2007-05-01_PR Comm Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

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Community Life and Civic Engagement introversion, busy-ness Civic Involvement • Civic education and promotion to encourage more participation of new Americans/neighbors • Promote voting participation • Encourage more public meetings/participation • Community --led. civic forums — not govenunent led • More participation by community and elimination of empty council seats • Forum of opinions about issues (neighborhood, net website, comnrunity group) • Citizen participation in local government — utilize human capital • Promote community -driven change • Get and keep conununity interest in Roseville issues Neighborhoods and Sense of Community • more concerts, arts, and other cultural opportunities • more fun — arts, gathering places, recreational opportunities • More community festivals (greased -pig festival) + Provide attractions for youth • Develop sense of neighborhood (i.c,, McCarrons) + Develop sense of "community" for citizens of Roseville and neighborhood • Foster cominunity groups, including churches • Involvement of faith communities in community issues • seIvices • outreach to citizens, including seniors and new residents • focus groups/listening sessions • Promote/advertise neighborhood dispute resolution service • Promote National Night Out • Neighborhood Associations • Neighborhood Assn. Board development; West St. Paul as model • encourage, enhance, and formalize city organizing role • promote leadership • address diversity • work w/people's personal and lifestyles; Appendix: Brainstorming • Address community health needs • Promote personal health + wellness including recreation • Public health nurse • Block nurse program like in St. Paul • Public health. + well-being • Elder care Civic Pride • Maintain and attract families • Promote value of all ages and interaction • Promote positive parts of Roseville and how we want it to be! • Improve its perception in the metro area (where you live — Roseville, and be proud of it) • Promote Roseville as `one" community (business/residential) • Increase public awareness • Improve sense of community identity • Take advantage of "active" older population • Encourage volunteering • Rejuvenate sister city program • Build sense of community; develop sense of public good (common good) versus NIMBY • Be willing to pay for these programs • Improve connectedness of people to each other • Get more support + outspoken people to have those opportunities (money) Diversity • Explore how percentage of residents vs. community affects future plans and vision • Be open to visions/ predictions about demographics/ population, etc • Stay on top of changing community demographics • Look at changing population • Fundamental change in city • How to deal with shift in demographics • Changing demographics in Roseville; how do we engage all segments of our community? • Community has changing population demographics; be more inviting and inclusive to ethnic populations • How to address all issues related to our 2025 people Page 2D