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Special March 29, 1993 Work Session <br /> March 25, 1993 <br /> Page 4 <br /> related to the specific issue. <br /> Publicity_ <br /> Letters mailed to every identified "stakeholder", meetings with <br /> businesses, school representatives, real estate representatives and <br /> the media. <br /> Brochure mailed to each home, newsletter articles, newspaper ads <br /> and a phone hot line - people were asked in the brochure to RSVP if <br /> they were going to attend a forum. <br /> ' The brochure also included a section for people who could not <br /> attend the forums to comment regarding what they saw as the key <br /> issues/problems facing the City. Roseville received over 300 <br /> comment cards! <br /> Each of the people submitting comment cards also received a summary <br /> of the forum results and an invitation to participate on a project <br /> team. <br /> Project Teams <br /> Six teams of 8-10 people each. The chairs were selected by the <br /> Council and staff for the first meeting and elected by the teams at <br /> a later meeting. Four of the six chairs were new players in <br /> Roseville activities. <br /> Prior to the meeting of the teams, Carl Neu conducted a 4 hour <br /> training session for chairs and staff support members assigned to <br /> each team. Roseville stated the training was the key to the <br /> tremendous success of the teams because it set the tone and clearly <br /> identified the role of the teams and placed the success or failure <br /> of the process clearly on the participation and commitment of the <br /> members of the teams. <br /> The teams met every week for 3 months, called in experts, took <br /> testimony from many sources, collected data and researched their <br /> given subject. The teams presented their preliminary findings to <br /> the Council this month (March) . <br /> The teams determined the "vision" they had for their topic, the <br /> goals they wanted to see accomplished and their suggestions for <br /> strategies to be taken to realize the goals. <br /> The staff is currently processing the findings into a final report <br /> that will be presented to a third community-wide forum in April. <br /> Roseville stated the process was very worthwhile and one that had <br /> no pitfalls other than staff and participate burnout. The people <br />