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Page 2 of 4 As Council considers the scope of a community-wide visioning process, staff wanted to provide 37 some background and additional thoughts. 38 39 Currently, staff is using the Community Aspirations as guiding goals. Much of the work staff 40 undertakes tie directly to these aspirations which provide guidance and serve as policy objectives. 41 These statements define what type of community Roseville aspires to be, many of which can be 42 traced to the work done during the Imagine Roseville 2025 visioning process. These statements are 43 broad enough to endure the passage of time without becoming outdated or obsolete. However, what 44 they mean to residents and how they show up in the work the city does can and does change. 45 Understanding what these aspirations look like for our residents is important. A visioning process 46 can provide a good opportunity to collect this information. 47 48 Since the first discussion about a community-wide visioning process in April, 2021 several changes 49 have occurred that could potentially intersect with a community-wide visioning process. First, the 50 city reorganized its communications division to reflect a greater emphasis on relationships within the 51 community, with the hiring of a Community Relations Manager and Specialist. Additionally, the city 52 formally adopted a Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan that outlines priorities that focus on 53 engagement and equity. Both of these changes reflect a greater emphasis and focus on mirco-54 engagement within the Roseville community and provide additional opportunities for gathering data 55 as it relates to a visioning process. 56 57 Micro-engagement can be seen as small group or individual interactions with an emphasis on 58 developing trust and building relationships with community members and organizations. One of the 59 tenents of micro engagement is that they require only small portions of time, attention or other 60 involvement. Examples of this can include filling out a survey at an event, having a one-on-one 61 conversation, sending an email, etc. Think of it as mini participation opportunities where citizens can 62 make small, yet valuable contributions without having to be involved over the full length of a 63 participation project. 64 65 Macro-engagement on the other hand lends itself to longer-term commitments. Examples of this can 66 include answering the Community Survey, attending a council meeting which may take several 67 hours, being appointed to a commission, serving on a task force, or filling our a questionairre,etc. 68 Think of macro-engagement as more of the historically traditional participation local government 69 has undertaken. 70 71 As part of a visioning process, staff wanted to provide some thoughts to consider as council weighs 72 the type of visioning process they desire, the scope, as well as the level of participation by the 73 community. 74 75 Community Aspirations 76 The current Community Aspirations provide a solid foundation from which to begin a visioning 77 process. Using these Aspirations, the visioning process could focus on what those aspirations look 78 like for various community members instead of trying to redefine these aspirations or goals. 79 (Example: What does an economically prosperous community look like? Does it look different for 80 different residents? What does a welcoming, inclusive and respectful community look like for our 81 residents?) 82 83 Engagement 84 Using a mix of both micro and macro engagement, the city has several opportunities to leverage 85