2024-01-22 Sister City Commission MinutesEdmonds Sister City Commission MINUTES
Monday, January 22, 2024
6:00 — 7:00 p m
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Pos. 1 OPEN
Pos. 2 Katy Renz
Pos. 3 OPEN
Pos. 4 Anne Nadreau
Student Representative:
Pos. 5 OPEN
Pos. 6 Samantha Hopper
Pos. 7 lyoko Okano
Pos. 8 Michele Fellows
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Pos. 9 Yuri Nishiyama
Pos. 10 Karyn Heinekin
Pos. 11 Colin Torretta
Pos. 12 OPEN
In -person attendance: lyoko Okano, Katy Renz, Michele Fellows, Karyn Heinekin, Yuri Nishiyama, Colin
Torretta
Virtual attendance: Anne Nadreau (ex), and Samantha Hopper (ex)
Absent:
Staff Liaison: Carolyn LaFave
Call to Order: by Katy
Guests: none
Administration:
1. Land acknowledgement: Katy
2. Approve/Amend Minutes: Karyn motioned to approve January minutes w/no changes, Yuri
seconded; approved unanimously.
3. Approve/Amend Agenda: Michele motioned to approve agenda, Karyn seconded; approved
unanimously
New Business:
4. Sub -committee work guidelines
o Schedule and meet with your group to conduct research
o Present research, decisions, plans to the whole Commission (we trust that good
decisions are being made)
o After discussion w/Commission, changes can/may be made
Continued Business:
5. 2024 Museum Market
o Decided on dates: 7/13/2024 and 9/21/2024
o Carolyn will register once registration period opens
0 7/13 focus will be on new commissioner recruitment
0 9/21 focus will be on 2025 student recruitment
6. 2024 student exchange
o Edmonds delegation to Hekinan 7/29 — 8/8
o Hekinan delegation to Edmonds 8/19 — 8/28
o Edmonds will have two chaperones
o Limit of seven students
o Student application packet is ready for posting on website
o Katy will work on a press release w/application deadline of 3/15/2024
o Michele will update the poster and Carolyn will print for distribution
o Carolyn to send info to School District
o Carolyn to update website and Facebook page
o Katy and Karyn will review/update student interview questions; interviews
tentatively set for end of March, early April
o February meeting discuss sub -committee assignments— some ideas include:
■ Student interview questions and interviews —Katy and Karyn
■ Gift bag item procurement
Itinerary — need to eliminate some activities due to shortened stay, also
need to look at not having a welcome and farewell dinner, just one
dinner that Commission will provide
Announcements: none
Adjourned: 7:00 pm
Next Meeting: Monday, March 25, 2024