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37 As Council considers the scope of a community-wide visioning process, staff wanted to provide 38 some background and additional thoughts. 39 40 Currently, staff is using the Community Aspirations as guiding goals. Much of the work staff 41 undertakes tie directly to these aspirations whichprovide guidance and serve as policy objectives. 42 These statements define what type of community Roseville aspires to be, many of which can be 43 traced to the work done during the Imagine Roseville 2025 visioning process. These statements are 44 broad enough to endure the passage of time without becoming outdated or obsolete. However, what 45 they mean to residents and how they show up in the work the city does can and does change. 46 Understanding what these aspirations look like for our residents is important. A visioning process 47 can provide a good opportunity to collect this information. 48 49 Since the first discussion about a community-wide visioning process in April, 2021 several changes 50 have occurred that could potentially intersect with a community-wide visioning process. First, the 51 city reorganized its communications division to reflect a greater emphasis on relationships within the 52 community, with the hiring of a Community Relations Manager and Specialist. Additionally, the city 53 formally adopted a Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan that outlines priorities that focus on 54 engagement and equity. Both of these changes reflect a greater emphasis and focus on mirco- 55 engagement within the Roseville communityand provide additional opportunities for gathering data 56 as it relates to a visioning process. 57 58 Micro-engagement can be seen as small group or individual interactions with an emphasis on 59 developing trust and building relationships with community members and organizations. One of the 60 tenents of micro engagement is that they require only small portions of time, attention or other 61 involvement. Examples of this can include filling out a survey at an event, having a one-on-one 62 conversation, sending an email, etc. Think of it as mini participation opportunities where citizens can 63 make small, yet valuable contributions without having to be involved over the full length of a 64 participation project. 65 66 Macro-engagement on the other hand lends itself to longer-term commitments. Examples of this can 67 include answering the Community Survey, attending a council meeting which may take several 68 hours, being appointed to a commission, serving on a task force, or filling our a questionairre,etc. 69 Think of macro-engagement as more of the historically traditional participation local government 70 has undertaken. 71 72 As part of a visioning process, staff wanted to provide some thoughts to consider as council weighs 73 the type of visioning process they desire, the scope, as well as the level of participation by the 74 community. 75 76 Community Aspirations 77 The current Community Aspirations provide a solid foundation from which to begin a visioning 78 process. Using these Aspirations, the visioning process could focus on what those aspirations look 79 like for various community members instead of trying to redefine these aspirations or goals. 80 (Example: What does an economically prosperous community look like? Does it look different for 81 different residents? What does a welcoming, inclusive and respectful community look like for our 82 residents?) 83 84 Engagement 85 Using a mix of both micro and macro engagement, the city has several opportunities to leverage Page 2 of 5