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Mr. Rayor said that he would be seeking Contingency Funding for Sexual Assault Support Services at the <br />next contingency request cycle, and requested council head nods. Councilors indicated agreement to <br />considering the request. <br /> <br />B. Work Session: Sister Cities Foundation Report <br /> <br />Mary Walston of the City Manager's Office introduced the item, reminding the council that the City's <br />agreement with the Sister City Foundation provided for a periodic report to the council. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor, liaison to the Sister City Foundation, said she was pleased that the report was occurring. The <br />foundation was doing well and all the sister city committees were active. <br /> <br />Yung Sonna Geil-Walker, staff to the Sister City Foundation, provided an update on the Sister City Program. <br />She thanked the council for its partnership. She thanked Ms. Taylor for her support of the foundation, and <br />acknowledged the support of councilors Nathanson, Kelly, and Lee. She noted the committee presidents <br />present in the audience: Jean Hahn (Kakegawa Sister City), Ken Ramsey (Chinju Sister City), and Shawn <br />Edwards (Kathmandu Sister City). No representative was present from the Irkutsk Sister City. <br /> <br />Ms. Geil-Walker provided information on her background as a Korean native adopted by an American family. <br /> <br />Ms. Geil-Walker distributed copies of the foundation's events bulletin, noting it was posted on the <br />foundation's Web site. <br /> <br />Ms. Geil-Walker said the foundation supported the work of the four committees, coordinated the relationship <br />with the City, and centralized the link for public and private funding. She discussed some of the foundation's <br />current short-term projects, which included a display at the airport and a partnership with Lane Arts Council <br />on an art exhibit at the Eugene Airport to be held April 10 through June 19. <br /> <br />Ms. Geil-Walker reported that the 23rd Kakegawa Sister City delegation would visit Eugene April 3-19. <br />Ms. Geil-Walker said she was working with the foundation board to explore the potential for the Oregon <br />Sister Cities Conference to be held next year in Eugene. <br /> <br />Ms. Geil-Walker discussed why the Sister City Program was important to the community, citing <br />the changing ethnic landscape and what she termed the four "Ps": population, poverty, <br />pollution, and personal relationships. She said that the program was facing and confronting <br />those challenges and attempting to make a difference through an exchange of ideas and global <br />friendships, dialogue with other cultures, and unique solutions to mutual problems. <br />Betty Sin Lou provided a slide presentation about the work of the Sister Cities Foundation. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly said that the funds the City provided had enabled the hiring of a staff person, and that <br />had clearly made a tremendous difference in the organization's success. Ms. Geil-Walker <br />thanked Mr. Kelly for his comments and commended the council for its adoption of the resolution <br />related to sustainability principles. She stressed the foundation's role as a partner in advancing <br />the goal of sustainability. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner thanked the foundation for the report, and reiterated a previous request that <br />information about the City's contribution of staff time to the foundation's effort be included in the <br />periodic report. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 8, 2000 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />