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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 12, 2013 Page 17 connected community; local press coverage pre- and post-event; and improved collaboration of the HRC and the Police Department and its Community Relations Officer, and with Roseville School District No. 623. Work Plan Items for 2013-2014/Discussion Items Chair Grefenberg advised that the first seven (7) items included in the written out- line for tonight's meeting were adopted from the 2013-2014 Strategic Plan ap- proved last spring and updated on July 8 in preparation for tonight's meeting; with the remaining items (8 — 9) representing preliminary opportunities continu- ing for the remainder of 2013 and into 2014. Chair Grefenberg sought City Council comment and direction on these work plan items specific to the HRC. As part of the future work plan, Chair Grefenberg spoke to the HRC's research on possibly pursuing the City of Falcon Heights model for "Advocates for Human Rights — Community Conversations." Chair Grefenberg opined that this would be consistent with the Imagine Roseville 2025 policy to welcome new members of the community. Chair Grefenberg sought comment from the City Council on whether or not the HRC should get involved in immigration reform; and which is- sues should remain under the auspices of the HRC if and when a Civic Engage- ment Commission was created As noted in written comments, Chair Grefenberg advocated for additional staff support commensurate with the level of support the City provides to other com- missions. With the appointment of the Interim City Manager, Chair Grefenberg opined that things had improved, and expressed his confidence that they would continue to improve in the future. However, Chair Grefenberg noted that with the HRC members being spread so thin, one answer would be for more pro-active staff support. Considering the low energy and sustainable way to promote pro- grams, Chair Grefenberg advised that it was difficult to maintain those same en- ergy levels for commissioners; and therefore strongly advocated for the City Council's creation of a Civic Engagement Commission to implement the sixty (60) proposed implementation points from the formal report of the Task Force presented in the fall of 2012; and how those points should be prioritized, whether as a separate commission as recommended by the Task Force or as part of the HRC's charge. From his personal perspective, Chair Grefenberg supported the City Council be- ing open to going outside the box occasionally. Discussion with the City Council Mayor Roe noted that the feedback expressed by individual Councilmembers of- fered their individual perspectives, but cautioned that those perspectives may dif- fer from an ultimate City Council consensus required for actions moving forward.