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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 22, 2012 Page 32 Mayor Roe announced receipt of the long-anticipated Roseville Neighborhood & Community Engagement Task Force Report and Final Recommendations; and welcomed Task Force members in attendance. Members present included Gary Grefenberg (Co-Chair of the Civic Engagement Task Force); Teresa Gardella (member-at-large, tonight acting as Co-Chair for Kaying Thao who had a meeting conflict; Jim DeBenedet (Public Works, Envi- ronment, and Transportation Commission m ember); Kathy Ramundt (member- at-large); and Jim Lewis (member-at-large) As presented in meeting materials (Attachment A), Mr. Grefenberg and Task Force members reviewed the nine (9) areas of recommendation as outlined, and detailed in the RCA dated October 22, 2012. Theresa Gardena On behalf of entire Task Force, Member Gardena thanked Mr. Grefenberg for his leadership and the resulting recommendations created over the last seven- teen (17) moths. Member Gardella encouraged comments/questions after each section as applicable. Member Gardella also noted that some of the recommen- dations had budget implications; however, she advised that at this point, the Task Force had not spent a considerable amount of time addressing those im- pacts, but had been more focused in bringing the recommendations to the City Council. If the City Council accepted those recommendations, Member Gardella expressed the willingness of the Task Force in working with the City Council to strategize and find creative resources for some of those recommended initia- tives. The nine(9) main areas emerging: 1) Integrate citizen engagement into City Hall culture; 2) Increase effective public participation in City Council and Commissions; 3) Engage Roseville renters and non-single family homeowners; 4) Provide public participation support, training, and resources; 5) Enhance print communications and dissemination; 6) Enhance website and electronic communications; 7) Enhance overall city communication; 8) Foster and support vibrant neighborhoods; 9) Improve notification process. Item 2: Increase effective public participation in City Council and Com- missions Councilmember McGehee questioned if the Task Force had any suggestions on how to locate leaders of under-represented or minority groups.