SISTER CITIES COMMITTEE

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes SISTER CITIES COMMITTEE ALDERMAN JOE DAVIS, SR., CHAIR Al Durtka, Tiffany Barta, Oscar Tovar and Charles Vang Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232, Fax: 286-3456, clee@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison: Amy Hefter, 286-2290, ahefte@milwaukee.gov Friday, April 10, 2015 10:00 AM Room 301-A, Thrid Floor, City Hall Special Meeting convened at 10:00 a.m. Present 5 - Davis, Durtka, Vang, Tovar, Barta Individual also present: Amy Hefter, Legislative Reference Bureau 1. Review and Approval of the Previous Minutes of March 24, 2015. Mr. Tovar moved approval of the meeting minutes from March 24, 2015. There were no objections. 2. Review and Approval of the Sister City Agreement between Milwaukee and Zadar, Croatia. Members were distributed original and revised draft agreements for review. The draft agreements can be found within Common Council File Number 140088. Ald. Davis said that the original draft agreement was approved by the City of Zadar City Council but does not meet the City of Milwaukee’s format. There have been some diplomatic issues, but a revised draft agreement is before the committee after approval from the City of Zadar. The revised version contains the same language of the original but is arranged in a format consistent with the City’s standards. Mr. Durtka moved approval of the revised draft agreement presented before the committee. There were no objections. Ald. Davis announced that there will be a Sister Cities signing ceremony on Monday, May 1, 2015 at 10 a.m. in the City of Milwaukee City Hall Common Council Chambers. Mayor Tom Barrett from the City of Milwaukee and Consul General Jelena Grcic Polic, Ph.D., on behalf of Mayor Božidar Kalmeta, from the City of Zadar, Croatia, will sign the revised version of the sister city agreement, as approved by the committee and the City of Zadar. City of Milwaukee Page 1 SISTER CITIES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes April 10, 2015 3. Review and Approval of the 2015 Annual Report for the Sister City Relationship between Milwaukee and Carora, Venezuela. Mr. Durtka moved approval of the 2015 annual report regarding the sister city relationship with Carora, Venezuela. There were no objections. 4. New Business for Future Discussion. No new business. 5. Set Next Meeting Date and Time. Next meeting date and time not set. Meeting adjourned at 10:06 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 2