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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 18,2019 Page 15 Mr. Trudgeon thought the detail that comes underneath it is really going to be im- portant. Councilmember Groff stated in regard to the Economic Development Strategic In- itiatives, he assumed Foster Twin Lakes Development had been on that list for some time. He assumed some of these things carry over to a future year. He would say on Rice/Larpenteur, to proceed rather than to implement because it is going to be an ongoing process. He would like to see more flushing out on the environmental sustainability side of it to reduce carbon. He would also like to know more about this and Green Step at some point, maybe an update of where the City is at in the process. Councilmember Etten stated Councilmember Laliberte brought up the Communi- ty Engagement Tool Kit or whatever the HRIEC is working towards and maybe that fits under the inclusive community governance. Ideally, these are all pieces that fit together. Councilmember Groff indicated it was important that the HRIEC get direction from the Council on that item. Councilmember Laliberte stated she did not pick up on a lot of conversation about the Continue Imagine Roseville efforts. She knew it was on the list last year and yet there was not a lot because Council discussed who the members were and should those members become appointed if it is a City group. Or, if it is not a City group, then let the community at large have serious conversations and come up with their own initiatives. She stated it sat in limbo and is still in limbo. Mayor Roe thought it was to tell the Council that the Council needed to do their part to get the next step going on that. Councilmember Etten stated regarding Councilmember Groff s comment about Commission clarity, he did not think there was demand to add another priority. The City does have some Commissions that struggle with work focus and clarity from the Council and there has been a struggle with membership, turn overs, and changes the City might make regarding the interview and application process for Commissions. He felt the list gets longer, not shorter, and the Council could do more to engage the folks that stepped forward indicating they wanted to be a part of this. Councilmember Groff agreed and felt the process of interviewing with the Coun- cil and the form the people fill out really needs to be looked at. It is very generic and confusing for regular citizens who are not coming to the meetings all of the time. If there is some way staff can go over that form, that would be important and if the Council could talk about the interview process and brainstorm some-