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
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4. Westi Horn X 12. Donald Russell X
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5. Chris Kailas X 13. John Sloan X
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6. Wan Sun Kim X 14. Alan Thornburg X
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7. Hailey Kimball X 15. Vacant X
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8. Kelly Kimball X
Total: 9 6
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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