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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 23,2017 Page 8 the HRIEC's role to develop an engagement plan for the City that provided tips or suggestions for them and/or staff as the HRIEC investigated what could be im- proved upon versus how its always been done. Councilmember Laliberte opined that she found that a missing piece now was commission engagement and collabo- ration and joint work (e.g. several commissioners from various commissions work together on a specific issue) to share ideas. Councilmember Laliberte shared her colleagues' concern with any attempt by the HRIEC for oversight or monitoring other groups. Councilmember Laliberte suggested that the HRIEC instead pro- vide a fuller engagement plan for how to better reach the community that aren't currently being done (e.g. how to garner interest) and providing tips that could be brought to advisory commission meetings by the HRIEC, such as best practices used by other communities, or League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) resources spe- cific to engagement efforts. The HRIEC's interest in representation on city work groups was commendable, but Councilmember Laliberte suggested that the dots needed to be connected to ensure follow-through. Councilmember Laliberte reminded the HRIEC that the City Council had charged the HRIEC to provide specific recommendations to move the efforts of"Imagine Roseville" efforts beyond the current organic status, whether by including it as a line item on the annual budget or through an ap- pointment process. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she loved the idea of continuing the wel- come packet, not on paper or in a folder as had been done in the past, but through digital means that could be provided to new businesses or residents to explain re- sources, people to help or contact for support, and the attributes of the city they should be aware of versus being left to discover on their own. Regarding the "engage" objectives, even though many of the community events don't necessarily tie back specifically to the City of Roseville, Councilmember Laliberte stated that the HRIEC was doing a great job with Rosefest and Party in the Park, opining they were on the right track in seeking more participation from advisory commissions, anticipating that would continue to get stronger. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she had always been and continued to be in favor of a Town Hall/Open House concept, recognizing that it had been initiated as the CEC sought ways to change up Roseville University efforts. Councilmem- ber Laliberte questioned if that got lost in the shuffle between the CEC and staff in how to logistically manage it; but asked that the HRIEC continue to work on it and provide a recommendation to the City Council, opining it tied back specifical- ly to what the city could do better. However, Councilmember Laliberte noted the importance of soliciting staff input so the HRIEC and staff could co-author a pro- posal based on the intended goals. Councilmember Laliberte spoke in support of the annual Essay Contest and the current rubric in place for that process; and spoke in support of the High School