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. . Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, that the bill be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote. Motion - carried unanimously and the bill was declared passed and numbered 18263~ It was understood that staff would come back with an additional section outlining rules for the subcommittee. VI I. SISTER CITY RESOLUTION--KAKEGAWA, JAPAN (Copy of resolution has been distributed to Council members) Jean Alward, International Cooperation Committee, thanked everyone for the courtesy extended to the Kakegawa delegation. She said that the biggest problem is that there are no financial resources available to the Mayor's Committee to work on international cooperation. She wondered how Council wanted to deal with future roles involving international cooperation, whether they wanted roles to be active or passive. Mr. Keller commented that the City will work with the national sister city organization. This is the first time he has seen so many segments of the community becoming involved in a sister city effort. Mr. Delay said he also felt some discomfort on expectations versus realities, as Ms. Alward mentioned. He is not sure he knows what the City of Eugene will be doing in establishing a sister city relationship with Kakegawa. Ms. Alwartd wondered if Councilors knew if Kakegawa had indeed notified the City of Eugene that it wished a sister city relationship, since when the delegation left Eugene it was also going to look at a city in California. - City Manager said that the delegation had told him, throu.gh an interpreter, that they wished Eugene to become a sister city. Mr. Delay suggested that a future hearing be held on the issue of international cooperation to find out how people in the community feel about becoming involved in projects of thi s nature. Res. No. 2991--Accepting the invitation of the City of Kakegawa, Japan to become a sister city was read by number and title on 1 y . Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to adopt the resolution. Motion carried, all Councilors present voting aye, except Mr. Delay abstaining. Mrs. Smith said that in forwarding the resolution to the city of Kakegawa, she would suggest that staff add something to the effect that the City accept the invitation "if Kakegawa still so desires." VIII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 23, 1978 Mr. Williams commented that in those minutes, in the first paragraph, his reference to a story in the Register-Guard regarding Teleprompter included the word lIaccurate.1I He said that word should be "inaccurate." - 8/30/78--7 401