Sister Cities Commission

City of Naperville 400 S. Eagle Street Naperville, IL 60540 Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:30 PM On Zoom Due to COVID-19 Sister Cities Commission Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final November 12, 2020 CITY OF NAPERVILLE PUBLIC MEETINGS UPDATE: Pursuant to Section 120/7(e) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the continuation of the Governor’s disaster proclamation, and Mayor Chirico’s executive order determining that in-person public meetings are not currently practical or prudent because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are holding this Liquor Commission meeting remotely. The commission members and staff participating in this meeting will all be in different locations in accordance with social distancing guidelines, and steps have been taken to ensure that the commission members can hear one another and all discussion and testimony. The public has been provided notice of alternative means of access to the meeting so they are able to contemporaneously hear all discussion, testimony and votes. All votes shall be taken by roll call. The means by which the public may watch, listen, and/or participate in the meeting are described below. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://zoom.us/j/97209537364? pwd=ZDNmSmFFM1JRRFVyeWZtanlXRVp1Zz09 Passcode: 113529 Description: General Board Meeting Or join by phone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 Webinar ID: 972 0953 7364 Passcode: 113529 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/a0jY7TaKq A. CALL TO ORDER: Lance read the Open Meetings Act to go over the conditions for meeting using Zoom. A quorum was present to officially discuss and vote. B. ROLL CALL: Student Representatives: Zach Wu ABSENT: Lucy Westlake Others Present: Rachel Pruneda, Bill Donofrio Present 8- Shafeek Abooubaker, Vasavi Chakka, Julie Federico, Lance Fuhrer, Patty Gustin, James Alan Lowe, Sophia Luo, and Yugin Wang Absent 1- Peter Foyo C. AWARDS & RECOGNITION City of Naperville Page 1 Printed on 4/1/2021 Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final November 12, 2020 D. NEW BUSINESS 1. Update the marketing of Sister Cities a. Legitimacy - Website Updates b. Awareness - Media Releases c. Interaction - Feedback to the public 2. Approval of funds to purchase Sister Cities Foundation website including set-up fees E. PUBLIC FORUM: F. OLD BUSINESS: 1. SECA Submission Update - Lowe & Luo Sophia and Alan submitted the SECA application with the help of the Sister Cities Foundation providing the authorization for submitting a request for funding including an authorization letter and tax exempt ID number. a. Feedback request from Dawn Portner 2. Cancun’s Unity Event with Sister Cities Commission a. Updates of completion 3. Sister Cities Foundation update a. New website: napervillesistercities.org b. Paypal donation button c. New members 4 Discussion on the donation of an ambulance to Cancun by City Council a. Anonymous donation for the transportation costs G. REPORTS: Other Business - Chairman Treasurer's Report - Julie Federico Julie reported that there were no changes to the Treasurer's report. Report was City of Naperville Page 2 Printed on 4/1/2021 Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final November 12, 2020 received and filed. 1. Approve the Sister Cities Commission meeting minutes of October 14, 2020 Minutes were approved by the following vote: Aye: 8- Abooubaker, Chakka, Federico, Fuhrer, Lowe, Luo, Sayla, and Wang Absent: 1- Foyo H. ADJOURNMENT: City of Naperville Page 3 Printed on 4/1/2021