2024-05-20 Sister City Commission MinutesEdmonds Sister City Commission MINUTES
Monday, May 20, 2024 - Special Meeting
6:00 - 7:00 p m
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Pos. 1 Karen Reid
Pos. 2 Katy Renz
Pos. 3 Kiwa Tashiro
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: Colin Torretta, Samantha Hopper, Michele Fellows, Kiwa Tashiro, Karyn Heinekin,
Yuri Nishiyama, Katy Renz
Virtual attendance:
Absent: lyoko Okano (ex), Karen Reed (ex), Anne Nadreau (ex)
Staff Liaison: Carolyn LaFave
Call to Order: by Michele Fellows
Guests: none
Administration:
1. Land acknowledgement: Michele
2. Approve/Amend Minutes: Katy motioned to approve April minutes w/no changes, Colin
seconded; approved unanimously.
3. Approve/Amend Agenda: Karyn motioned to approve agenda; Katy seconded; approved
unanimously
New Business:
1. Carolyn has created a One Note ESCC notebook for the commission. She asked for 1-2
commissioners to review it. Carolyn will send link to Colin and Samantha.
Continued Business:
1. Summer Market:
• July- Group needs to check on the supplies and see what we need. Brochures have been
ordered. Colin and Karyn will check on supplies for July date.
2. 2024 Student Exchange
■ Carolyn has received a group picture of the Hekinan students and their chaperone. She
shared it with the commission. They have 6 girls and 1 boy.
■ We have 6 students going and Karyn is the chaperone for this year.
■ Student delegate Josie Roberts attended the first orientation meeting virtually as her
row team was competing in Vancouver (they won and will be traveling to Florida for the
Nationals.)
■ August 23rd Dinner Reception for the Japanese Delegation menu and cost will be
provided by Michele and Karen R. We need all the commissioners to attend if possible.
■ Itinerary- Carolyn is working on confirming everything for the Japanese Delegations visit
to Edmonds in August. She will make reservations and will be asking us to sign up to
help on the field trip days.
■ Michele would like to promote this year's delegation. We need to get a group photo of
the delegation at the 5/30 meeting. Kelsey Foster, PIO for the city, will help with press
release and distribution. Samantha offered to take a photo at the 5/30 meeting.
Samantha offered to take a photo at the 5/30 meeting. Do we need to update Facebook
or Twitter with information about our new delegation?
3. Samantha will continue to put together biographies of our commissioners and will share it with
all of us.
4. Michele would like to promote this year's delegation. We need to get a group photo of the
delegation at the 5/30 meeting. Kelsey Foster, PIO for the city, will help with press release and
distribution. Samantha offered to take a photo at the 5/30 meeting.
5. Do we need to update Facebook or Twitter with information about our new delegation?
6. Samantha said she can take photos at the next meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 6:27
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Next meeting is June 24