1998-03-05 CC Minutes~I
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CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
MARCH 5, 1998
STUDY SESSION ROOM
13000 WILLIAM DODSON PARKWAY
7:00 P.M.
The following members of the City Council were present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmembers:
The following member of the City Council was absent:
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
Councilman
The following members of City Staff were present:
City Manager
Communications Director
City Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m.
DISCUSS SISTER CITY PROGRAM.
Bob Phelps
Calla Davis
Jim Robbs
Bill Moses
Charlie Bird
Berry Grubbs
Richard L. Escalante
Donna Huerta
Cindee Peters
There followed a lengthy discussion among the City Council regarding the Sister City
Program. Among the topics discussed were the recent Garbsen, Germany trip, Farmers
Branch students trip to Garbsen, travel to Schonebeck, Germany for the 775 year
celebration, Sister City International Conference in Miami, Florida, the Garbsen Big Band
visit to Farmers Branch, Garbsen student exchange in Farmers Branch, the visit of
Garbsen citizens to Farmers Branch in October, and the EXPO 2000 in Hannover,
Germany.
A motion by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, a second by Councilman Robbs, all voting "aye",
closed the meeting of March 5, 1998 at 8:47 p.m.
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Mayor City Secretary
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