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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 12, 2013 Page 21 While Rosefest provided an important way to showcase the broader community, Councilmember Etten also expressed interest in working throughout the year at the school district providing a broad spectrum of review for all forums. Coun- cilmember Etten referenced a similar program done throughout the year at Iron- dale School where he worked, and suggested considering such an effort in Rose- ville. Youth Commissioner Dao noted that most elementary schools in the area provid- ed such opportunities, such as the Festival of Nations at Brimhall. Councilmember Etten also suggested expanding on and incorporating music and dance as part of the cultural festival. Specific to the concept of a stand-along Civic Engagement Commission, Coun- cilmember Etten stated that he supported that as an active part of the community. However, Councilmember Etten noted that the catch was that his interpretation of such a Commission would take over most of the HRC's proposed work plan. Therefore, Councilmember Etten questioned if that commission should replace the HRC, or if the HRC should be reconfigured in the future. In his personal re- view of the work plan, Councilmember Etten opined six (6) of the nine (9) items could be tasked to a Civic Engagement Commission through other departments or commissions in the City. Councilmember Etten advised that he could support that, and replace the HRC work plan, as part of the reconfiguration and refocus of as part of the Subcommittee's work. Councilmember Etten admitted that this would require the City Council and HRC to step back and adjust, with perhaps the HRC meeting less frequently as a Civic Engagement Commission expanded. As part of that reconfiguration, Chair Grefenberg expressed his personal opinion that additional consideration was needed to determine if each commission should have the same, less or more members based on their tasks. Specific to Culture Fest, Chair Grefenberg noted that there remained $850 form the original $2,000 budget due to receipt of the grant, and suggested that if this money were carried over to the next year, it would allow the HRC more flexibility for Culture Fest. Mayor Roe clarified that any unspent balances were placed into General Fund re- serves and available for subsequent years; however, he noted that those funds were allocated based on priorities. With Chair Grefenberg noting that the HRC had unexpended funds for the last three (3) years, Mayor Roe responded that this was a financial discussion beyond the focus of discussion items for tonight's joint meeting.