HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Sister City Committee - 10/07/2019SISTER CITY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019 @ 12:00 P.M.
JALUFKA HOUSE MEETING ROOM
ITEM
DISCUSSION
ACTION
I. Call To Order
Melody Cooper, Chair, called the meeting to order at
12:01 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Members (P = Present A = Absent)
P Melody Cooper
P Almira Flores
P Deacon Mark Arnold
P Luis Cabrera
P Gargi Bhowal
A Susan "Westi" Horn
Quorum was reached.
Ex Officio
P Fred Segundo
A Elizabeth Hardin
P Shelly Rios
CVB Staff
P Teresa Rodriguez, Sister City Program Director
P Carmen Newton
Guests:
Mark Francis, Symphony Representative
III. Public Comment
There was no Public Comment.
IV. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the July 8, 2019 meeting were
Gargi Bhowal made a
presented for approval.
motion for approval of the
July 8, 2019 minutes. Luis
Cabrera seconded the
motion. Motion passed.
V. Discussion / Action Items
A. Update on Agen,
Melody Cooper gave a report of her trip to Agen,
A motion to explore a
France
France. She stated she and Ben Molina had made the
cultural exchange between
trip to Agen, at the invitation of the Sister City
performers from Agen,
representatives that had come to Corpus Christi and
France in May 2020 with
were treated like royalty the entire time they were in
members of the CC
Agen. She stated that she had discussed the likelihood
Symphony in exchange for
of taking a group from the CC Symphony with her next
Dr. Mark Francis to perforin
year and reciprocating with Agen's symphony during
in Agen Fance was made by.
the period of April 30 — May 6, 2020.
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motion was seconded by
She would like the Sister City Committee to conduct
Luis Cabrera.
fundraiser(s) to help members of the CC Symphony
make the trip to Agen (in May). Discussion was held
regarding the possibility of this being done and figuring
out where the tax deductible donations can be
deposited. Discussion also included the possibility of
retrieving comp'd hotel rooms and/or private home
during their stay.
Shelly Rios suggested the committee apply for a grant
through the City's Arts & Cultures department and
stated that she could assist with completing this as this
might be tied with Economic Development and
Cultural events. The deadline for submission is
10/25/19.
A subcommittee was formed and a date and location to
meet was discussed among the subcommittee.
B. Update on Linz,
Luis Cabrera stated he had met with the Mayor
Austria
regarding Linz, Austria and it was determined an
official letter from Mayor Joe McComb would be sent
to the Mayor of Linz, Austria, inviting thein to become
a Sister City with Corpus Christi.
VI. New Business
Teresa reported the Bomberos from Monterrey were
A. Election of new Chair
very excited to have received training from the RTFC
and the CC Fire Department. They were also very
gratefiil for the used fire equipment they were gifted.
The election of a new Chair for the Sister City
committee was tabled until the next meeting when we
may have a total of 5 voting members.
Melody asked that we focus on the Student Exchange
Program at the next meeting.
A subcommittee for the Student Exchange program
includes: Luis Cabrera, Almira Flores and Susan
(Westi) Horn
VII. Adjourn
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting
adjourned at 1:19p.m.
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