CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
IRONWOOD CONFERENCE ROOM
March 24, 2011


A Regular Meeting of the Sister Cities Board of the City of Peoria, Arizona, was convened 
at 8401 W. Monroe Street at 5:40 p.m.

Members Present:  John Buonagurio, Penny Hughes, Bonnie Apperson, James 
Flonacher, and Joya Kizer Clarke 

Members Absent:  Scott Clark and Patty Fusco

Other Municipal Officials Present: Claudia Lujan, Assistant to the City Manager and Terri 
Smith, Assistant to City Council

Member of the Public Present:  None

Note:	The order in which the items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order in 
which they were discussed at the meeting.

Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Board Member Flonacher, seconded by Board Member Clarke to 
approve the consent agenda.  Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously 5 to 0. 

Minutes:

1C	Minutes 

Item 1C was approved as part of the consent agenda.

Regular Agenda

Unfinished Business:   

3R	ACCOMMODATE VIRTUAL LINK BETWEEN A PEORIA SCHOOL AND ARDS

Staff reported that the link between Peoria’s Oasis Elementary and Ards’ Abbey Primary 
School had been made.  Update messages are received from both schools, and the linkage 
is progressing.  Board members requested that the Oasis classroom teacher be invited to 
the April Sister Cities Board meeting to give an update on this Virtual Sister Schools 
link.  Chandler has requested information on the process and expectations relating to the 
formation of a Virtual Sister Schools link.  A motion was made by Board Member Hughes, 
seconded by Board Member Apperson to invite the Peoria Sister School teacher to the April 
meeting. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously 5 to 0. 

4R	Centennial Timeline Project – Borough of Ards and Peoria

No local Boy Scout representatives have expressed interest in participating in collaborative 
Centennial project in 2010.  Board member Apperson suggested Peoria coordinate with Jim 
Murdock with the Ard Borough Council to create a collaborative project between the Young 
Ambassador delegations in Peoria and Ards.  Ards will be celebrating the Titanic Centenary.  
Each delegation will be requested to create a project for presentation that outlines the 100 
years as it relates to the community.  The project will be presented in the home community 
and then be transported by the visiting delegation back to the Sister City for permanent 
display. A motion was made by Board Member Flonacher, seconded by Board Member 
Hughes to propose to Jim Murdock a plan for a possible collaborative timeline project. Upon 
vote, the motion carried unanimously 5 to 0.

5R	Peoria/Argentinean Sister City

Board member Clarke was contacted by Sister Cities International about a possible twinning 
with Santa Rosa, Argentinean.   Claudia Lujan was directed by the City Manager to present 
it to the Board for consideration.  A motion was made by Board Member Apperson, 
seconded by Board Member Flonacher to have Claudia Lujan to work with Board Member 
Clarke and contact representatives from Santa Rosa, Argentina to explore the possible 
twinning. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously 5 to 0.

6R	Young Ambassador Update

Staff updated the Board on the interviews and selection of the 2011 Peoria delegation.  
Discussion ensued about locations for the Kick Off Dinner and the Farewell  Celebration.  
Staff will make arrangements and report back at the April meeting.  Several board members 
offered to make contact with potential Program Partners who may have an interest in 
sponsoring program elements.  Claudia Lujan committed to sending interested board 
members the program details to assist in presenting the program to possible Program 
Partners.

7R	Goals and Objectives

Claudia Lujan proposed the consideration of a half-day workshop for the purpose of 
discussion about goals and objectives of the Sister Cities Board, and committed that if 
the Board was interested she would send out some possible dates as an option.  A motion 
was made by Board member Flonacher, seconded by Board Member Clarke for Claudia Lujan to 
explore possible dates and forward to the board.  Upon vote, the motion carried 
unanimously 5 to 0.
  

Reports from Staff:

Claudia Lujan advised the April meeting date would be Tuesday, April 26.


CALL TO THE PUBLIC:
	
Being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was duly adjourned at 
approximately 7:35 p.m.



________________________ 
John Buonagurio, Chair



_________________________ 
Terri Smith, Council Assistant
Mayor and City Council Office