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Mr. Clark said a neighbor at the Cal Young neighborhood association meeting shared a concern about <br />ATT's application for a 75 -foot cell tower on or near the Oakway Golf Course. He asked the manager to <br />have staff contact him with information about the application. Mr. Poling asked to be copied on the <br />information. <br />Mayor Piercy announced the November 9 "Lets Talk Transit" event occurring at 7:30 a.m. at the Eugene <br />Hilton Hotel. <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br />Sister City Committee Reports <br />The council was joined by City Manager's Office Division Manager Keli Osborn, who introduced John <br />Simpson of the Eugene Kakegawa Sister City Committee, Dennis Ramsey from the Eugene Katmandu <br />Sister City Committee, Matt Ellsworth from the Eugene Chinju Sister City Committee, and Galena Grotsa <br />from the Eugene Irkutsk Sister City Committee. Ki -Won Rhew and Cindy Hale of the Chinju Sister City <br />Committee were also present. <br />Ms. Osborn provided a brief history of the Sister Cities Program, reporting that the Chinju sister city <br />relationship was established in 1961, the Katmandu relationship was established in 1975, the Kakegawa <br />relationship in 1979, and the Chinju relationship in 1988. She noted the many sister city delegations that <br />had occurred and the activities the sister city committees supported. She said that the City's Web site <br />included information about Eugene's sister cities as well as links to the Web sites of the sister city <br />committees. <br />Each sister city committee representative provided information about the history of their organization and <br />current committee activities and delegation visits. <br />Mayor Piercy thanked the sister city committee representatives and emphasized the importance and value <br />of sister city relationships. She said such relationships allowed students, performers, and every day <br />citizens to travel back and forth and build friendships across the world. She felt fortunate that Eugene had <br />such long -term sister city relationships. Mayor Piercy suggested that the City hold a celebratory event to <br />heighten citizen awareness of the program. <br />Mayor Piercy called for council questions and comments. <br />Mr. Pryor recalled his own positive experience as a sister city delegate. He termed the sister city <br />committees the "keepers of the flame" and commended them for maintaining Eugene's sister city <br />relationships in the face of economic challenge. Mr. Pryor hoped that in the future the City could be more <br />supportive of the program. He wanted to participate in another delegation both to demonstrate the <br />council's support for the program and for the sake of the experience. He thanked the sister city committee <br />representatives for their work. <br />Mayor Piercy suggested that if even if one could not participate in a delegation, technology such as Skype <br />permitted people in different places to communicate. Mr. Simpson.suggested there was also value in <br />single - person delegations. <br />Ms. Taylor said the City owed the representatives a debt of gratitude. She did not think the City had done <br />enough to foster the sister city relationships and instead had depended on volunteers to do so. She <br />MINUTES --City Council November 8, 2010 Page 3 <br />Work Session <br />