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Roseville Neighborhood & Community Engagement Task Force Final Recommendations efficiently and economically; and they have a valuable role informing the City of relevant issues. As a recent article published in the League of Minnesota Cities magazine stated, "Cities across Minnesota are taking a new look at roles for volunteers and engaged citizens. As budgets get tighter, and new �evenue oppo�tunities are few and far between, the effective engagement of volunteers can be a great way to bring in new resources." (Tapping Volunteers for Results, Minnesota Cities, November-December 2011, see Appendix A.) Civic engagement is especially relevant in an inner-ring suburb such as Roseville, which has the best of urban life and suburban living. Like many other inner-ring suburbs, Roseville faces the challenges of rapid change, urban sprawl, and the growing anonymity of urban culture. These challenges can be met with a strong civic engagement infrastructure. Our Core Values Early in our process we adopted the recommended International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) core values to guide our work (see Appendix B). These core values were made available to the Task Force by the League of Minnesota Cities, and are as follows: Public participation... Is based on the belief that those who are affected by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process. 2. Includes the promise that the public's contribution will influence the decision. 3. Promotes sustainable decisions by recognizing and communicating the needs and interests of all participants, including decision-makers. 4. Seeks out and facilitates the involvement of those potentially affected by or interested in a decision. 5. Seeks input from participants in designing how they participate. 6. Provides participants with the information they need to participate in a meaningful way. 7. Communicates to participants how their input affected the decision. The Task Force added an additional core value: 8. Taskforce participants will be open-minded toward the involvement of others and towards the input of staff, city commissions, and those experienced in public policy and civic engagement. These core values should be useful to the City in assessing the value of these recommendations and future efforts at increasing civic engagement in Roseville.