell X .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5. Chris Kailas X 13. John Sloan X .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6. Wan Sun Kim X 14. Alan Thornburg X .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7. Hailey Kimball X 15. Vacant X .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8. Kelly Kimball X Total: 9 6 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Sister City Committee was called to order by Heather Moretzsohn at 6:06 pm. II. ROLL CALL: Tess Allan called roll. A quorum was met with 9 members present. Heather Moretzsohn announced that Michelle Patton resigned from the Committee. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Donald Russell made correction to the minutes under `Approval of the Minutes' to read Donald Russell moved to accept the November 4, 2013 minutes. Donald Russell moved to accept the minutes as amended. Kelly Kimball Seconded. Minutes were approved. IV. FINANCIAL REPORT: Current Available Funds is $8,039.60 V. PUBLIC COMMENT: None VI. NEW BUSINESS: Goal Setting Item held until the end of the Agenda Sister City Display Case at City Hall/Visitors Bureau Item tabled VII. OLD BUSINESS: Del Mar Small Business Development Council/Global Trade Section Kevin Aguilar-Ferrari will lead this project, John Sloan and Donald Russell volunteered to help. Heather Moretzsohn will forward all the information she has on this project to them via email. Whataburger Matching Grant Heather Moretzsohn announced that she had been contacted by Whataburger and was told that they do not have a cash grant but that they are willing to offer meals while the summer exchange students are here. Kelly Kimball will get in touch with her contact at Whataburger to confirm that there are no cash grant opportunities. VIII. Liaison Reports A. Yokosuka, Japan — Heather Moretzsohn read a letter from the Mayor of Yokosuka. Westi Horn reported that Japan has a new liaison and they would like to know how many students we will be sending to Japan this year. Alan stated that we won't know how many students we will send until we receive student applications & select the students. B. Agen, France — Kelly Kimball requested contact information for her counterpart in France. Alan will send her an email for Philippe, which is the last known contact. C. Keelung, Taiwan — None D. Monterrey, Mexico — Kevin Aguilar-Ferrari stated that according to the Monterrey web- site and the Sister City International website Corpus Christi is not listed as a Sister City with Monterrey. Item to be added to the February Agenda. E. Toledo, Spain — None F. Playa del Carmen — John Sloan reported that he has been in touch with Playa del Carmen via email and they would like to start with a Fireman exchange. Reba George volunteered to initiate the conversation with the Corpus Christi Fire Chief. IX. Task Manager Reports A. Publicity Reports — None B. Curriculum/Training — None C. Fundraising — None D. New Sister City Evaluation — None E. Activities — None F. Selection — Student applications are due January 17th at 5:00. Kelly and Hailey Kimball volunteered to be on the selection interview panel. G. Pen Pal — None H. Student Service — Committee discussed the merits of having students demonstrate acts of community service. John Sloan volunteered to be the Student Service Task Manager. Alan Thornburg will forward information to John regarding prior committee activities. I. Historian — None Goal Setting Reba George led the Committee in documenting their current activities and responsibilities, `wish list' items, and missing or deficit items. X. Updates XI. Identify Items to be Placed on Next Agenda • Goal Setting • Del Mar Small Business Development Council/Global Trade Section Expo • Sister City Status with Monterrey, Mexico XII. ADJOURNMENT: Donald Russell Moved to adjourn the meeting. Kelly Kimball Seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 pm. Tess Allan Parks & Recreation Department