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fI111��ttu��.rr � } Your Neighborhood. Our Community. Pam&A.`'.d– 2012-2015 Parks& Recreation Renewal Program Public engagement strategy draft 14 November 2012 Overview This document outlines the core strategies to be pursued as Roseville moves through the process of engaging residents and stakeholders in meetings dedicated to further understanding their desires and concerns for park improvements in the community. While the specifics of each meeting may vary depending on park conditions and a neighborhood's interests,this strategy suggests direction for general outreach and defines a prototypical meeting agenda that might be used for each park's concept/master planning. The renewal program relies on the directions of the Master Plan as the guiding document for parks and recreation improvements to the system. Continuity with the Master Plan is critical, but the intent of the public engagement process is to better define those parks and recreation improvements that are framed in the Master Plan—not to ignore or change the core values and key directions of the plan, but to provide more clarity so that the city's parks and recreation programs can best serve the community. As occurred during the Master Plan, the key strategy in the public engagement process is to allow the residents and park stakeholders the opportunity to contribute their local knowledge and insights to the renewal program. Meetings will be orchestrated to present information, but will allow significant time for residents and stakeholders to share their thoughts, concerns, and opinions. Interactions among residents and stakeholders will occur in both small and large group formats. While the focus on public engagement is residents and stakeholders, others with an interest in the city's parks might also be engaged, including watershed districts, the school district, Ramsey County(particularly for trails projects), and perhaps even neighboring communities. In addition, the engagement process should be extended to allow park advocacy groups and potential park benefactors the opportunity access to the process. For most of these groups, face-to-face meetings will be the best avenue for interactions. Where agendas are provided in this document for public meetings, more focused agendas should be created for these face-to-face meetings.