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CURRENT STATUS <br />i ; . I-OL <br />: I Zi <br />CIVIC ENGAGEMENT <br />PROJECT <br />AumAN RIGHTS <br />COMMI13SION <br />ME NG <br />OF <br />JANUARY 18, 201 1 <br />leport on Civic Engagement Projec! <br />January 11, 2011 <br />During the past seven months of meetings and research, five main themes have emerged ir <br />the work of the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Task Force. They are as <br />follows: <br />1. Commissions should operate in a manner similar to the City Council* <br />0 <br />K. City should use more electronic vehicles of communication, emphasizing two-way <br />141611111 <br />�-- Renters and residentsin non-single family homes should be incorporated int,;, <br />111W.111-11611TISM <br />4. The City's role in civic engagement should be to encourage, facilitate and <br />incorporate citizen participation, including but not limited to neighborhood groups, <br />into its communication and decision-making apparatus; <br />5. Civic engagement makes better decisions by government and serves to inves"I <br />citizens in their community. I <br />The attached Work-i n -Progress report reflects the current status of one of the two <br />major committees of the Task Force, its Assessment of Civic Engagement Practices <br />(ACEP) Work Group, Another committee, the Neighborhood Work Group, has not <br />yet presented its final recommendations to the full task force. <br />The Task Force has also requested an opportunity to present a Work-in-Progress <br />report to the City Council at its earliest convenience, <br />!D?M7 <br />A 9 Z-Umm urg <br />Gary Grefenberg, Co-Chair <br />Neighborhood Et Community Engagement Task Forcz <br />Cc: ACEP 1T,,T0xk- Opp <br />