Sister Cities Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2025-12-03

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

 Meeting Agenda

 Sister Cities Commission

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 6:30 PM Meeting Room C




PUBLIC COMMENT:
 TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING: To address the
 Commission in person during the meeting, members of the public should sign up in
 person at the meeting location on the day of the meeting. Signup is available for 30
 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.

 TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS OR A POSITION OF SUPPORT OR
 OPPOSITION:
 You may submit written comments and position statements to the commission at
 www.naperville.il.us/bc-comment in advance of the meeting. Comments will be received
 from the time the agenda is published until 24 hours before the meeting start time.
 Comments and position statements received during this timeframe will be shared with the
 commission and posted in the Meeting Details section on the City’s meeting
 management system in the day of the meeting. Comments received outside this time
 frame will not be transmitted or posted. Written comments will not be read aloud during
 the meeting.

 PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES: The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in:
 2-1-16 - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the Naperville Municipal Code.

 ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive
 comments and constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from
 harassing or directing threats or personal attacks at Commission members, staff, other
 speakers or members of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting
 may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city
 business to be accomplished.

 IF YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK: The Chairman will call your name at the appropriate time
 during the Commission meeting. Once your name is called you may identify yourself for
 the public record. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks directly to the matter under
 discussion. Speakers are limited to three minutes and are called in the order they sign
 up.


A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:


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1. 25-1553 Welcome newly appointed Student Representatives

2. 25-1560 Approve the Sister Cities Commission meeting minutes of August 13,
 2025

3. 25-1561 Approve the Sister Cities meeting schedule for the 2026 calendar year

 General board meetings are held quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday of the
 month at 6:30 p.m. and additional meetings may be added as needed.

 2026 MEETING DATES:
 January 21 - Joint meeting with the Commission and Foundation
 February 11
 May 13
 August 12
 November 18
4. 25-1592 Receive an update on the Monarch Garden project

5. 25-1569 Review of recent letter received by our Sister City partner in Nitra, Slovakia

6. 25-1540 Discuss topics for Commissioner Bukowski to share with Nitra Mayor
 Hattas in December
7. 25-1543 Review the roles and responsibilities of the Naperville Sister Cities
 Commission and Sister Cities Foundation

8. 25-1544 Provide feedback on the 2025 Sister Cities Commission Annual Report

9. 25-1584 Sister Cities Foundation Updates

10. 25-1585 Quarterly Updates on Sister City Partnerships


E. REPORTS:

F. NEW BUSINESS:

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Community Services Department at
 least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Community Services
 Department can be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via
 telephone at 630-305-5300 or via e-mail at napervilleclerks@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
 http://www.naperville.il.us/




Meeting Minutes - Final

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

 6:30 PM



 Meeting Room C



Sister Cities Commission
Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final December 3, 2025


PUBLIC COMMENT:

A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:
 Commissioner Rudolph arrived at 6:36 pm
 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:

D. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Welcome newly appointed Student Representatives

 Our student representatives gave brief introductions.

2. Approve the Sister Cities Commission meeting minutes of August 13, 2025

 Motion was made by Commissioner Bukowski, seconded by Commissioner Wang
 to approve the minutes of August 13, 2025. Motion passed by voice vote.

3. Approve the Sister Cities meeting schedule for the 2026 calendar year

 General board meetings are held quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30
 p.m. and additional meetings may be added as needed.

 2026 MEETING DATES:
 January 21 - Joint meeting with the Commission and Foundation
 February 11
 May 13
 August 12
 November 18
 Commissioner Rudolph made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Chamberlain
 to approve the Sister Cities meeting schedule for the 2026 calendar year. Motion
 passed by voice vote.

4. Receive an update on the Monarch Garden project

 Commissioner See and Staff provided updates to the Monarch Butterfly Project.




5. Review of recent letter received by our Sister City partner in Nitra, Slovakia

 Motion was made by Commissioner Chamberlain, seconded by Commissioner
 Rudolph to receive the letter from Nitra. Motion passed by voice vote.

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6. Discuss topics for Commissioner Bukowski to share with Nitra Mayor Hattas in
 December
 Commissioners Bukowski led the discussion on his upcoming visit to Nitra. The
 Commissioners and Council Liaison discussed potential topics to engage in;
 education, culture, opportunities.




7. Review the roles and responsibilities of the Naperville Sister Cities Commission and
 Sister Cities Foundation
 Motion was made by Commissioner Chamberlain, seconded by Commissioner
 Rudolph to TABLE the roles and responsibilities report to the January 21, 2026
 meeting. Motion passed by voice vote.

8. Provide feedback on the 2025 Sister Cities Commission Annual Report

 Commissioners and Staff held a discussion on goals, achievements and future
 goals to be included in the annual report.



 City Staff will bring back an annual report at the January 21st meeting.


9. Sister Cities Foundation Updates

 A brief discussion was held on 2 upcoming Foundation events; the International
 Festival and the Art Competition.




10. Quarterly Updates on Sister City Partnerships

 Commissioners discussed providing quarterly reports/updates on our three (3)
 Sister Cities..



E. REPORTS:

F. NEW BUSINESS:

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Motion was made by Commissioner Rudolph, seconded by Commissioner Wang
 to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 pm. Motion passed by voice vote.




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