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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 19, 2010 Page 6 the City Council," as prepared by HRC Committee members Grefenberg and Of- telie, summarizing how the City Council charge was added to the HRC Strategic Plan, and funded through a grant from the Bremer Foundation. Member Oftelie provided another bench handout entitled "Proposed Civic En- gagement Process..." for review by Commissioners and City Councilmembers in its first draft proposing a work plan for a civic engagement workshop. Discussion among HRC Commissioners and City Councilmembers included ways to achieve initial participation from citizens not normally civically engaged; using the City website to better advantage in canvassing participants; use of effective outreach to ensure a clear understanding of the purpose of the workshop among residents; and listening to the most pressing needs and concerns of residents. Further discussion included ways to solicit citizen input on specific interest areas; use of other subcommittee research as another source; and ultimate planning for HRC-sponsored events based on that information. Additional discussion included target groups for involvement; experience of indi- vidual citizen participants on the HRC; and efforts of those individuals to get their involvement in developing a framework to recruit more volunteers. Mayor Klausing expressed his support of this process; and suggested several areas that might hinder people from getting involved: their clear understanding of ex- actly what the volunteer activity involved, which could be addressed through edu- cation of the opportunities available; and through creating an environment in which people felt welcome from their individual perspectives. Further discussion included how such educational opportunities for volunteerism were addressed at Roseville University; and having individuals provide their ini- tial experiences that got them involved in the community, as part of Roseville University. Councilmember Ihlan arrived at this time, approximately 6:45 p.m. Member Grefenberg advised that a comprehensive look would be taken by their subcommittee, as well as how to make involvement more effective at the neigh- borhood level. Councilmember Pust urged the HRC to look at how civic engagement was meas- ured, specifically how individual neighborhoods defined themselves, with many integrated and cohesive, but not necessarily represented formally documented or publicly acknowledged. Councilmember Pust asked that, as that neighborhood inventory was formulated, that the information be brought forward to the City