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PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES <br />Anyone wishing to speak regarding a Public Hearing should fill out a speaker card prior to the completion of the staff <br />presentation and submit it to the City Clerk_ The order of business for Public Hearings is as follows: <br />1. Staff presentation <br />2. Applicant/Appellant — 10 minutes <br />3. City Council Questions/Clarifications <br />PUBLICPARTICIPATION <br />4. Public Comments — 5 minutes per speaker, <br />subject to adjustment by the Mayor <br />5. Applicant/Appellant Rebuttal — 5 minutes <br />6. City Council Comments/Questions/Action <br />The City Council welcomes your participation at meetings_ The Agenda provides several opportunities for public <br />participation. <br />Public Comments: The public is invited to make comments on items that are not listed on the Agenda at this time. <br />Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. <br />Consent Calendar: Members of the public who wish to address the Council regarding items remaining on the Consent <br />Calendar may do so for up to 3 minutes per item with a maximum of 5 minutes total for all items. <br />Items Removed from Consent Calendar and Action Items: Public comments on these items will be limited to 3 <br />minutes per speaker, subject to adjustment by the Mayor. <br />When you address the City Council, you should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk prior to or as the <br />item is being announced so that the order of speakers may be determined and an official record of names and addresses <br />obtained. Speakers should approach the podium and speak clearly into the microphone, stating their name for the record. <br />There shall be no dialogue between persons speaking from the podium and the City Council until the speaker has <br />completed his or her comments. Your item may be taken under consideration and referred to staff. All personal, racial <br />or ethnic slurs, profane language, or disruptive conduct is prohibited_ Any person who disrupts the meeting by <br />expressing such conduct is subject to removal from the Council Chambers and/or arrest_ <br />CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Consent Calendar items are typically routine in nature and are considered for approval by the City Council with a single <br />action_ The City Council may remove items from the Consent Calendar for discussion_ Items listed on the Consent <br />Calendar are deemed to have been read by title_ Members of the public who wish to comment on Consent Calendar <br />items should fill out a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the calling of Item 7, Amendment of Consent <br />Calendar_ <br />AGENDAS <br />The Council is prohibited by State law from discussing items not listed on the Agenda unless, by a two-thirds vote, or <br />unanimous vote if less than two-thirds of the members are present, the Council finds that there is a need to take <br />immediate action, and the need for the action came to the City's attention after the agenda was posted. <br />Agendas are available to the public 72 hours in advance of the meeting and are posted on the notice board outside the <br />East 14th Street main entrance to the Civic Center on the Friday preceding the meeting. Agendas may be obtained from <br />the City Clerk's Office; in the mail by providing a supply of self-addressed, stamped envelopes; on the City's website, or <br />by subscribing to our electronic agenda distribution_ For information, call the City Clerk's Office at (510) 577-3368. <br />The complete Agenda book is available for review at the City Clerk's Office, the Main Library, and the City website, and <br />may also be rented from the Clerk's Office for a nominal deposit. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of <br />the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's <br />Office, 835 East 14'h Street, and the Main Library, 300 Estudillo Avenue, during normal business hours, and on the <br />City's website at www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us_ <br />If special accommodations are required for the disabled, please call the City Clerk's Office at (510) 577-3366 or TDD at <br />(510) 577-3343. <br />