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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: Dec. 8, 2014 Item No.: 10.a Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Community Engagement Commission Meeting with the City Council 1 B ACKGROUND 2 Seven months after holding its first meeting, the Community Engagement Commission is 3 prepared to meet with the City Council to review activities and accomplishments for 2014 and to 4 discuss the upcoming year’s work plan and issues that may be considered. 5 Activities and accomplishments: 6 Formed a commission, elected a chair and vice chair o 7 Formed sub-committees to serve as the commission’s work groups o 8 Reviewed 2012 Task Force Policies and Strategic Recommendations o 9 Produced 2014 Community Engagement Commission Policies and Strategies for o 10 recommendation to the City Council 11 Issued a Request for Information related to a civic engagement module o 12 Module is currently under review by the Commissions Communications Sub- o 13 committee, which will bring forth a recommendation 14 Approved priorities for 2015 o 15 Work Plan priority items for 2015: 16 Assist and Encourage the Formation of Roseville Neighborhood Associations o 17 Host a conference on community engagement in Roseville o 18 The intent is to reinforce the culture of neighborhood engagement and to integrate o 19 community engagement into City Hall culture 20 Form a joint task force with the Planning Commission to study notification issues and o 21 formats 22 Recommend an online civic engagement module for new city website o 23 City council priorities and emerging opportunities o 24 Question or Concerns for the City Council: 25 What feedback can the City Council provide about the early stage processes of the o 26 commission? 27 Page 1 of 2