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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 06, 2014 Page 26 commission; was the need for one person from each of the standing commissions to be a member in recognition that the front line was the commission. During the task force process, Mr. Grefenberg noted that the genius was the availability of those advisory commission members to compare notes. Mr. Grefenberg refer- enced some of the recommendations of the task force previously provided in writ- ing to the City Council related to absences, meeting procedures and rules of order, and creation of a Finance advisory commission for transparency purposes, and alerting advisory commission Chairs of pending City Council action allowing them to provide a recommendation based on their expertise. Mr. Grefenberg stated that he had more hope with the change in administration that the process could be more effective. Mr. Grefenberg strongly suggested cre- ating a Community Engagement advisory commission sooner rather than later to take advantage of the process and input for development of a new website. Mr. Grefenberg noted that half of the recommendations from the Civic Engagement Task Force dealt with community; and staff could learn from them how best to communicate with residents. Mr. Grefenberg encouraged the City Council to fol- low through on the Task Force's recommendations, especially staff notifying Commission Chairs of pending City Council discussions and actions. Civic Engagement/HRC Discussion continued on the HRC annual essay contest; outreach efforts to private schools located within Roseville to participate; and the need to refocus on the tra- ditional role of the HRC. Councilmember Laliberte questioned, if civic engagement was considered as a standalone advisory commission, should the HRC continue in size and frequency of meetings. Councilmember Willmus opined that there should be no changes made at this time. Councilmember Etten opined that the HRC had plenty to do before communica- tion became part of their charge. Councilmember McGehee opined that she didn't object to civic engagement; however, she didn't think the advisory commission should be any larger than sev- en members, which created an issue if each standing advisory commission was represented. Councilmember McGehee opined that her main concern was with the development of the website in particular and recognizing that the entire com- munity was not computer savvy, with an entire portion of the population needing communication options beyond the website. Councilmember McGehee stated that she could support a Community Engagement advisory commission of seven members meeting monthly, with input from the Communications Director or Mr. Trudgeon as to staff involvement.