Sister Cities Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2025-08-13

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

 Meeting Agenda

 Sister Cities Commission

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 6:30 PM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:

E. REPORTS:
1. 25-1021 Approve the Sister Cities minutes of June 17, 2025

2. 25-1050 Receive board and commission member training

3. 25-1051 Review the roles and responsibilities of the Naperville Sister Cities
 Commission and Sister Cities Foundation

4. 25-1060 Receive the update on the Monarch habitat project and request $1,000 in
 funding from the Sister Cities Foundation
5. 25-1076 Update on advancing student exchange opportunities


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

 Wednesday, August 13, 2025

 6:30 PM



 NEU



Sister Cities Commission
Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final August 13, 2025


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairman Mani called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 7- Becky Rudolph, Yugin Wang, Daniel Bukowski, Joel See , Arun Mani, Tony
 Chamberlain, and Ashfaq Syed
 Absent 2- Ganesh Kar, and Abdechafi Boubkir




C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 There were no speakers under Public Forum.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

E. REPORTS:

1. Approve the Sister Cities minutes of June 17, 2025

 A motion was made by Commissioner Rudolph and seconded by Commissioner
 Bukowski to approve the Sister Cities minutes of June 17, 2025. Motion passed by
 voice vote.

2. Receive board and commission member training

 Commissioners received the 2025 Naperville Board and Commission Member
 Training provided by Marcie Schatz, the Assistant to the City Manager's Office.

3. Review the roles and responsibilities of the Naperville Sister Cities Commission and
 Sister Cities Foundation
 Motion was made by Commissioner Chamberlain and seconded by
 Commissioner Bukowski to HOLD the item until the next meeting. Motion passed
 by voice vote.

4. Receive the update on the Monarch habitat project and request $1,000 in funding from
 the Sister Cities Foundation
 Commissioner See led the discussion on the Monarch Butterfly Project.
 Commissioners and Staff reviewed topics including costs, signage, volunteer
 involvement, and ongoing maintenance. .
 Motion was made by Commissioner Chamberlain, seconded by Commissioner
 Bukowski to approve the request for $1,500 from Sister Cities Foundation for
 plantings for the Monarch Butterfly Project. Motion passed by a roll call vote.

 Absent: 2- Kar, and Boubkir


5. Update on advancing student exchange opportunities

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Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final August 13, 2025

 Commissioner Chamberlain will continue the Student Exchange Program to
 2026 with plans to reach out to schools and our Sister City partners.

F. NEW BUSINESS:

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 A motion was made by Chairman Mani, seconded by Commissioner Wang to
 adjourn the meeting at 7:47 p.m. Motion passed by voice vote.




 /s/ Rachel Pruneda
 Rachel Pruneda, Assistant to the Mayor and City Council




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