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Page 1 of 1 From: Sent: To: �.�4�� Sunday, November 07,2004 9:25 AM neal. beets@ci. rosevil le. mn. us Subject: Re: Citizen Advisory Commission Survey Neal, My feedback is based on my experience as a member of the Human Rights Commission. The Citizen Advisory Commissions are quite different in their roles. I'm not certain that "one size should fit all." 1. I think the HRC has been too large. We haven't been able to sustain a stable membership at ourtargeted size. As a result, it contributes to a sense that we don't have a lot of traction as a group in terms of making progress. 2. Term length seems about right. 3. I agree with a limit of finro terms 4. This is a non-issue from the HRC perspective; we don't have enough members as it is. 5. DNA 6. Those of us on the HRC have certainly tried to make a contribution to the community and I believe we have done some good work over the past few years. But our work has largely been done absent any larger context. As a result, our efforts feel very piecemeal to me. In my three years on the commission, I've never heard any city official provide any vision/direction about the kind of community we are trying to create in Roseville and the way the HRC can support that vision. How the various elements of the community - churches/schools/businesses/government/citizens - need to work togetherto make this vision a reality. If we had that context in which to work, I think the HRC could make a solid contribution. We spend a lot of time on the bricks and mortar in Roseville, little time on the human side of the community we want to create for the future. 1 I �� Q�#,��U4