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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 23, 2018 Page 6 more inclusive. This City and its Commissions and the School Districts are struggling with how to get people to engage and how to include everyone. He be- lieves the City did a better job this time, and the PC was a part of that. But the City is unable at this point to reach everyone it would hope to reach. Member Groff stated he used to serve on the HRIEC. Efforts like holding meet- ings in different areas of the City and providing visual aids were helpful. Councilmember Willmus commented that going forward, he would like to discuss how the Council be more proactive and have the PC more directly involved in the Rice Street-Larpenteur initiative. There are other municipalities involved, so he wants to go beyond just Roseville with this. There is a collaborative process set up, but perhaps members of Maplewood's PC can be included in addition to Ro- seville's PC. Councilmember Etten commented the next step is to create an alliance, and the makeup for that alliance has the opportunity for elected officials, City staff, busi- ness owners, and residents from the area to be included. It is important to keep a member from the PC from each area as part of the process. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 6:57 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 6:58 p.m. b. Adopt the Rice St.-Larpenteur Ave.Vision Plan Community Development Director Collins briefly highlighted this item as de- tailed in the RCA and related attachments dated July 23, 2018. The Rice- Larpenteur Vision Plan is the conclusion of a year of research and input-gathering from the stakeholders and communities of Roseville, Maplewood, St. Paul, and Ramsey County. Three stakeholder groups, in partnership with the community, helped guide the direction of the plan: • Project Management Team (PMT). Planning/Community Development staff from each community worked with Perkins + Will to ensure adequate coverage in their jurisdiction, provide data/information, and help the con- sultants to better understand the existing conditions within each communi- ty. • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Resident and business stakehold- ers, as well as a member from each community's Planning Commission, were appointed by the Gateway Planning Committee (GPC) to serve on the CAG. • Gateway Planning Committee (GPC) The GPC included staff and elect- ed leaders from each community, and representation from Ramsey County economic development and public works. The GPC helped ensure that the