11.3 SR 07-07-2025The Elk River Vision
A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community
engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity
Request for Action
To
City Council
Item Number
11.3
Meeting Date
July 7, 2025
Prepared By
Cal Portner, City Administrator
Item Description
Sister City
Reviewed by
Cal Portner
Tina Allard
Action Requested
Review and discuss Councilmember Calva's vision for a sister city Kryvyi Ri, Ukraine.
Background/Discussion
Councilmember Calva and members of his faith community have developed a connection to a Ukrainian city,
and he has asked the City Council to consider entering into an informally formal sister city relationship with
Kryvyi Ri, Ukraine.
This relationship would be by Council motion and would not be registered through the Sister Cities
International program or involve any financial commitment from taxpayers.
Financial Impact
N/A
Mission/Policy/Goal
Elk River Vision
Attachments
1. 2025 Sister City The City of Elk River and Kryvyi Rih Ukraine
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The City of Elk River, in the state of Minnesota USA, is pleased to sign on
as a “Sister City” to Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.
It is our belief that each of our cities have advantages worth sharing that
can help us all govern more effectively, for the sake of our citizens.
Whether it be hosting delegations, from time to time, or exchanging
practices that make our cities succeed, it is our expectation that our
communities can benefit from the sharing or our cultures.
Our city employs many talented people that no doubt have counterparts in
Kryvyi Rih. It is our hope that this initiative can be beneficial to both cities
by sharing ideas and systems we each find fruitful from past experiences.
By signing this document, the undersigned are opening the door to an
international collaboration that we trust will be beneficial to us all.
Signed this day______________
Mayor of Elk River
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Signed this day______________
Chairman of the Lozuvatsk Village Council
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