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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 19, 2016 Page 12 cil. While recognizing there were timing constraints, Councilmember Laliberte opined she was aware of fits and starts with the tool. Even while more recent top- ics had been posted, Councilmember Laliberte noted there had been a gap in some instances over a period of time. Councilmember Laliberte stated she was looking for expertise from Mr. Bowman to provide an analysis of the tool related to whether there was a regular day or time for posting, and what topics received the most action on a particular day or time or day, as well as improving and analyzing the frequency of topics posted. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the more data that could be gathered to de- termine if and how the site is working, the better. Councilmember Laliberte also requested information on the level of interest in the type of question (e.g. open- ended or yes/no) and when the most input was received. If it was decided to con- tinue with this tool, Councilmember Laliberte stated she wanted to learn from the format used. However, as noted by Councilmember Willmus, similar to any civic engagement tool, Councilmember Laliberte agreed it was difficult to get people to participate if they didn’t know about the site or if it was hard to use. Coun- cilmember Laliberte asked that staff assess the most productive tools for public input: going to the public in their natural spaces, using Facebook, Twitter, NextDoor.com, or other options. While staff provided a copy of the agreement and the adopted policy/procedure document in tonight’s meeting packet, Coun- cilmember Laliberte stated it would have been helpful for the City Council and the public to have a recap by question or topic to-date and their response activity on a quarterly basis at the minimum. Mr. Bowman reviewed the process for each new discussion on the site, with the same information going to other social media tools as well, and linking people to those tools and encouraging those signed up to make use of the Speak Up! Rose- ville tool. Mr. Bowman questioned if there was a reluctance by the public to sign up for another social media tool, or what the rationale was, or if it was a need for more promotion or announcements by the city. Mr. Bowman assured the City Council that staff continued to bolster Speak Up! Roseville on other social media tools, but agreed further consideration may be needed to develop more consisten- cy in posting topics. As the contract moved closer to expiration, Mr. Bowman noted a more comprehensive report could be provided with the information re- quested by Councilmember Laliberte. Councilmember Laliberte noted previous discussion had also been held about the response tie and an assessment of how city staff was responding to questions, with each Department Heard responsible for specific responses to relevant topics. Whether or not it was a valid statement, Councilmember Laliberte noted she had heard anecdotally that those responses were not consistent even thought that had been the expectation of the City Council. City Manager Trudgeon duly noted these information requests.