Excuse. He said recording. And I can call the call to order that meeting on the sister cities commission meeting. Sister Cities Commission meeting Monday, July 7th, 5:15 p.m. City Council Halls. Can we have roll call,
please? Ron Wendiger, Ellie Sweeney, Carolyn Marty Smith, Larry Mack, Jane Mayday, Hokei, Dick Seabbo, Tony Bernick, Brian Filson, Kathleen Bcker.
Okay, the next thing we're looking for is the approval of the minutes. Has everybody had a chance to review the minutes from the last meeting? I have, Madam Chair. I move the minutes from June.
I'll second. Any discussion? If not, I entertain a motion to approve. You've got it already. You're ready. All right. All right. Take the Okay. The vote. Take the vote. Signify by. signify by
yes. All those in favor I I opposed. Okay. The financial report, um, it's the same as it was last month. Um, I don't think there's been any changes to it. I just turned in the tip
money for sister cities. Um, the broad stand. I a little behind. Um, so that'll be on next month's. And there have been no expenditures either. I move to approve the financial report. I'll second.
Any discussion? If not. All those in favor? I stands as posted. Um the next thing on the agenda is the Huntsu cultural exchange program and um
Martha Bulge is in um Germany. U most of you got an email about what went on the first part of her um trip. Although I did talk to Anukica Fiser, she sent me a message that she spent the day with her and they had a great time and she really
enjoyed um having time with her. So hopefully the second half goes a little bit better than her first portion of it. Well, I'm just happy that she spoke up. Well, yeah, that's the other thing. That she wasn't being challenged enough for the jobs or the duties that she was
they were tasking her with. Yeah. Well, I believe that is a challenge for our uh host employers here as well because in a six week span of time or excuse me a 12week span of time, how much into the minutiae of running
the business can one get? Uh it takes a lot of spoon feeding to get somebody up to speed if you really want them a functional person. And uh I recall one of our first inbound trainees was a travel agent from M and went to the uh
agency here in town. And the only thing uh Gretchmer had her do was uh create a tour that he and the agency attempted to sell. So, so what what does one do under those
circumstances? Although I think we've been pretty lucky. Most of our visitors here from there have been very satisfied with the positions that they've held and worked with and met the people that they they work with have been treated really well.
So, okay. And then, um, for our inbound, it's Samuel Coupe. I hope I say that right. and he's going to be here from September 2nd through November 24th. So that'll include October Fest.
So, and does it include Hermanfest? No, I don't think so. September second. Yes, he'll be here for se He'll be there. We can use him as a bartender. Yeah. Well, might even include Flannel Fest actually in November. Anyway, just a side note,
there's some things that, you know, we got we might want to think ahead about. I will I it's on he's staying with me and it's on my calendar that he's helping on at Hermanf Fest. Okay. We can even get him in the October Fest parade downtown and
Yeah. And we've done that. We've done that before. You know, have a have a car for a float. So, at least he won't be in the Thanksgiving one. Okay. Please. I think when we had um Felix, he was with the Narin in the parade.
Oh, I think that's who he was. Okay. So, just thanks to think about and then um Brian, do you have an update on the Jensen Motor Chuck Ba Ford? I talked to Ben Jensen and they're fine whenever. Okay. All right.
Who's picking up? Um Samuel, are you okay? It didn't say that, so I forgot. And if you want to, you know, No, I just said I'll be a backup if you need it. So, just let me know. All right. Okay. So, under old business,
um we had the broad stand on um June 22nd. Um it went fairly well, but one thing we learned is that um when it's really hot, we need to do um some other things. So, that's coming up under new business. Um the next broadstand is
Monday, August 25th, and we're still looking for a few positions to be filled for people to help um on that day. And then um just a side note, next year I will be out there the day the list starts so we can pick better dates. Um
didn't realize it filled that fast. So um and I did turn in the tip money and that'll be on the account next week or next month. Do you recall? Would it be easy would it be easier instead of having two dates spread out
two day two successive days? I don't I think it would be a lot uh easier, wouldn't it? That's a good point. He's right. You know, because we we we do the setup and we'd have our stuff already there. Only one time. Yeah.
Okay. I'll remember that. We just didn't have any choices this year, Ron. It was like I know. Okay. when I worked out there for Concrete Singers that time, we always had it two days in a row. Nice. That is a good idea. Okay, I'll make a note of that and then um we can try for that.
All right. Any other old business? If not, under new business, um we need to plan the reception for Samuel. And um our board meeting or our meeting that month is
the second Monday of the month if I'm not mistaken. Yes. It's just just after Hermanfest. So I think that's the 8th. September 8th comes up in my mind. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, we'll have to have the meeting
here and then go to the Giggle Club. I think we should do it all at the Giggle Club. Didn't she say we couldn't? I thought I thought we We had to do it here. Video at the table. Yeah, we have to have a video. Um, and who is going to work on getting
that set up? I think John was, but I don't mind doing it if if he's not. Do you want to check with John and see how he's feeling? I can do that easily. I would help. Okay. because this is Mona and we've been working with her for like a thousand years so we can do that as well. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, thank you. There isn't
really anything to do. We just tell Mona we want the regular orurves and then Lisa sends out invitations and it's it's an easy sale. What date do we pick pick a date yet though? That would be September 9th. Monday the 8th or the eth. Monday the eth. Got it. Okay. Yeah. I think that would help John
out a little bit. Okay. Yeah. All right. And then we'll just do the potluck like usual and then invite potluck and and invite the friends of friends of the commission and 6 p.m. Ted and Jody. Yeah. Yeah. Of course, the brewery needs to be invited.
Yeah. Well, Kyle was and probably Kyle. Oh, that's right. I forgot. Yeah, but we probably will want Kyle there and maybe um Samuel's boss who he'll be working under. Okay, I can ask that. Ask those conditions and include those people in it as well. Yeah.
Writing it down. Thank you. Yeah. Well, it might be a good opportunity for him to network, you know, meet some contacts for future future, you know, because a lot of times those students, they book up pretty fast with events. Mhm.
Their calendars. Okay. Next thing on the new businesses is um I would like to propose that the commission buys a pop-up can canopy for us to use at the broadstands and it would be stored here at city hall so that when we have those broadstands on
the really hot days we don't have to um run from house to house trying to find a canopy to put up and hopefully the wind won't be as strong as it was. It was so windy the last time we could hardly keep it on the ground. It was like a parachute. Would a more expensive canopy because that one wasn't that expensive that you
bought it? No, it wasn't that expensive. Would a would a more expensive canopy be a better thing to buy? I say I don't. Okay. They turn into a parachute. No matter what to tied to the table and to the bench and we put salt bags onto it on each
corner and it was still lifting. Yeah. Yeah. When we do baseball tournaments and stuff with my son, it's if it's windy at all, it's they're tied to coolers. They're tied to whatever we can find that's heavy. So, you know, and maybe we can at that if it's going to be that way, we can have some buckets filled with sand or
something that we can set it inside of, you know, put the sand in there to hold it more stationary. But yeah, we do need that shade protection because that really encourages people to sit down and eat versus sitting out in the hot heat. So, um I move that we buy a tent that
belongs to sister cities. Agreed. Right. I'll second that. Any discussion? Okay. If not, all in favor? I I oppose. Okay. You care to do a cost reveal since $6420ome
cents, I think, is what the total was. It was on sale at Walmart today. I went in and got it. Um, and right now it's at my place cuz I didn't feel like lugging it all the way upstairs and then having to lug it all the way back downstairs. So after the next event, I'll make sure
that it's here so we don't have to worry about that. Carolyn, do you have an update on the kiosk? I do. So I put in Martha and I put in Samuel in the list of people that we've had. So some anybody going by could do that. Our problem, did I mention this last time
with the kiosk is the sun coming in and it bleaches out the pictures. So there's beautiful pictures across the top that I paid a lot of money to put in and write ups and all kinds of things. And then as you go down it gets whiter and whiter and whiter until finally it the pictures
disintegrate there. So I went to Chemsky's because I was working the popcorn stand and Chemsky's will print on a UV paper. So it might cost us more to get a picture printed but like when I just put the new picture in just
recently I mean it will cost more to begin with but at least they'll last a year. I mean, it's not even a year that since I've put all that in there and so that's a lot of money. So, initially, didn't they offer me $200 here? And I have no
idea how much money I have left out of that $200. So, if somebody can find out from Lisa how much money is left, I will do all my printing through Chemsky's on that kind of paper from now on. And I need to fix it. It's doesn't look as good as it should. And
I would concur with Carolyn. I mean, it was a year, probably two years ago, we went out there to do a few minor repairs on the kiosk cuz it was bad. A little bit. It's nice. It looks good, but the sun on just the front part of it
and just the bottom half. So, if I have some money, I'm going to if not, then we're going to next time we have to prove more money for me so I can start printing that out because what's the good of having the kiosk? if we don't have current pictures that look great and stories and information for people
to go. I don't know if anybody ever goes there to look at them, but Oh, I'm sure. I'm sure they do. Okay. I will check into how much is in the fund for it. Okay. It was $200. Okay. Maybe we got to get a picture with Samuel there while he's here. And yes,
maybe even with Martha when she returns or something or she would be nice. He just What was the picture I just put in? Do you remember? I don't remember. I just put a new picture in. So, there's something new in this little sea of white. There's one brightly colored picture in that part.
Um, is there any new business out on the floor or to be brought? Okay. If not, um, announcements. The next meeting will be held on Monday, August 4th, 2025 at 5:15. I will not be in attendance, so Dick will be running it. I'll be out of
town. And uh I make I need a motion for adjournment. I move that we adjourn the meeting. Second in favor. Oh, are you going for