Exhibit CC 09-06-2016 Item No. 26 Written Communication Regarding Sister City PolicyLauren Sapudar
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Toni Oasay-Anderson
Tuesday, September 06, 2016 10:36 AM
City Clerk
FW: Sister City Policy
From: helene@crewdavis.com [mailto :helene@crewdavis .com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 10:29 AM
To: City Council <CityCouncil@cupertino .org>
Cc: David Brandt <Davidb@cupertino.org>
Subject: Sister City Policy
Dear City Council members,
I am writing in regards to the Cupertino Sister City Policy that will be coming before council this evening for
review. I would like to lobby for potential scaling of the section that refers to number of students required for
a student exchange.
Even though the Cupertino Copertino sister city relationship is the oldest for Cupertino, we had our very first
student exchange just this year. Going forward, we anticipate having an exchange every year. Copertino,
Italy, is about half the population size (or less) of Cupertino, with only one middle school. We anticipate that
four to six students is about all Copertino can handle at present. I would like to propose a sliding scale of
some kind, for example: a sister city organization sending 4 to 6 students would receive half the funding
from the city that an exchange of 10 or more students receives. Something to that effect.
I plan on being at the meeting this evening and will make this request in person.
Thank you to city council and staff for your support of all our sister cities. We could not fulfill our mission of
promoting friendship and international understanding without your help.
Best regards,
Helene Davis
President
Cupertino Copertino Sister Cities Association