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Services Foundation, helping the schools with projects, and others. Staff will provide Ms. <br />Greer with contact information for the City's Housing Office, Senior Services programs <br />manager, and the local Senior Services Foundation. Committee members recommended Ms. <br />Greer and Ms. How also make presentations to the Human Services and Senior Commissions <br />to get their input. <br />2. Discussion Regarding Mayor's Travel to Sister and Friendship Cities <br />Mayor Santos commented that this discussion item should include Councilmember travel to <br />Sister and Friendship Cities as well. <br />Mayor Santos led the discussion with a review of the history of the previous Mayor's <br />Community Fund and how that was intended to provide financial support for Sister City <br />activities. Travel to a Sister City for former Mayor Shelia Young and former <br />Councilmember Gordon Galvan had been funded out of the Mayor's Community Fund. Now <br />that the Fund no longer exists, no financial provisions are made for official visits to Sister <br />and/or Friendship Cities. He asked that thought be given as to how these trips will be funded <br />in the future. <br />Committee members and staff discussed possible policy recommendation. One option would <br />be for the Mayor or Councilmembers anticipating travel to ask for funding approval by the <br />City Council. Another option would be for the Mayor or Councilmembers to use their <br />existing Transportation and Training budgeted funds and forego attendance at a conference. <br />Staff will draft possible policy language for the Committee to review at a future meeting. <br />3. Public Comments <br />Vic Entrikin from Stepping Stones proposed that the City consider contracting with his <br />agency for community cleaning activities. As an example, he has observed some retail store <br />owners failing to clean their storefronts of litter. He has also noticed that the City's street <br />sweepers are not able to do a thorough cleaning when cars are parked at the curbs on street <br />sweeping days. His clients would be able to clean in retails area and along curbs and gutters <br />on street sweeping days. <br />Staff will contact the Public Works Director to see if there is an opportunity to augment the <br />downtown cleaning program already in place, or other opportunities to make use of Stepping <br />Stones services. <br />Mayor Santos proposed "at risk" youth in the community might also be able to be part of <br />such a project. <br />4. Discussion Regarding Appointment of a Committee Chair <br />The Committee unanimously approved Mayor Santos as the Committee Chair. <br />2 <br />