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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Page 3 other advisory commissions and from the public through many formal and informal 99 discussions over the next 18 months. 100 Chair Boguszewski noted the City Council’s wish to be very transparent and invite 101 multiple opportunities for public input. 102 As part of the re-examination process, Member Daire asked if that would include looking 103 at the boundaries of quasi-planning districts or based within the context of the Community 104 Engagement Commission’s recent report and recommendation to the City Council on 105 neighborhood associations to connect people within neighborhoods or defining 106 geographic territories. 107 Mr. Lloyd advised that this had not come up for discussion in-house by staff at this point, 108 but the quasi planning districts remained intact as they appear in the current 109 comprehensive plan, even while recognizing they may not necessarily be in line with 110 neighborhood areas. Mr. Lloyd noted that this could and should certainly be part of 111 discussions and considerations at various levels if the City Council chose to prompt that 112 type of evaluation. 113 Member Daire stated what had sparked his question was Mr. Lloyds comments venturing 114 into social and health issues, which was much more personal and perhaps a 115 neighborhood concern, looking to other organizational models beyond geographical 116 interests. 117 Mr. Lloyd agreed, noting that was true specially if members of the community were at a 118 point they were ready to coalesce into neighborhood groups if there was an obvious 119 community drive to incorporate them. 120 With the Community Engagement Commission’s Neighborhood Association 121 recommendations just recently reported to the City Council, Ms. Collins clarified that the 122 City Council was in the process of individual review and would be having a conversation 123 in the near future about those very issues; suggesting commissioners stay-tuned for 124 those future discussions of the City Council. 125 Chair Boguszewski noted his main concern in any decision was that any neighborhood 126 boundaries be realistic and not impose artificial boundaries and call it a “neighborhood” 127 when not arising on its own from commonality of a particular neighborhood. 128 At the request of Member Kimble, Ms. Collins advised that the City of Roseville was 129 involved with Greater MSP’s efforts and their work, noting that staff was currently working 130 specifically with them at this time on medical manufacturing initiatives and seeking for the 131 State of MN to certify Roseville as a Manufacturing Hub and how the city can further 132 foster that type of commercial interest. Ms. Collins reported that the City Council had just 133 recently hired an Economic Development consultant to help strengthen those 134 relationships. 135 Through her experience with that organization, Member Kimble noted that they worked to 136 benchmark various indicators among cities, with a separate program to track and trend 137 cities against each other; and provided a good opportunity to talk to other communities 138 and cities, especially first-ring suburbs in what they were doing to prepare for their 139 comprehensive plan updates. Member Kimble noted this could provide best management 140 practices and reflect changes in how people live. 141 Ms. Collins noted there were many avenues for comprehensive plan support, with staff 142 attending many of them already; but stressed the importance of community engagement 143 and public input desires from the Roseville community and maintaining the standards 144 they expected today. 145 At the request of Member Bull, Mr. Lloyd reviewed the previous process in updating the 146 comprehensive plan, selecting a consultant with specific expertise in comprehensive 147 plans and establishing the scope of the process, including type of and frequency of public 148 input opportunities. Mr. Lloyd clarified that the City Council will be addressing the process 149