SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER, INC.

Regional and Board Meeting 2016/2017

Date:         Aug, 27 2016 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Location:  San Buenaventura Mission O’Brian Hall

211 E Main St., Ventura CA 93001

Parking Available around Bldg.

Note:        9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

12:00 PM Lunch – Cost – $15.00

Contact Pat Fallin –patfallin@msn.com

(805) 245-9076 to confirm participation Breakfast and Lunch

REGIONAL MEETING

9:30 AM – Call Regional meeting to Order – Anthony Al-Jamie, President 

• Roll Call SOCAL Board Members – David Bracey, Secretary
• Introduction of new SCI members, SOCAL Sister city programs and Guests

9:45 AM – Welcome by Ventura City Councilmember – Cheryl Heitmann  

10:00 AM – Presentation Mexican Consulate of Oxnard – Jonathon E. Alvarez Alzua

• 3×1 funding program and consulate regional services

10:15 Ventura/Loreto Sister City Program – Fiorella Calderoni

• Start-up structure and program of a new Sister city program

10:30 AM – Santa Barbara Sister Cities – Takako Wakita

• Presentation SB Sister city programs, how they collaborate and report to mayor

10:45 AM – SB/Puerto Vallarta Sister City – Margaret Saavedra

• Presentation on best overall SCI 2015 award city 50 to 100K population

11:00 AM – Young Professional reports – SCI Wash DC Conf. – Jennifer Avila

11:15 AM – Youth Delegate report – SCI Wash DC youth summit – Michael Jose Avila

11:30 Noon – Informational Items

• SCI report – Pat Fallin/Kathleen Roche Tansy
• Rosarito Mexico Sister Cities International Conference – Jeff Failing
• SCI/SOCAL booth at CA League of Cities Conference October 5 to 7 at Long Beach Convention Center, need 8 volunteers (2 at a time for 4 hour shifts.) Pat will give SCI & SOCAL materials for the booth and instruction sheet to volunteers – Gil Garcia
• Schedule of Regional Meetings

1. Fall – Date and Venue
2. Winter – Date and Venue (Possible Joint NORCAL/SOCAL meeting)

• Proposed multi-sister city trip to Japan – Tom Hersant

12:00 Announcements

12:15 – Lunch

SOCAl Board Meeting – 12:45 PM – Aug, 2015

ACTION ITEMS

Call Board meeting to Order – Anthony Al-Jamie, President

1. Approval of Minutes May 7, 2016, – David Bracey
2. Approval of Treasurer’s Report – Don Goertz
3. May 7 to Aug 27 2016 Income and Expenses
4. Annual Filing update

III. Nomination Committee report

1. Nomination of Charles Riggs from Palm Desert for SOCAL BOD

MONITORING ITEMS

1. SCI report – Kathleen Roche Tansey/Pat Fallin
2. Judy Maculsay, Jeanette Avila presentation on details of outreach to  neighboring cities and follow-up
3. Other Board members regional assignments report

Development Committee update-Anthony Al-Jamie

1. Web page, face book update – Anthony Al Jamie, David Bracey
2. Country Track
3. Electronic Newsletter
4. Young Professional Committee Report – Anthony Al Jamie, David Bracey, Allison Shoemaker

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

VII.   Open Discussion

VIII.     Adjournment