City of Naperville Sister Cities Commission met Feb. 9.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
A. CALL TO ORDER:
Lance Fuhrer called to meeting to order at 6:40 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT:
Sophia Luo
Bill Donofrio
Lance Fuhrer
Neelam Saboo
Alan Lowe
ABSENT: Arista Wang, Peter Foyo, Vidya Joshi
Wang was not present for roll call, but later joined the meeting at 6:56 pm.
STUDENTS PRESENT: Zachary Wu, Tamana Ramkumar
STAFF PRESENT: Councilwoman Gustin
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
Tony Chamberlain and Arun Mani introduced themselves to the Commission and expressed their interest in joining the Sister Cities Commission. Both parties have applications on file.
D. OLD BUSINESS:
E. REPORTS:
Approve Sister Cities Commission minutes of December 8, 2021
Alan Lowe motioned to approve the minutes of December 8, 2022, seconded by Bill Donofrio.
Motion passed by the following vote: AYES (5): Luo, Donofrio, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS: (0)
Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report for January 2022
Neelam did not have a report to receive and file.
Chairman's Report - Chairman Fuhrer
Chairman Fuhrer announces that we received SECA funding for the Hispanic
Festival scheduled for September 17, 2022.
Councilwoman's Report - Councilwoman Patty Gustin
Councilwoman Gustin provided an update on the ambulance. The fire chief will be providing a list of equipment with more details around the type of equipment.
Website Update: City Staff said that the Sister Cities Foundation will be managed by the Foundation.
Councilwoman Gustin plans to invite City Attorney, Mike DiSanto to give OMA training at our next general meeting. This will be a great opportunity for our Commissioners to ask questions about the rules around public meetings.
Neelam mentioned that a non-profit organization reached out to her for an interview on Sister Cities. Councilwoman Gustin asked Neelam if she is comfortable giving an interview and if not to reach out the Councilwoman or one of our Commissioners.
Alan brought up the importance of having checks and balance between the Commission and the Foundation. How can we best achieve this.
Website Update - Chairman Fuhrer and Councilwoman Gustin
Councilwoman Gustin is going to reach out to NCTV to ask about procuring the video from last year's Hispanic Festival to add to our website to promote the upcoming festival.
Foundation Update - Commissioners Wang and Foyo
Shafeek discussed the members on the Foundation. We now have Arista, Peter and Tina all serving on the Foundation, as well as Patty, Brent, Melissa, and Roberto.
Sister City Update - Commissioner Lowe
Commission Lowe encouraged the other commissioners to sign up on the Illinois and International Sister Cities sites so that they will receive email notifications about upcoming events and Sister Cities business.
Alan discussed working on a proposal to engage with Nitra and Cancun for exchange students.
Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 9, 2022
F. NEW BUSINESS:
Commissioner Lowe discussed the amount number of people on the Commission. We have one opening. CW Gustin will discuss appointing a new Commission with the Mayor. We have some applications on file.
Commissioner Lowe discussed: donating tablets or laptops to the school in Cancun, but after discussion the logistics of this proposal are not feasible.
Neelam discussed sending students kits and a possible Lego program to teach them coding.
Alan stated that these are good ideas to connect with Cancun Sister Cities. He suggested that Shruti and Neelam work on pen pal project and the lego program.
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Fuhrer adjourned the meeting.
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