International Relations Committee
Meeting Minutes
Councillor Sleiman states as a false accusation has been made, it would be appropriate to respond to the complainant.
Councillor Kaschak advises that as the complaint was initially sent to the Mayor’s Office, it would be fitting to follow-up with the Mayor’s Office. S. Gebauer to contact the Mayor’s Office on this matter.
5.5 E-mail from Jerry Barycki regarding the 20 th Anniversary of the Twinning Relationship between Lublin, Poland and the City of Windsor.
Office, it would be fitting to follow-up with the Mayor’s Office. S. Gebauer to contact the J. Barycki states June 26, 2020 will mark the 20th anniversary of the twinning relationship between Windsor and Lublin, Poland. The two decades of well-documented, active cooperation have been very productive. For the 20th Anniversary, they have prepared an exhibition, which will be in the form of an electronic document. S. Gebauer to work with Communications to ask if the electronic document can be displayed on the City of Windsor website and to assist with a display at City Hall at a later date.
Moved by Councillor Sleiman, seconded by Councillor Kaschak, That the following Communications BE RECEIVED:
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5.1 Letter to Mayor Dilkens dated March 6, 2020 from the Mayor of Saltillo, Mexico extending an invitation for the Mayor and a delegation of three to visit Saltillo from July 18 to July 21, 2020.
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5.2 Letter to Mayor Dilkens from the Mayor of Changchun, China dated March 31,
2020 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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5.3 E-mail from Trudy Baek, Manager of International Affairs, Gunsan, South Korea dated May 14, 2020 regarding the Children’s Art Exhibit
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5.4 E-mails from Krzysztof Stanowski, Director International Centre and Daniel Gorgaczuk, City of Lublin, Poland dated May 15, 2020 regarding the LGBT+ community – attached.
E-mail dated May 15, 2020 from the Chair, IRC to Members of Council regarding the LGBT+ community/
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5.5 E-mail from Jerry Barycki regarding the 20th Anniversary of the Twinning relationship between Windsor and Lublin, Poland.
Carried.
6. New Business
In terms of a possible twinning with the United States, S. Gebauer reports we were asked in the past to gather some information from the City of Detroit regarding their policy