Sister Cities Commission
Regular MeetingNaperville, IL · June 14, 2023
Minutes
City of Naperville
400 S. Eagle Street
Naperville, IL 60540
Meeting Minutes - Final
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
6:30 PM
Meeting Room B
Sister Cities Commission
Sister Cities Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 14, 2023
A. CALL TO ORDER:
Sister Cities Meeting was called to order at 6:45 pm, however there being no
quorum, no items were voted on.
B. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT:
Becky Rudolph, Lance Fuhrer, Tony Chamberlain
ABSENT:
Arista Wang, Neelam Saboo, Alan Lowe, Arun Mani
Neelam was not present for Roll Call, but arrived later.
ALSO PRESENT: Councilwoman Allison Longenbough, Rachel Pruneda
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
Councilwoman Longenbough is the new Council Liaison for Sister Cities
meeting and joined the meeting today.She will be officially appointed at the June
20, 2023 Council meeting.
D. OLD BUSINESS:
Approve Sister Cities Commission minutes of May 17, 2023
There being no quorum, the Minutes were not approved.
Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report through May 2023
There being no quorum, the Treasurer's report was not received and filed.
E. REPORTS:
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - LANCE FUHRER
Commissioner Fuhrer discussed with the Foundation where they were at with
the planning of the Hispanic Festival.
SISTER CITIES UPDATE: COMMISSIONER ALAN LOWE
Commissioner Lowe was not present for the meeting.
OTHER COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS OR UPDATES:
Tony Chamberlain has been in touch with Carol Wolfe, President, Illinois Sister
Cities Association. She has requested to meet with a couple of the
Commissioners and Foundation members to introduce herself. A future
meeting will be scheduled.
SISTER CITIES FOUNDATION UPDATE: SHAFEEK ABUBAKER
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Sister Cities Foundation and Commission plan to be in the Labor Day Parade.
This is a great event and helps market the Hispanic Fest. As part of this event,
the Foundation will work on handouts for the parade and paying the parade entry
fee.
F. NEW BUSINESS:
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
Rachel Pruneda
Staff Laision
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Agenda
400 S. Eagle Street
City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
Meeting Agenda
Sister Cities Commission
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 6:30 PM Meeting Room B
A. CALL TO ORDER:
B. ROLL CALL:
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
D. OLD BUSINESS:
23-0747 Approve Sister Cities Commission minutes of May 17, 2023
23-0746 Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report through May 2023
E. REPORTS:
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - LANCE FUHRER
SISTER CITIES UPDATE: COMMISSIONER ALAN LOWE
OTHER COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS OR UPDATES:
SISTER CITIES FOUNDATION UPDATE: SHAFEEK ABUBAKER
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 Communications Department at least
48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
will be made to allow for meeting participation.
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