“That the International Relations Committee BE REQUESTED to review the $25,000 commitment for the You + Me sculpture project due to the updated information regarding the $50,000 financial commitment to this project by the Rotary Club or Windsor-Roseland;
That the International Relations Committee RECONSIDER committing $25,000 in the You + Me sculpture project; and further,
That, in the absence of the International Relations Committee reconsidering a $25,000 financial commitment, the International Relations Committee REPORT BACK to Council with their plan for the $25,000 that was previously committed to the You & Me sculpture project”.
The Chair refers the Committee to the photographs of the Sister Cities posts located in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
L. T. Zhao states that as part of a delegation to Gunsan, he viewed the Sister City Charter enclosed in a glass case in their city hall and children’s art on ceramic tiles which was very impressive.
R. Haidar expresses concern there is not an area designated to showcase the City of Windsor’s relationship with the Sister Cities.
C. Masterson indicates the Sister Cities Post monuments could be located at City Hall.
The Chair proposes two possible projects to be funded by the previous conditional commitment of $25,000 for the sculpture project as follows:
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Sister City Post with directional signs denoting the names of the Sister Cities
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Permanent exhibit at City Hall which would display all of the Sister City Charters as well as some of the artifacts previously donated.
Moved by Councillor Kaschak, seconded by S. Spagnuolo,
That APPROVAL BE GIVEN to an expenditure in the upset amount of $5,000 for the You + Me Sculpture Project and in lieu of the $25,000 conditional commitment for the Sculpture Project, that Administration BE REQUESTED to report back on the costs associated with the Sister Cities Post and options for a permanent twin city exhibit at City Hall.
Carried.