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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 23,2017 Page 3 Chair Holub provided an overview of the HRIEC's work in developing shared goals and actions for 2017 — 2018, as detailed in the draft Action Plan (Attach- ment A). Commissioner Dailey assisted Chair Holub in reviewing the core objectives set forth by the HRIEC to advise, engage and evaluate those action items in addition to "parking lot" ideas not currently proposed but of interest to the HRIEC. Chair Holub reported that these goals had been developed with Ordinance No. 1526 in mind(Attachment B). Chair Holub reviewed each of the three objectives and the rationale in proposing them for the work plan, seeking City Council feedback and input based on previ- ous direction and new initiatives, including what to retain and what to eliminate, or what additions to make to these goals and objectives. Chair Holub advised that, using that input as a foundational base, the HRIEC would then create a more detailed plan development for each objective. City Council Comments/Discussion Councilmember McGehee opined that her first impression indicated to her that this plan was too ambitious. Councilmember McGehee stated that her review would be to prioritize the Essay Contest and include all areas of the "engage" cat- egory with the exception of the photo project. With the other three engagement opportunities (essay contest, events/films/discussions co-sponsored with other commission or community groups, and high school summer book read program) having proven successful in the community in the past, Councilmember McGehee opined they were extremely useful. Specific to the welcome materials used in the past, Councilmember McGehee opined that she wouldn't want to see the HRIEC spend a lot of time on that effort. Specific to the Town Hall/Open House concept, Councilmember McGehee opined that, unless the HRIEC had a brilliant idea to make it work beyond just another mix/mingle event, it was an expensive effort and was yet unclear as to whether it would be well-received by the community or productive for anyone. Councilmember McGehee stated that she saw the HRIEC with two basic roles as with other advisory commissions: an opportunity to bring things forward as ideas and suggestions, and then to receive assignments from the City Council. Coun- cilmember McGehee noted that the City Council had particularly asked for assis- tance from the HRIEC on the community engagement portion of the comprehen- sive plan update process to ensure outreach was good. For her personally, Coun- cilmember McGehee stated that another overarching consideration was to define what was meant by "equity" in the Roseville community and what is achievable, what could be done, and how a bridge could be created to other things. As far as the HRIEC being a vehicle for that, Councilmember McGehee stated that she saw this commission as part of the definitional process, but not the group to direct the activities of other commissions, since each had their own particular charge. When