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Page 3 of 4 <br />interaction with residents. Micro-engagement can be utilized at various current city events. Many of 86 <br />the city events have large resident turnout (Rosefest, Wild Rice Festival, Natural Resource events, 87 <br />Flower Power, etc.). By identifying events that could be good opportunities for resident engagement, 88 <br />the city could use staff, volunteers, commissioners and potentially a consultant to gather community 89 <br />feedback. By having a relevant topic to open dialogue, these micro-engagement opportunities would 90 <br />provide multiple benefits such as: 91 <br />• Utilizing commissioners as community liaisons in micro-engagement activities provides 92 <br />visibility for commission recruitment efforts. 93 <br />• Using current city events reaches a variety of residents without asking for further 94 <br />commitment or time from them. 95 <br />• Allows residents one-on-one interaction providing a more personal approach to gathering 96 <br />input/feedback. 97 <br /> 98 <br />In addition to the micro-engagement opportunities, the city could also opt for a larger, more 99 <br />traditional, macro-engagement opportunity such as hosting facilitated listening sessions and/or 100 <br />brainstorming sessions for the public. By using a combination of engagment techniques, the city can 101 <br />target various stakeholders. 102 <br /> 103 <br />One key factor to consider is that it is important for the community to be aware of the Community 104 <br />Aspirations if that will be used as a foundation. The timeline below discusses various methods to 105 <br />prepare the community for a future discussion regarding the aspirations. 106 <br /> 107 <br />Timeline 108 <br />Thinking about the timeline, as well as staff capacity and environmental factors, staff would propose 109 <br />the following broad, general timeline. 110 <br /> 111 <br />Timeline Task <br />March – September 2022 <br /> <br />IAP2 training <br />1. Review city events that would be <br />appropriate to leverage as potential <br />visioning engagement events. Identify <br />those that have high-levels of <br />participation, track and/or identify <br />potential stakeholders that attend. With <br />COVID impacting many city-related <br />events, it would be important to <br />understand what turnout looks like <br />before committing to using certain <br />events for information gathering. <br />2. Begin developing communication and <br />information to prepare the community <br />for visioning. Ensure the community is <br />aware of City Aspirations ahead of the <br />visioning process. This could include <br />articles in city newsletter sharing City <br />Aspirations, social media information, <br />discussions at commission and/or <br />council meetings, etc. <br />3. During this time frame staff will be <br />undergoing engagement training which