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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 16, 2017 Page 6 tive, and anticipating a resolution of municipal support as part of their ongoing delibera- tions. Potentially, Councilmember Laliberte noted the interest expressed by Rep. Becker- Finn, as co-author of the bill, to be involved in that conversation. City Manager Trudgeon clarified that the initial legislative agenda discussion was intend- ed to bring forward a list of discussion items to establish City Council positions on behalf of the City of Roseville; and suggested that any resulting resolutions of support be brought back at a later date following the interest in those positions. Since this discussion is new to the remainder of the City Council, Mayor Roe agreed that it made sense to hear about it and hear from its sponsor. However, Mayor Roe ques- tioned the timeliness of a resolution at the initial November 13th discussion to establish priorities, and whether it couldn't just as well be adopted at a subsequent meeting. Councilmember Laliberte agreed that a resolution of support could follow subsequently; but noted the interest of legislators prior to the start of the legislative session (February 20, 2018) and whether the city was willing to support the legislation. Without objection, Mayor Roe asked that staff provide a copy of the bill and additional information be provided in the agenda packets at the November 13th discussion if not be- fore. 11. Councilmember Initiated Future Agenda Items and Future Agenda Review Having previously been unaware that the GARE program was specifically intended for city staff training, and that the City Council didn't have any involvement, Councilmem- ber McGehee asked for an additional joint meeting with the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC) to hear their specific recommendations for city staff and the commission to move forward in a strategic, organized manner. Councilmember McGehee referenced some of the community-wide community engagement efforts simi- lar to the GARE program; and expressed concern that the HRIEC was being excluded from the overall program, even though their charge included awareness and understand- ing of equity and diversity issues within the community. At a minimum, Councilmember McGehee asked for a monthly or bi-monthly staff report of the GARE training topics, since the City Council isn't privy to those discussions even though any policy or initia- tives would need to pass through them. Mayor Roe agreed that it made sense and agreed that the HRIEC had been looking at the interaction between the City Council and HRIEC more broadly as one of their topics of discussion and was considering recommendations from their perspective. Mayor Roe suggested that this would most likely be part of the discussion at the upcoming joint meeting with the HRIEC. Councilmember McGehee stated her interest in having a strategic plan versus many dif- ferent facets and initiatives that were unrelated and uncoordinated.