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Sister Cities Committee seeks permanence, adds history goal and outlines Halifax, choral and hospitality plans
Summary
The Blue Ribbon Sister City Committee voted to add a goal recognizing historical ties to its draft ordinance to make the committee permanent, endorsed referring donated Santa Carlo artwork to the Public Art Review Committee, discussed outreach to Halifax and plans for a Portsmouth High School participation in a centenary concert, and began work on lodging/transport partnerships for visiting delegations.
The Blue Ribbon Sister City Committee moved to amend the draft ordinance that would make the group a permanent city committee and agreed to add an explicit goal recognizing the historical basis for its sister and friendship-city relationships.
At the start of the meeting the committee chair (identified in the transcript as Unidentified Speaker 2) summarized a draft ordinance that would establish the Sister City Committee’s mission “to foster international friendship and understanding through cultural, educational, and economic exchanges,” set membership to include one city councilor, three community members and the library director, and list goals spanning cultural events, exchanges, student programs, business connections and tourism promotion. Committee members discussed timing and process for the ordinance’s first reading at an upcoming…
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