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Roseville Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Agenda Item Over the past several months, the Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission (HRIEC) has been reviewing the direction provided by the City Council at the joint meeting on March 26, 2018. Based on that meeting, the Commission discussed taking a two-prong approach to the directive by the City Council. These two approaches consist, very broadly, of: 1.Developing a Foundation for outreach/engagement/public participation (for city initiatives/projects) focused on: Best practices, tools, techniques, methods for public participation Understanding of current and future demographics Previous experiences at the city level Understanding of objectives and outcomes 2.Outreach within the Community in order to bring the communitys voice to the table: Engagement of historically under-represented/marginalized communities Identifying community leaders, establishing relationships Methods to gather feedback/insight from these communities Tonights discussion will focus on the goal/aim of the outreach piece. This is intended to give a greater definition of why the commission is seeking to further engage historically underrepresented communities and how this will help the city and ultimately help the community. Staff has prepared some initial thoughtsto help frame some of the discussion. Why is the City seeking to engage historically underrepresented community members? The city acknowledges the fact that the traditional methods of communicating and delivering information does not reach everyone in the community, nor may it be the best method. The role of the city is to provide services for all residents. If we are unable to reach or gather feedback from all community groups, we cannot be sure we are providing the best, most effective or efficient services in the manner that meets all residents needs. Toacknowledge the desire for humans to participate in decisions that affect them.