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Meeting Minutes - Final
Sister City Committee
Monday,January 9,2023 12:00 PM Engineering Conference Room -3rd Floor
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A. Call To Order
B. Roll Call
Present: 7- Almira Flores, Chair Melody H. Cooper, Mirza Pearson,Adria Vasquez,Arthur Wallace,
Vice Chair Luis F. Cabrera, and Valerie Harbolovic
Excused: 1 - Susane"Westi" Horn
Absent: 1 - Deacon Marck C.Arnold
C. Public Comment
D. Approval of Minutes and Action on Absences
This was passed.
December 15, 2022 Special Meeting Minutes
Attachments: Dec-2022 minutes draft
E. Committee Reports
Sub-committees
Subcommittees were set up as follows:
Student Exchange: Luis Cabrera, Chair; Susane Horn, Almira Flores, Valerie Harbolovic
Agen: Melody Cooper, Chair; Valerie Harbolovic, Susane Horn
Mexico: Almira Flores, Chair; Valerie Harbolovic, Adria Vasquez
Keolung: Susane Horn, Chair; Almira Flores, Art Wallace
Yokosaka: Mirza Pearson, Chair; Art Wallace, Adria Vasquez
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F. Staff Reports
Staff recommended a special meeting for February 9th due to the legislative session.
G. Unfinished Business
Budget Consideration
Changes to Policies
Edits will be reviewed at the February meeting.
H. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action
New Cities to consider partnerships with:
Lobito, Angola and Cairms, Queensland, Austrailia
Student Application Review
Tabled until February meeting
2024 Agen Cultural Exchange Program
Attachments: Agen 2024 Docs
I. Future Agenda Items
J. Adjournment
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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