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DRAFT WORK PLAN (Incomplete and for discussion purposes only) Civic ENGAGEMENT A Project of the Roseville Human Rights Commission Background In 2006 the Roseville City Council began a process of involving its residents in envisioning their future as a community. That process, called Imagine Roseville 2025, involved community meetings, listening sessions, workshops, and other activities involving residents in setting their goals for their own civic governance. This process was began partly in anticipation of revising the city's Comprehensive Plan, as required by state law, but primarily to engage Roseville residents at the city-wide level. Several of the goals and strategies of that Imagine Roseville 2025 directly impact upon the Civic Engagement project being planned by the Program Planners Committee. (See Attachment #1, especially highlighted portions.) In 2008 the City's Comprehensive Plan was revised to incorporate many of the Imagine Roseville 2005 goals, including those related to civic engagement. In March of this year the City Council, in consultation with the Human Rights Commission, assigned to the Commission the responsibility of engaging Roseville residents at the neighborhood level in the implementation of Imagine Roseville's goals. In response this August the Human Rights Commission revised its Strategic Plan with the inclusion of the following language: Fostering community through inclusive, welcoming, responsive neighborhoods and city government A. Develop a process to assess city government activities, programs and services for accessibility so that city activities, programs and services may be understandable and responsive to a diverse citizenry. B. Develop a process to monitor statistical and other data trends. Use the information to create a set of recommendations for the City Council. The purpose of the set of recommendations is to encourage mutual understanding among our citizens about the community's diversity. C. Develop programs and recommendations for the Council to encourage and assist in the development of neighborhood groups, forums, and networks in order to provide residents with a sense of belonging and facilitate effective citizen engagement. Current Project Process: The Roseville Human Rights Commission applied for a grant to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in order to obtain a Bremer Foundation grant. That application was successful, and in mid-January, 2010, the Commission received a grant "to support developing a framework for future civic engagement efforts." (January 20, 2010, letter from Mario Hernandez, Minnesota Department of Human Rights to the Roseville Human Rights Commission notifying them of grant reward,) 2