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INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS & FRIENDSHIP CITIES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
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An Open meeting of the International
Relations and Friendship Cities Committee was held in the Council Board Room,
City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. on Thursday, 2019 March 21
at 12:30 p.m.
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PRESENT:
ABSENT:
STAFF:
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Councillor
J. Wang, Chair
Councillor
P. Calendino, Vice Chair
Councillor
P. McDonell, Member (Due to illness)
Ms.
E. Wong, Executive Assistant to the Mayor
Ms.
M. Macdonald, Administrative Officer
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The
Chair called the Open meeting to order at 12:50 p.m.
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The Chair acknowledged the
unceded, traditional, and ancestral lands of the
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking
people, and extended appreciation for the opportunity to hold a meeting on this
shared Coast Salish territory.
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MOVED BY councillor CALENDINO
SECONDED By councillor WANG
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THAT the minutes of the
International Relations and Friendship Cities Committee Open meeting
held on 2018 April 04 be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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MOVED BY councillor CALENDINO
SECONDED By councillor WANG
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THAT
the reports be received.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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The Executive Assistant
to the Mayor submitted a report seeking expenditure
authorization for 2019 IRFCC expenses.
The
Executive Assistant to the Mayor recommended:
1. THAT the Committee authorize
expenditures to an annual maximum of $30,000 for delegation related
activities from the IRFCC 2019 budget.
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MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED By councillor wang
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THAT the recommendation of the Executive
Assistant to the Mayor be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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b)
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Report
from the Executive Assistant to the Mayor
Re:
Sister City Proposal - Padua, Italy__________
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The Executive Assistant
to the Mayor submitted a report seeking consideration of a proposal for a Sister City relationship with Padua,
Italy.
The Executive Assistant to the Mayor
recommended:
1. THAT a Sister City relationship with
Padua, Italy be considered.
2. THAT His Worship, Mayor M. Hurley, on
behalf of Council, send a letter to Ms. Antonia Ranieri, Gabinetto del
Sindaco di Padova, in response to this proposal.
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MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED By councillor wang
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THAT the recommendations of the
Executive Assistant to the Mayor be adopted.
- Amended
MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED By councillor wang
THAT recommendation #2 be AMENDED
to read “THAT His Worship, Mayor M. Hurley, on behalf of Council, send a
letter to the City of Padua to initiate a dialogue regarding a Sister City
relationship.”
CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
MOVED BY councillor calendino
SECONDED By
councillor wang
THAT the recommendations of the
Executive Assistant to the Mayor be adopted, AS AMENDED.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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Councillor
Wang – Sister and Friendship City Relationships List
Councillor Wang inquired
regarding the comprehensiveness of the Sister and Friendship City list, and
noted there are possibly additional Memoranda of Understanding to be included
on the City website listing of Sister and Friendship Cities.
Arising from discussion,
the Committee requested the Councillor Wang provide information on possible
missing information to staff, to assist with updating and validating the list.
Councillor Wang –
Relationship Proposal - City in the Philippines
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Councillor Wang advised the
Committee that the Consul General of the Philippines, Vancouver, has
expressed interest in a Sister/Friendship City relationship with a city in
the Philippines.
Arising from discussion, the
Committee requested this matter be considered at the 2019 April 24 meeting.
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Councillor Wang – City of Burnaby Invitation
Letter to Cities in China
Councillor Wang inquired regarding
the feasibility of sending an invitation letter to all existing Sister and
Friendship Cities in China to the Chinese Festival to be held at Swangard
Stadium, Burnaby in 2019 July.
Arising from discussion, the
Committee recommended that any invitation be sent by the Chinese Festival
Organizing Committee and that staff provide contact information of Sister and
Friendship Cities in China, if requested by the Organizing Committee.
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MOVED BY councillor CALENDINO
SECONDED By councillor WANG
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THAT
this Open meeting do now adjourn.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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The
Open meeting adjourned at 1:18 p.m.
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Monica
Macdonald
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER
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Councillor
James Wang
CHAIR
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