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3) Coordinate with regional partners to provide high service levels 4) Enforce all municipal ordinances 5) Invest in staff training and development to improve quality and responsiveness of city services Strategy C: Provide regional leadership in creative and sustainable redevelopment 1) Set the tone for private development by having environmentally sustainable public facilities and properties 2) Support environmentally friendly energy options for residential, business, and governmental needs 3) Support redevelopmentthat embraces genuine public-private partnerships with benefits and contributions for all 4) Partner with redevelopers to remediate brownfields and redevelop industrial sites Strategy D: Enhance the city's diverse business community 1) Actively promote Roseville in the greater metropolitan area and throughout the state and region 2) Encourage businesses with family-sustaining jobs 3) More actively support existing businesses 4) Welcome new businesses 5) Seek out and support high quality businesses that enhance tax base Goal: Roseville residents are invested in their community Strategy A: Provide meaningful opportunities for community engagement 1) Value community-driven change and provide for community-based planning to occur; promote and support community-led civic involvement 2) Encourage community participation in local government and administration 3) Promote understanding and acceptance ofthe democratic process as a path to the common good 4) Increase and improve outreach methods, especially to involve and inform new/immigrant and under- represented residents in community and economic development decisions 5) Create and manage varied and respectful community forums; adopt and promote community nornlS for public discourse 6) Promote volunteer activities and opportunities, and neighborhood and city events including ethnic celebrations/festivals Strategy B: Ensure that city government is civil, informative, and responsive 1) Adopt and promote norms and codes of conduct for civil public discourse; respect and encourage respectful discussions of differing perspectives 2) Promote open-mindedness on the part of its elected officials before they fonnulate public policy, as well as encouraging a similar attitude on the part of community members; expect City Council discussions to stay on the policy level 3) Ensure that city employees and elected officials respond appropriately and respectfully to resident concerns, and clearly and transparently explain all actions 4) Ensure the public treats city employees respectfully at public meetings 5) Create timely and effective communications; make community information accessible to everyone, including non-English speakers 6) Develop a community Help Desk; connect community members to available support services Final Recommended Goals and Strategies, 12/18/06 Page 6