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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 10, 2014 Page 32 Councilmember Laliberte explained that the inclusion of a definition of "civic life," had been taken from the Civic Engagement Task Force recommendations, the only place to her knowledge that the vision had been addressed. Further, if the "volunteering" portion of the statement is removed, Councilmember Laliberte opined that she would want it added elsewhere in the ordinance to define the in- tent. Councilmember Etten opined that it still belonged in the scope, but not so specifi- cally. Councilmember McGehee opined that members of an advisory body to the City Council should be provided enough freedom to move and advise the City Council in ways not previously considered. Mayor Roe opined that he could agree to pull it out of the first paragraph, as it was more legal in tone, but needed to be clarified elsewhere in the document. Consensus was to remove "volunteering" from the language, pending placement elsewhere in the document. Councilmember Willmus opined that there were things in the paragraph that needed to be incorporated into the ordinance, whether in the Scope or not, as long as they were included elsewhere. Mayor Roe questioned if the definition of"civic life" was necessary, and while Councilmember Laliberte noted it stated "may," not "shall" include but not be limited, there was still no concurrence by Mayor Roe or Councilmember McGe- hee. Mayor Roe questioned if the ordinance should be used to define "civic life." Final language for Section 208.04 is as follows: "The City Council has created the Community Engagement Commission to serve in an advisory capacity regarding the effective and meaningful involvement of Roseville residents in their community. The Commission shall make recommen- dations, review policies and suggest strategies that will help to improve City communication and increase a sense of community." Item A Councilmember McGehee questioned why a definition was needed for "public, private or non political" groups since new groups may be forming all the time in Roseville; and the ordinance shouldn't be so specific. Councilmember Etten opined that he was fine with the original language proposed by staff in the new Item A to read: "Connect and partner with neighborhood, community, educational,business, and social services groups and organizations." Final language approved by consensus is as follows: