Sister Cities Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2022-04-13

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 Sister Cities Commission

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 6:30 PM


 Meeting Rooms A & B



A. CALL TO ORDER:

B.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. WELCOME:
 22-0484 Becky Rudolph was appointed to serve on the Sister Cities Commission at
 the City Council meeting held on April 5th, 2022. Becky’s term will run from
 April 5, 2022 through May 30, 2024

E. OLD BUSINESS:

F. REPORTS:
 22-0353 Approve the Sister Cities minutes of February 9, 2022

 21-1593 Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report through March 2022

 22-0475 Approve the Sister Cities minutes of March 9, 2022


 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Chairman Fuhrer

 COUNCILMAN'S REPORT - Councilwoman Gustin

 FOUNDATION UPDATE: Commissioners Wang and Foyo

 SISTER CITY UPDATE - Commissioner Lowe


G. NEW BUSINESS:




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 22-0491 Approve registration fee for Commissioners to attend the Illinois Sister
 Cities Association Conference being held on April 22 & 23, 2022 at the
 Tinley Park Convention Center

 22-0354 Approve the purchase of a video from NCTV in the amount of $10 from
 Naperville first Hispanic festival

 22-0485 Recommendation to engage with Edward Hospital Group of Naperville and
 their foundation for a fundraising project to provide relief supplies for the
 Ukranian refugees
 22-0489 Approve to conduct a search, engage discussions with a foundation of
 interest to team up with Naperville Sister Cities Commission on upcoming
 projects
 22-0488 Approve/Recommend to the Sister Cities Foundation that there be no entry
 fee or vendor fees to attend or participate in the Hispanic Festival
 22-0490 Discuss attendance and timeliness at our general meetings. We need a
 majority of members to attend meetings in order to have a quorum and to
 vote on items and conduct business.

H. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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City of Naperville

 400 S. Eagle Street
 Naperville, IL 60540




Meeting Minutes - Final

  Wednesday, April 13, 2022

 6:30 PM

 Meeting Rooms A & B




Sister Cities Commission
Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final April 13, 2022


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairman Fuhrer called the meeting to order at 635 p.m.

B.
 Present 6- Bill Donofrio, Lance Fuhrer, James Alan Lowe, Becky Rudolph, Neelam Saboo, and
 Yugin Wang
 Absent 3- Peter Foyo, Vidya Joshi, and Sophia Luo




 ABSENT: Shruti Panse, Student Representative
 Mohammad Habeeb Khan, Student Representative

 ALSO PRESENT:
 Zachary Wu, Student Representative
 Tamana Ramkumar, Student Representative
 Councilwoman Patty Gustin
 Rachel Pruneda, Staff Laision




C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 We had one speaker under Public Forum. Cal Raisner introduced himself and
 expressed an interest in the commission. Mr. Raisner has been a Naperville
 resident for 45 years, has worked as an Administrator in Public Education and
 served on several boards. He has the skill set needed to serve in this capacity
 and would like to be considered for a future appointment.

D. WELCOME:

 Becky Rudolph was appointed to serve on the Sister Cities Commission at the City
 Council meeting held on April 5th, 2022. Becky’s term will run from April 5, 2022 through
 May 30, 2024
 Chairman Fuhrer welcomed Becky Rudolph to the Commission. Becky
 provided a brief introduction. We look forward to working together.




E. OLD BUSINESS:

 There was no Old Business to discuss.

F. REPORTS:

 Approve the Sister Cities minutes of February 9, 2022

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 Bill Donofrio motioned and Alan Lowe seconded to approve Sister Cities
 minutes of February 9, 2022. AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer,
 Saboo, Lowe NAYS: (0). Motion passed.

 Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report through March 2022

 Alan Lowe moved to approved the Treasurer's Report, seconded by Bill
 Donofrio. AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS:
 (0). Motion passed.


 Approve the Sister Cities minutes of March 9, 2022

 Bill Donofrio moved, seconded by Alan Lowe to approve the minutes of March 9,
 2022. AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS: (0).
 Motion passed.


 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Chairman Fuhrer

 Chairman's Report:

 Chairman Fuhrer recommended placing one of our Sister Cities display cases
 at the public library. It would probably be viewed much more.




 COUNCILMAN'S REPORT - Councilwoman Gustin

 Councilwoman Gustin provided an ambulance update. She said that the
 paperwork is still going through legal and customs. Councilwoman Gustin and
 Neelam discussed an interview that will be on a future podcast.

 FOUNDATION UPDATE: Commissioners Wang and Foyo

 Commissioner Wang said that no meetings have been called by the
 Foundation.

 SISTER CITY UPDATE - Commissioner Lowe

 Commissioner Lowe is working on an agenda for a future meeting with Cancun
 officials.


G. NEW BUSINESS:

 Approve registration fee for Commissioners to attend the Illinois Sister Cities Association
 Conference being held on April 22 & 23, 2022 at the Tinley Park Convention Center
 Chairman Fuhrer moved, and Commissioner Donofrio seconded to approve
 registration fees for Commissioners Lowe, Wang, and Saboo to attend the
 Illinois Sister Cities Association Conference held on April 22 & 23 at the Tinley
 Park Convention Center. AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo,
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 Lowe NAYS: (0). Motion passed.


 Approve the purchase of a video from NCTV in the amount of $10 from Naperville first
 Hispanic festival
 Chairman Donofrio moved, seconded by Chairman Rudolph to approve the
 purchase of a video from NCTV in the amount of $10 from the Hispanic Festival
 held in 2021. AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS:
 (0). Motion passed.


 Recommendation to engage with Edward Hospital Group of Naperville and their
 foundation for a fundraising project to provide relief supplies for the Ukranian refugees
 Commissioner Lowe motioned, seconded by Saboo to approve initiation of the
 Ukraine Refugee Medical Supplies donations with the Naperville Chamber of
 Commerce, Marquette, Kidsmatter for a fundraising effort to provided Ukranian
 relief AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS: (0).
 Motion passed.


 Approve to conduct a search, engage discussions with a foundation of interest to team up
 with Naperville Sister Cities Commission on upcoming projects
 Commissioner Donofrio moved, seconded by Lowe to approve conducting a
 search and engaging in discussions with a foundation of interest to team up
 with Sister Cities of future projects. AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph,
 Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS: (0). Motion passed.


 Approve/Recommend to the Sister Cities Foundation that there be no entry fee or vendor
 fees to attend or participate in the Hispanic Festival
 Commissioner Donofrio moved, seconded by Commissioner Rudolph approved
 recommended to the Foundation that there be no entry to the Hispanic Festival.
 AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS: (0). Motion
 passed.




 Discuss attendance and timeliness at our general meetings. We need a majority of
 members to attend meetings in order to have a quorum and to vote on items and conduct
 business.
 Councilwoman Gustin addressed the issue of attendance. It was recommended
 that we reach out to the Commissioners who have missed several meetings. It
 is difficult to conduct business when we do not have a quorum. AYES (6):
 Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe NAYS: (0). Motion passed.


H. ADJOURNMENT:


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 Commissioner Donofrio moved, seconded by Randolph to adjourn the meeting
 at 7:40 pm. AYES: AYES (6): Wang, Donofrio, Rudolph, Fuhrer, Saboo, Lowe
 NAYS: (0). Motion passed.




 /s/ Rachel Pruneda




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