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<br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Report on Sister City Trip <br /> <br />Meeting Date: November 8, 2006 Agenda Item Number: C <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Mary Walston <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5406 <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />This is an opportunity for Mayor Piercy and Councilor Taylor to report on their recent trip to <br />Eugene’s sister city of Irkutsk, Russia. The trip was from August 18 – August 30, 2006, and <br />included meetings with Irkutsk city officials, hospital administrators, and educators, and visits to <br />industrial and utility sites and the world famous Lake Baikal. A brief slide show will be presented. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Eugene has four sister cities. The first was Jinju, Korea, established in 1961; next was Kathmandu, <br />Nepal in 1976. In 1979, a relationship with Kakegawa was created, and Eugene’s newest sister city <br />is Irkutsk, Russia, established in 1989. <br /> <br />Each of these has a local volunteer committee which is responsible for arranging various exchanges <br />between Eugene and the sister city. At the present time, the City of Eugene has a contract with each <br />of the committees in the amount of $3,750, provided that the committee on its own raises $1,250. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />There are no policies directly related to this presentation. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />There are no options for consideration by the City Council for this item. <br /> <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION <br />The City Manager has no recommendation on this presentation. <br /> <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTIONS <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M061108\S061108C.doc <br /> <br />