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Meeting Minutes
Sister City Committee
Monday,April 11,2022 12:00 PM City Hall,3rd Floor Engineering Smartboard Room
Regular Meeting
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A. Call To Order
Chairperson Melody Cooper called the meeting to order at 12:01 PM.
B. Roll Call
Liaison Triston Crossland performed roll call.
Present: Melody H. Cooper, Susane "Westi" Horn, Almira Flores, Deacon Marck C.
Arnold, Valerie Harbolovic, Mirza Pearson, Adria Vasquez
Absent: Luis F. Cabrera
C. Public Comment
No public comment was provided.
D. Approval of Minutes and Action on Absences
1. Approval of Minutes for the March 7, 2022 Sister City Committee Regular
Meeting
Attachments: 03.07.22 SCC Minutes
Motion to approve made by Susane Horn, seconded by Adria Vasquez. Motion carried
unanimously with Melody Cooper not voting and Luis Cabrera not in attendance.
E. Discussion /Action Items
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2. Mexico Sister City Outreach - Mirza Pearson /Valerie Harbolovic
Tammy Embrey updated the committee on her connection with a representative from
Monterrey. Valerie Harbolovic voiced her desired goal for the committee to establish
contact with Sister City counterparts in Veracruz. The Committee discussed the potential
for inviting counterparts from Playa del Carmen for a future Sister City committee
meeting to continue the committee's effort to establish reliable lines of communication
between sister cities.
3. Student Exchange Program -Almira Flores/ Luis Cabrera/Susane Horn /
Valerie Harbolovic
Mirza Pearson offered the idea of reaching out to local schools throughout the community
and gauging their interest in offering their own exchange program with Sister City
counterparts; the Committee would support that effort, but leave the program structure to
individual schools.
4. Cultural Exchange Program - Melody Cooper/Valerie Harbolovic/ Mirza
Pearson
Chairperson Melody Cooper updated the committee on the tentative travel schedule for
the Corpus Christi Delegation's trip to Agen, France in May. Items for completion
included a press release recognizing the upcoming concert, and the procurement of gifts
for presenting to the Mayor of Agen and counterparts in honor of this important cultural
exchange.
The Committee discussed potential venues for when Corpus Christi hosts the Agen
Delegation later this year. Potential venues included Wolfe Recital Hall and Richardson
Performance Hall. Valerie Harbolovic offered to inquire regarding the availability of Santa
Fe Swimming Club for meetings during this time.
5. 60th Anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Corpus Christi, Texas
and Yokosuka, Japan - Mirza Pearson
Mirza Pearson updated the committee on efforts regarding the 60th Anniversary between
Yokosuka and Corpus Christi. Counterparts from Agen requested a video message from
the Mayor recognizing this important occasion, and Valerie Harbolovic offered her
support for crafting messages to be shared on social media leading up to the event. The
procurement of official photographs of Corpus Christi was discussed as well, with a
deadline of June 27th gathering roughly 25 photos. Mirza stated the cost of hiring a
professional photographer was $1,700 for what the committee needed.
Yokosuka requested our participation in their upcoming 2022 Naval Sea Legs
Challenge, set to take place May 26-31. A request was made for Mayor Guajardo's
participation in social media efforts beginning on May 25th.
Chairperson Melody Cooper motioned to hire the photographer for the committee's
needs regarding the 60th Anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Yokosuka,
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Japan and Corpus Christi. The motion was seconded by Adria Vasquez. Motion carried
unanimously.
6. FY22-23 Budget Discussion - Mirza Pearson / Luis Cabrera/ Melody Cooper
Liaison Triston Crossland provided committee members with a current list of committee
expenditures. Tammy Embrey updated the committee with a timeline of City due dates
regarding FY23 budget. Tammy noted that a forecast was necessary expected expenses
for the rest of this year, as well as a separate forecast for expected expenses for next
year. It was expressed that Adria would be working on the committee's budget and
preparing that information for review.
F. Identify items to be placed on May 2, 2022 agenda
There were no new items identified for discussion.
G. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn made by Valerie Harbolovic, seconded by Mirza Pearson. The motion
carried unanimously with Melody Cooper not present and Luis Cabrera absent.
This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas
Government Code § 551.127. If this meeting is held via videoconference call or
other remote method of meeting, then a member of this governmental body
presiding over this meeting will be physically present at the location of this
meeting unless this meeting is held pursuant to Texas Government Code §
551.125 due to an emergency or other public necessity pursuant to Texas
Government Code § 551.045.
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