Sister Cities Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2025-06-12

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
 http://www.naperville.il.us/


 Meeting Agenda

 Sister Cities Commission

Thursday, June 12, 2025 6:30 PM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:

E. REPORTS:
1. 25-0637 Approve the Sister Cities minutes of March 12, 2025 and April 9, 2025

2. 25-0777 Response to request for a letter of greeting to the Mayor in Nitra,
 Slovakia

3. 25-0791 Discuss a draft Project Plan for the Monarch Butterfly project

4. 25-0813 Update on advancing student exchange opportunities

5. 25-0815 Illinois Sister Cities Conference Update provided by Commissioner
 Chamberlain

F. NEW BUSINESS:

G. ADJOURNMENT:
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City of Naperville

 400 S. Eagle Street
 Naperville, IL 60540
 http://www.naperville.il.us/




Meeting Minutes - Final

 Thursday, June 12, 2025

 6:30 PM



 NEU



Sister Cities Commission
Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 12, 2025


A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 7- Becky Rudolph, Daniel Bukowski, Ganesh Kar, Joel See , Arun Mani, Tony
 Chamberlain, and Ashfaq Syed
 Absent 3- Yugin Wang, Neelam Saboo, and Abdechafi Boubkir


C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 Chairman Arun Mani asked if there were any speakers under public forum, there
 being 1 speaker, he called Mr. Lungu.

 Anton Lungu, Consulate General of the Republic of Moldova addressed the
 Commission to discuss building relationships, a potential sister city opportunity
 and partnership.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

E. REPORTS:

1. Approve the Sister Cities minutes of March 12, 2025 and April 9, 2025

 A motion was made by Rudolph, seconded by Kar, approved. The motion carried
 by a unanimous voice vote.

2. Response to request for a letter of greeting to the Mayor in Nitra, Slovakia

 Rosemary Wisnowski requested a letter from Mayor Wehrli and the Chair to
 hand deliver while on a trip to Nitra. The letter is a way to continue to build a
 relationship and to give that personal outreach.



3. Discuss a draft Project Plan for the Monarch Butterfly project

 Motion was made by Commissioner Kar, seconded by Commissioner Dr. See to
 pursue signage and locations for the gardens. Motion passed by roll call vote.

 Absent: 3- Wang, Saboo, and Boubkir


4. Update on advancing student exchange opportunities

 Commissioner Chamberlain provided a brief update. He met with official at
 Naperville Central High School and discussed possible time of the year to have
 exchange students visit. There will be more information to come as
 Commissioners meet with school officials.

5. Illinois Sister Cities Conference Update provided by Commissioner Chamberlain

 Commissioner Chamberlain attending the Illinois Sister Cities Conference in
 May 2025 and provided some highlights of the conference. The conference is
 an opportunity to network and make connections.
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F. NEW BUSINESS:

 Commission Chamberlain suggested that the Commission put out a newsletter
 to recognize individuals in the community.



G. ADJOURNMENT:

 Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm.




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