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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 24,2015 Page 12 Councilmember McGehee echoed the comments regarding notification, and ex- pressed her appreciation for that work to-date. Specific to Attachment B,page 12, Item f, Councilmember McGehee questioned the viability of staff advising advi- sory commissions on City Council agenda items falling under their purview. Councilmember McGehee noted the short timing for packet delivery and review, not allowing much time for advisory commission receipt, review and comment prior to a Council meeting. Councilmember McGehee suggested getting advisory commissioners on the city server list for an agenda and meeting packet to deter- mine areas of interest. Councilmember Laliberte suggested it may be sufficient if staff liaisons to adviso- ry commissions send an alert when they're aware of something on agenda that the commission should be aware of, perhaps on the Thursday before a City Council meeting when packets are made available and distributed. Councilmember Etten concurred with Councilmember Laliberte's suggestion re- garding staff liaisons alerting advisory commissions of pending discussion items of the City Council. Councilmember Etten stated he was an advocate for reducing legalese in notices, and while recognizing some parts were required, it still may not provide a clear understanding for residents to know what is actually happen- ing, suggesting the need to continuing to make the process more accessible, and opining that he found pictures to be very instructive. Councilmember Etten spoke in support of reaching out to renters or those leasing commercial space, citing an anecdotal example. Councilmember Etten stated that he was intrigued by listen- ing/leaning groups and supporting under-represented groups in different ways than attempted in past practice, allowing opportunities to learn more about each other and find ways to help those groups be included in the communities in which they live. Mayor Roe referenced one of the major topics the City Council originally looked at during discussions regarding creation of the CEC was ways and methods for community engagement. Mayor Roe noted a recent League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) educational workshop attended by him and Councilmember Laliberte that talked about the different types of engagement processes. Mayor Roe suggested the CEC consider which are useful in which situation (e.g. SE Roseville) and identify stakeholders and proposed aspects of engagement needed. Specific to SE Roseville, Mayor Roe recognized that many things are already in the works, but moving forward, he wanted to be sure the CEC was clear that they had the City Council's guidance to review current processes and methods and provide feed- back and how resources were being or could be allocated accordingly. Councilmember McGehee, regarding the definitions identified by Commissioner Gardella, asked that it be explained to renters and/or under-represented groups as well as the entire community to advise them how they can effectively engage with their local government or how to response or seek additional information or a