The 1st WACA Executive Committee Meeting ,

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The 1st WACA Executive Committee Meeting

www.wacacongress.org TABLE OF CONTENTS

Agenda Summary and Overview ·································································· 1

Ⅰ. Reports

1. WACA Activity Report ············································································ 2

2. WACA New Project Plans ········································································ 3

3. WACA International Youth Forum ·························································· 4

Ⅱ. Deliberation

Item 1 Revision of the WACA Statute ················································ 5

Item 2 Decision of Candidate City for the Next-term Chairing City ········ 6 The 1st WACA Executive Committee Meeting Ankara,Turkey Agenda Summary and Overview

REPORTING AGENDA

WACA ACTIVITY REPORT Page 2

○ (Website) Opening of WACA’s Website(’19. 3. 29) ○ (Visit to Member Cities) Deputy Mayor of paid a formal visit to Urban Management Authority of Putrajaya(’19. 6. 17) ○ (Invitation of Member Cities) Invited officials of Ankara & Putrajaya(’19. 6. 24~25) ○ (Promotion) Visit to Wellington(New Zealand) to recommend joinging WACA(’19. 7. 10)

WACA NEW PROJECT PLANS Page 3

○ (Human Exchanges) Strengthening mutual international cooperation and establishing human networks through human exchanges ○ (Holding a Forum) Discussion to share knowledge, experiences and information on planning, development and management of administrative cities THE WACA’s INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM Page 4

○ (International Forum) The Forum held in the city hosting the WACA General Assembly

※ It is held together with the General Assembly in principle, but Sejong City will hold the event as a pilot operation.

DELIBERATING AGENDA

Revision of the WACA Statute Page 5

○ (Time of general assembly) Change of time of general assembly and executive committee meeting through revision - G e n e ra l a sse m b ly in odd-numbered y e a rs a t C h a irin g c ity a n d e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e m e e tin g in even-numbered y e a rs a t Secretariat( ○ (Secretariat) About the Secretariat and Secretary General

- The position of Secretary General can be succeeded by the written consents of the member cities Decision of Candidate City for the Next-term Chairing City Page 6

○ (Plan 1) Selecting Nur-sultan as a candidate for the next chairing city ○ (Plan 2) Selecting Putrajaya City as a candidate for the next chairing city ○ (Plan 3) Ankara continues to take the position of chairing city for one more term

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Ⅰ . R e p o r t s The 1st WACA Executive Committee Meeting Ankara,Turkey 1 WACA Activity Report

□ WACA Operating Status

○ (Website) Opening of WACA’s website(www.wacacongress.org) (’19. 3. 29)

- The Secretariat of WACA made a website and have been operating it

⇒ Review on adding writing function to help each member city convey international exchange news

○ (Visit to Member Cities) Deputy Mayor of Sejong City paid a formal

visit to Urban Management Authority of Putrajaya(’19. 6. 17)

- Made a proposal that Putrajaya hold the upcoming WACA general assembly & forums

⇒ Putrajaya expressed its positive attitude in holding the general assembly &forums in 2021 (subject to changes according to its consultation with the Federal Government of )

○ (Invitation of Member Cities) Invited officials of Ankara&Putrajaya(’19. 6. 24~25)

- Ankara : Ramazan Kabasakal(Director of International Cooperation Affairs Department)

- Putrajaya : Nik Khusairie Bin Jaafar(Director of Urban Planning Department)

⇒ Working level consultation needed for activating the WACA

○ (Promotion) Visited Wellington(New Zealand) to recommend joining WACA(’19. 7. 10)

- The Mayor of Sejong City met the Mayor of Wellington City* to propose joining the WACA for an establishment of international cooperative relationships.

* The of New Zealand was moved from Oakland to Wellington in 1865

□ Request for cooperation

○ Promotion activities of recommending to join the WACA

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□ Necessary Project

○ It is Necessary to promote new projects for activating WACA and its activities

□ Human Exchanges

○ (Necessary Project) Strengthening mutual international cooperation and establishing human networks through human exchanges among WACA member cities

○ (Period / Participants) 6 months ~ 1 Year / About 2 officials ※ Dispatched to the Secretariat(Sejong City)

○ (Target Personnel)

- Public officials of the member cities(who have worked for more than 1 year)

- A person who can speak Korean or English

○ (Expense Bearing)

- Secretariat* : Expenses for activities, insurance, staying, etc

* Sejong City and Governors Association of Korea

- Dispatching City : Round-trip airfare of the participants, etc

○ (Main Works) Works in the interested categories of both cities, and other supporting activities

☐ Holding a Forum

○ Discussion to share knowledge, experiences and information on planning, construction, development and management of administrative cities

- The current issues of each city are required to be submitted to the Secretariat in advance

- Holding a forum during the period of general assembly in order to listen to various solutions from the experts, etc.

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□ Purpose

○ Establishing a forum for sharing and discussing global issues among the youth of WACA member cities

○ Enhancing global citizenship of the youth who will lead the future, by forming an international human networks among the youth

□ How to Promote

○ The International Youth Forum held in the city hosting the WACA General Assembly

- Holding Oder : (‘20) Sejong City holding a pilot forum → (‘21) Charing City → (‘23) Charing City ※ It is held together with the General Assembly in principle, but Sejong City will hold the event as a pilot operation in 2020.

□ Overview

○ (Period) 3 days & 2 nights (During the Period of WACA General Assembly)

Days Details ※It could be changed by circumstance Day 1 Registration, Orientation, Welcome Dinner Banquet Day 2 Opening Ceremony, Cultural Tour, Panel Discussion Day 3 Farewell

○ (Place/Host) The City holding WACA General Assembly

○ (Topic) The current issues of each Member city

○ (Participants) About 30 students of the WACA member cities

※ The required number of participating student is 2 students per city.

※ The age of Participant student is between the ages of 17 and 19.

○ (Expense Bearing) Hosting City(expenses for airfare, accommodation, culture tour, etc)

※ The cost of instructor is not included in expense bearing by host city

○ (Roles by City)

- Hosting City : Planning, promotion, inviting participating cities

- Participating Cities : Promotion of forum and recruitment of participants

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Ⅱ . Deliberation The 1st WACA Executive Committee Meeting Ankara,Turkey Item 1 Revision of the WACA Statute □ Background

○ (Basis) Article.(8-d) of WACA Statute (proposals to revise the Statute)

□ Reasons of Making the Revision

○ To reflect conflicting or realistic aspects of the protocols decided at the inaugural general assembly

□ Main Contents

○ Change of the holding time of general assembly & executive committee meeting

- (General Assembly) Change of time of general assembly

‧ (Current) Held in even-numbered years(biannual) -> (proposal) Held in odd-numbered years

- (Executive Committee) Change of cities holding the executive committee meetings

‧ (Current) The Chairing city -> (Proposal) The City where the Secretariat is established

- (Proposal) Holding the General assembly in every odd-numbered years and the executive committee meeting in every even-numbered years

Revision of the WACA Statute 2020 2021 2022 2023 General assembly Chairing city Chairing city Executive Committee Secretariat Secretariat

○ Matters regrading Secretariat and Secretary General

- (Succession) In case there’s a change in the Secretary General according to the reshuffling of the city(Sejong City) where the Secretariat is located, the position of Secretary General can be succeeded by the written consents of the member cities

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□ Background

○ (Basis) Article.(8-c) of WACA Statute

- The chairing city, executive committee members, and candidate cities for the next general assembly are to be decided - The chairing city shall be determined at the general assembly for a term of 2 years until the next chairing city is elected, and the term can be extended for one more term, the chairing city shall be the city holding the general assembly of the year.

□ Main Contents

○ Chairing city and candidate cities for the next general assembly are to be decided

□ Details of Discussion

○ (Plan.1) Selecting Nur-sultan city as a candidate for the next chairing city

- Requested to review necessity of an external promotion of the city regarding the change of city name (Astana → Nur-sultan) by accepting the position of next chairing city

○ (Plan.2) Selecting Putrajaya City as a candidate for the next chairing city - Selecting Putrajaya City, which succeeded in creating an administrative city for balanced national development for the first time in , as a candidate for the chairing city - Sharing experiences related to the transition of national administrative functioning organizations and promoting cooperation for urban vitalization

○ (Plan.3) Ankara continues to take the position of chairing city for one more term - A proposal made to Ankara City to review that Ankara would take one more term to express its firm will as a chairing city on the occasion of election of new Mayor of Ankara City(’19. 4.) - Cooperating on activating the join of membership cities by utilizing Ankara City’s excellent international exchange network

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