HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - AIPCA Meeting Minutes from April 21, 2016Ames International Partner Cities Association
Board Meeting
April 21, 2016
Call to Order 5:05PM
Members present:Dianne Brotherson, Lana Pavlik, Judy Jones, Lisa Shen, Tom Sauer, and Jen MaloneAlso present Bill Malone and Bill Diesslin
Meeting Minutes:Minutes from the February meeting were presented. Pavlik moved to accept the minutes. Second by Shen. Board approved the minutes.
Treasurer Report:Malone reported there is bank account amount of $8,164.29. We are still eligible to receive $1,777.01 from the city. Upcoming expenses are: chaperone plane tickets
to Japan, city gift for student delegation, printing for delegation, translation services and June annual meeting.Sauer moved to approve the treasurer’s report and Shen seconded. Treasurer’s
report was approved.
Old Business:a. Update on youth delegation traveling to Koshu. B. Malone reported that the training dates for the youth delegate are April 24, May 1 and May 15. They will be held
at the Ames Public Library. Malone reported that 5 adults and 20 students will make up the delegation. B. Malone has host family information and information about the Tokyo hotel stay
to share at the first training.b. Brotherson reported on the city appreciation luncheon was held March 31.
New Business:a. Request from Montecchio Maggiore in the Veneto Region to be a sister-city. The Board said yes, we should express interest. Brotherson will follow up on the next steps
to begin the process.b. Annual meeting.The date has been set for June 29, 2016. We will again use the Oakwood (City) Church. The returning students traveling to Japan in June will
be the program. AIPCA will provide Hickory Park meat, buns, beans, paper products and drink. Attendees will bring salad or dessert.c. Students from Japan Sept 18- Sept. 22. The farewell
event would need to be Wed in that week.Further discussion items of this group: future scholarship possibilities, fundraising possibilities for group, discussing with Japan future schedules.
These may be agenda items in the future.
Meeting adjourned at 5:47 PM. Minutes submitted by Judy Jones, secretary