City of Lawrence

Lawrence Sister Cities Advisory Board

May 10, 2006 minutes

MEMBERS PRESENT:	Stuart Boley, Lynn Ground, Kathleen Hodge, Linda Hyler, William Keel, Michael Kennedy, Graham Kreicker, Gina Ross, Bob Schumm, Andrew Tsubaki
MEMBERS ABSENT:	Nancy Bjorge, Sheila Immel, Jon Josserand, Karen Swisher,
STAFF LIASION PRESENT:	Lisa Patterson
PUBLIC PRESENT:	Frank Baron, Jan Stewart, Sharon Holladay

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Meeting called to order at 5:40 PM by Ross.

Keel moved and Kreicker seconded approval of the April 12th meeting minutes.  Motion passed.

Kreicker moved and Boley seconded to reimburse Hodge for a medical bill for a German student who was in Lawrence last September. Motion passed.

Ross reported that the IRS form 990 for 2005 has been filed and mailed.

Kreicker made a report about a possible sculpture – Eternal Spring - to present to Eutin for their 750^th anniversary.  The approximate cost would be $1,300 excluding base and shipping.  The sculpture was designed by Jan Gaumnitz, with Jonah Seibel doing the fabrication and finishing.  Schumm moved that we ask the City Commission to pay for one sculpture, one base, crating, shipping and insurance to present to Eutin on their 750^th birthday.  Kreicker and Ross will get an estimate from the on a base cost, crating, and shipping.  Boley seconded.  Motion passed.

Jan Stewart from Office Helpline was present to tell us what she could do in terms of mailing labels.  Hodge will provide Office Helpline with an Access file of her SCAB membership database (current and former members). 

Kreicker moved that we accept the financial report from April 2006 as corrected.  Keel seconded.  Motion passed.  A corrected report will be sent out tomorrow by Office Helpline.

Tsubaki provided a copy of the original handbook for our Board and list of the chairperson of the LSCAB.  These included the following:

1987-1991 Carol Shankel

1992-1995 George Woodyard

1996-1997 Faye Watson

1998 Randy Weseman

1999 Ngondi Kamatuka

2000-2001 Bob Schumm

2002-2003 Kathleen Hodge

2004-2005 Graham Kreicker

2006 Gina Ross

The handbook showed that in 1989  the Sister City agreement with Eutin was signed and in 1990 the Sister City agreement with Hiratsuka was signed.

Holladay made a presentation about the coming trip to Hiratsuka in June 21 – July 1.  This year’s tickets were $1,311 each; this is up $250 from last year which was up about $200 from the previous year.  Eighteen students (12 girls and 6 boys; 11 junior high students and 7 high school student) and four adults will be going.  Eighteen students from Hiratsuka will be in Lawrence July 25 to August 3.

Baron made a proposal to send Kari Paludan, an opera singer and Lawrence native now living in the DC area, to Eutin, along with Melanie Hadley, a KU graduate student to accompany her on the piano.  They would visit the Eutin schools to present classes in addition to actual recitals. The total cost to the Board will be about $2,500.  We will discuss this proposal next month.

Schumm reported on our upcoming appetizer and wine fundraiser at Pachamama’s.  We would like to have two scholarship students attend the fundraiser and talk about their experience while visiting Eutin and Hiratsuka.  Holladay will find a student who has taken part in the Hiratsuka exchange program.  Ross will find a student who has taken part on the Eutin exchange program.

At 6:55 PM Boley moved we adjourned.  Schumm seconded.  Passed