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Page 2 of 2 July 8 in preparation for the joint meeting with Council.] 36 1.Whenever possible enlist others in the work of Commission as exemplified by planning 37 for last spring’s dialogues 38 2.Continue working with neighboring cities and Roseville groups and organizations, to 39 sponsor and/or co-sponsor various initiatives relative to our purpose and mission 40 3.Develop and expand a communication network, such as a media site or listserv of 41 Roseville residents, organizations, businesses, and churches 42 4.When participants agree and when feasible televise HRC events so as to make 43 programs/events more accessible to the Roseville community 44 5.Develop programs to encourage and assist in the development of neighborhood groups, 45 forums, and networks in order to provide residents with a sense of belonging and 46 facilitate effective citizen engagement 47 6.Build upon current programs and diversity dialogues with a focus on local and state 48 issues to encourage recognition and respect for civil and human rights, and mutual 49 understanding and appreciation of the community’s diversity 50 7.Continue to consider whether and how the commission should take positions on issues 51 impacting human and civil rights while maintaining focus with the HRC’s purpose, and 52 so advise the CityCouncil 53 8.Focus on ethnic minorities, including new immigrants 54 9.Continue to explore ways to involve dialogue participants in achieving implementation of 55 some of this spring’s dialogue small group priorities/projects 56 57 Issues for Discussion with City Council 58 59 1.Support to the HRC should be commensurate with level of support the City provides 60 other commissions; 61 2.In order to be sustainable the Commission needs to better prioritize its work, and if 62 possible confirm that those priorities conform to the Council’s expectations; 63 3.Consider low-energy and sustainable ways to develop programs suitable for the Roseville 64 community on human rights and civic engagement issues; 65 4.Action needs to be taken on the Commission’s recommendation to create a Civic 66 Engagement Commission focused on the implementation of the sixty specific 67 recommendations contained in its task force final report; and 68 5.Current Commission can only do so much with current resources. Staff need to 69 proactively seek out other ways to support the Commission’s work, such as aggressively 70 searching out grant opportunities, internships, allowing Commission direct access to its 71 own webpage on the city’s website, and developing more aggressive community and 72 press outreach.73 74