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6. What is the Given the broad cross-section of subjects that we are engaging <br /> demographic profile of the community on, it is difficult to narrow the groups that we <br /> groups you wish to wish to engage into one demographic profile. Specific projects, <br /> engage? (i.e. age, race, goals and objectives would require engaging with different <br /> gender, education, etc) groups with different demographic profiles. In general, our goal <br /> would be for our overall engagement program (as opposed to <br /> specific initiatives)to yield a pool of engaged citizens that is <br /> representative of Roseville as a whole. We wish to engage in <br /> all demographics of the community on all topics and efforts. <br /> 7. Please describe an Perhaps our most successful recent engagement activity was <br /> engagement initiative that engaging the residents of the Marion and Britany apartments to <br /> went as planned. Describe solicit input on the new park being built in that location. That <br /> the initiative(s), who population is largely non-English speaking and "traditional' <br /> participated, what were engagement strategies such as community meetings at city hall <br /> the goals or preferred have failed to yield much engagement from this neighborhood. <br /> outcomes of the In an effort to collect input on the proposed park, we utilized a <br /> engagement effort? tailored approach to engagement. Specifically, beginning in <br /> summer 2016 we created a playground program in that area to <br /> develop relationships between Parks and Recreation Staff and <br /> residents of that neighborhood (it should be noted that <br /> engagement was only one of the objectives of this program). <br /> Park staff solicited feedback from the children in the program, <br /> but also encouraged children in the program to solicit their <br /> friends and family for subsequent engagement opportunities. <br /> What was to be communicated was brought to the area <br /> through on-site draws such as popsicles in the park and door- <br /> to-door engagement. This created a listening environment. All <br /> engagement opportunities focused heavily on pictures and <br /> action as opposed to a more traditional meeting with a formal <br /> presentation. It should be noted that this engagement process <br /> was very effective for this specific neighborhood, but a tailored <br /> approach like the one used at Marion Street does require a <br /> significant amount of resources (staff time and financial). <br /> 8. Please describe an We learned a tremendous amount with the update of the Parks <br /> engagement initiative that and Recreation System Master Plan. Specifically, when it first <br /> DID NOT go as planned. began, we were not getting the turnouts at the initial and typical <br /> Describe the initiative(s). invite meetings (this did not go as planned). We learned <br /> Who participated and relatively quickly and early on that we needed to go to the <br /> who was your intended residents rather than inviting them in to us. From there, we <br /> audience? What were the created a "meeting in a box" and started showing up <br /> goals or preferred everywhere we were welcome such as sporting events, flu shot <br /> outcomes of the day, neighborhood gettogether that we were invited to to solicit <br /> engagement effort? Why feedback on the Parks and Recreation system. <br /> do you feel you didn't <br /> meet the intended goals <br /> or outcomes? <br /> 2 <br />