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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2502-4231, Staff Report 2503-4377CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Monday, March 17, 2025 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM     Agenda Item     1.Recognition of Sister City Tsuchiura, Japan and Palo Alto Student Exchange Participants Late Packet Report added   City Council Staff Report From: City Manager Report Type: SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY Lead Department: City Manager Meeting Date: March 17, 2025 Report #: 2502-4231 TITLE Recognition of Sister City Tsuchiura, Japan and Palo Alto Student Exchange Participants BACKGROUND Proclamation welcoming exchange students and chaperones from Tsuchiura, Japan and acknowledgement of Palo Alto host students as student ambassadors. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Welcoming Exchange Students and Chaperones from Tsuchiura, Japan and Acknowledgment of Palo Alto Host Students as Student Ambassadors APPROVED BY: Ed Shikada, City Manager WELCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES FROM TSUCHIURA, JAPAN AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PALO ALTO HOST STUDENTS AS STUDENT AMBASSADORS WHEREAS, the exchange program between middle schools is the foundation of the Sister City relationship to promote international and intercultural understanding; and WHEREAS, Palo Alto and Tsuchiura have engaged their middle school students and their families in cultural and educational exchanges; and WHEREAS, the opportunity to host Tsuchiura students here and send Palo Alto students to Tsuchiura, Japan has proven to be mutually beneficial; and; and WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto thanks the City of Tsuchiura for their warm hospitality extended to Palo Alto students since 1995. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ed Lauing, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of the City Council, hereby express our heartfelt welcome to Tsuchiura Chaperones: Ms. Kayoko Ozeki, Mr. Kazushi Endo, and Ms. Misaki Kumiko and ten Tsuchiura students: Aoi Koizumi, Erena Chiba, Yui Yamamoto, Navu Masuoka, Nao Yoshimura, Koharu Otsuka, Mei Hirakawa, Aida Itsuki, Yukinori Ishikawa, and Nao Ozeki. FURTHER, we recognize with pride our own students (eleven strong) as Student Ambassadors of the City of Palo Alto: Ava Burrell, Mila Rosen, Victoria Kislitsyn, Malaika Middleton, Madeline Chang, Anya Zhang, Adela Sojan, Mikael Llamas, Joseph Grinkrug, Austin Shovkoplyas, and Klyde Lopez. Presented: March 17, 2025 ______________________________ Ed Lauing Mayor Proclamation CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Monday, March 17, 2025 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM     Agenda Item     1.Recognition of Sister City Tsuchiura, Japan and Palo Alto Student Exchange Participants Supplemental Report added   City Council Supplemental Report From: Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk Meeting Date: March 17, 2025 Item Number: 1 Report #:2503-4377 TITLE Recognition of Sister City Tsuchiura, Japan and Palo Alto Student Exchange Participants BACKGROUND Revised proclamation to update two students’ names (typos). ATTACHMENTS Supplemental Attachment A: Welcoming Exchange Students and Chaperones from Tsuchiura, Japan and Acknowledgment of Palo Alto Host Students as Student Ambassadors - Updated APPROVED BY: Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk WELCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES FROM TSUCHIURA, JAPAN AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PALO ALTO HOST STUDENTS AS STUDENT AMBASSADORS WHEREAS, the exchange program between middle schools is the foundation of the Sister City relationship to promote international and intercultural understanding; and WHEREAS, Palo Alto and Tsuchiura have engaged their middle school students and their families in cultural and educational exchanges; and WHEREAS, the opportunity to host Tsuchiura students here and send Palo Alto students to Tsuchiura, Japan has proven to be mutually beneficial; and WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto thanks the City of Tsuchiura for their warm hospitality extended to Palo Alto students since 1995. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ed Lauing, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of the City Council, hereby express our heartfelt welcome to Tsuchiura Chaperones: Ms. Kayoko Ozeki, Mr. Kazushi Endo, and Ms. Misaki Kumiko and ten Tsuchiura students: Aoi Koizumi, Erena Chiba, Yumi Yamamoto, Nayu Masuoka, Nao Yoshimura, Koharu Otsuka, Mei Hirakawa, Aida Itsuki, Yukinori Ishikawa, and Nao Ozeki. FURTHER, we recognize with pride our own students (eleven strong) as Student Ambassadors of the City of Palo Alto: Ava Burrell, Mila Rosen, Victoria Kislitsyn, Malaika Middleton, Madeline Chang, Anya Zhang, Adela Sojan, Mikael Llamas, Joseph Grinkrug, Austin Shovkoplyas, and Klyde Lopez. Presented: March 17, 2025 ______________________________ Ed Lauing Mayor Proclamation