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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 13, 2015 Page 11 each would obviously need to be adjusted, and if significant, staff would highlight it as that impact affected the overall fee structure. Reminding audience members of the presentation by City Manager Trudgeon again tomorrow night at the Finance Commission and upcoming public hearings, Mayor Roe invited public comment at this time; with no one appearing to speak. b. Receive Community Engagement Update from Mayor Roe and Coun- cilmember Laliberte As presented to the Community Engagement Commission (CEC) previously, Mayor Roe introduced this discussion based on his and Councilmember Laliber- te's attendance at a League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) workshop entitled, "Expe- rienced Elected Official Training." Attachments included some of the training handouts specific to public participation and engagement strategies. At the request of Mayor Roe, Councilmember Laliberte provided a summary of the training as documents were displayed; and impacts of looking at community engagement involvement through efforts of the CEC beyond the charge and areas of focus already identified when they were created. Councilmember Laliberte suggested a more process-based versus project-based focus, with a clear vision for goals and measurement of those goals; allowing the CEC to identify issues need- ing community thought and solutions (e.g. SE Roseville already in process). Mayor Roe and Councilmember Laliberte emphasized that community engage- ment was not the same as civic engagement, as previously defined and enlighten- ingly illuminated by Commissioner Theresa Gardella at a recent CEC meeting; and the need to be aware that government need not nor should it be at the epicen- ter of those community engagement efforts, but only one part, along with ser- vice/civic organizations, non-profits, citizens, businesses, and faith-based com- munities. Councilmember Laliberte noted that government was only a part of the picture and community engagement did not revolve around the City. Mayor Roe and Councilmember Laliberte reviewed slides and initiated discussion on their content, including "Ten Steps for Effective Citizen Engagement;" "Inter- national Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Core Values of Public Partic- ipation;" "Institute for Local Government (ILG) Principles of Local Government Public Engagement;" "International City Manager Association (ICMA) Citizen Engagement and Public Participation — General Organizational Assessment;" IAP2's Public Participation Spectrum (2 versions); "ILG's Spectrum of Public Engagement Activities." The slides guided discussion as Mayor Roe and Councilmember Laliberte high- lighted broader efforts for the City Council and public to understand the "why" of community engagement; and building a commitment to do it well and with a final