Proof of Publication_City Council Proceedings 10 28 08CITY of DusuouE,
IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Coun-
il met in special session
t 4:00 p.m. on October
8. 2008. in the Historic
Present: Mayor Bi
ancil Members Bn
mors, Jones, Lyn
.nick, Voetberg, C
lager Van Milligen,
xney Lindahl
ayor Buol read the
I stated this was a s
session of the Du
City Council called
recent visit he, Council
nbers Connors and
tberg, Dick Landis, and
Schilling made to
dan and provided the
swing list of recom-
ided actions to be con-
~red should it be deter-
ed that the Sister City
tionship would contin-
•Continue relationship
d look for ways to ex-
nd on it;
•Establish a Sister City
snning Committee;
•Reciprocate by inviting
jndan delegation to Du-
ique in mid 2009 - Invita-
n to come from Mayor
col;
Explore the possibilities
th group visiting this fall;
•Handan Park in Dubu-
•Teacher and youth ex-
ianoe for multi cultural
ively pursue
development
with Hanlon;
Following discussion,
staff was directed to re-
search what other cities do
regarding their Sister City
relationships to make them
thrive and also to provide
suggestions as to how to
forma "Sister City Plan-
ning Committee" and who
should be invited to partic-
ipate on it.
Council also discussed
that a delegation of ap-
proximately 7 - 14 busi-
ness people, mostly from
Tianjin, China, would be
visiting Dubuque in the
next few weeks. It was
noted that this delegation
will also be visiting other
cities in the United States
and are not associated
with the Sister City rela-
tionship. Staff was direct-
ed to organize a dinnerfor
these visitors to showcase
the City.
There being no further
business, upon motion the
meeting adjourned at 5:25
p.m.
/slJeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
1t 11/1__-
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DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Tele~~ QYh Herald,a n~ W ~~,aper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: November I, 2008, and for which the charge is $29.38.
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this ~ day of , 20 d8' .
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;~~,. Commission A'umber 154885
My romm Fxb. FEB.
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Council Member Lynch
ated the purpose of the
~ecial session was to de-
rmine whether the City
anted to proceed with
e Sister City relationship
ith Hanlon, China, and if
ere was consensus to go
rward how that should
done. He provided a
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
' IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Coun-
cil met in special session
at 4:00 p.m. on October
28, 2008, in the Historic
Federal Building
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members Braig,
Connors, Jones, Lynch,
Resnick, Voetberg, City
Manager Van Milligen, City
Attorney Lindahl
Mayor Buol read the call
and stated this was a spe-
cial session of the Dubu-
que City Council called for
the purpose of discussing
the City's Sister City -
Handan, China
Council Member Lynch
stated the purpose of the
special session was to de-
termine whether the City
wanted to proceed with
the Sister City relationship
with Handan, China, and if
there was consensus to go
forward how that should
be done. He provided a
slide presentation detailing
the recent visit he, Council
Members Connors and
Voetberg, Dick Landis, and
Jim Schilling made to
Handan and provided the
following list of recom-
mended actions to be con-
sidered should it be deter-
mined that the Sister City
relationship would contin-
ue:
•Continue relationship
and look for ways to ex-
pand on it;
•Establish a Sister City
Planning Committee;
•Reciprocate by inviting
Handan delegation to Du-
buque in mid 2009 - Invita-
tion to come from Mayor
Buol;
•Explore the possibilities
with group visiting this fall;
•Handan Park in Dubu-
que;
•Teacher and youth ex-
change for multi cultural
awareness;
•Aggressively. -pursue
economic development
opportunities with Handan;
and
•Apply for grants to fos-
ter Sister City relationship.
Following discussion,
staff was directed to re-
search what other cities do
regarding -their Sister City
relationships to make them
thrive and also to provide
suggestions as to how to
form a "Sister City Plan-
ning Committee" and who
should be invited to partic-
ipate on it.
Council also discussed
that a delegation of ap-
proximately 7 - 14 busi-
ness people, mostly from
Tianjin, China, would be
visiting Dubuque in the
next few weeks. It was
noted that this delegation
will also be visiting other
cities in the United States
and are not associated
with the Sister City rela-
tionship. Staff was direct-
ed to organize a dinner for
these visitors to showcase
the City.
There being no further
business, upon motion the
meeting adjourned at 5:25
p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
it 11/1
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: November 1, 2008, and for which the charge is $29.38.
f'dze
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this day of , 20 d8' .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154885
M+y Comm Fro. FES: 1, 201i