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John Jermanis - 2 - June 11, 2002 The City of Oakland also provides for a "Modifications to the Agenda" segment which provides an opportunity for City Council Members and/or members of the public (via a modification request form) to request a staff presentation or opportunity to speak on items listed on the Consent Calendar or under New Business. If there are no such requests submitted for Consent Items and/or any New Business Item listed, those remaining items are considered approved, as recommended under one mass motion by the City Council. Current City Council Policy Currently, members of the public have an opportunity to address the San Leandro City Council for a five-minute period during Public Hearings, for three (3) minutes under the Public Comments portion of the agenda prior to the City Council acting on the Consent Calendar; and again, for a three (3) minute period (if a speaker card has been filed) following any New Business Item presentation. This provides each citizen with several minutes of input at any given City Council Meeting. For example, if you were to have a meeting where there are two public hearings and five new business items, a citizen would have the opportunity, under the current policy, to address the City Council for a total of 23 minutes during that meeting. If the City Council support the three (3) minutes time limit during public hearings, given the same scenario, a citizen would have the opportunity to speak 3 minutes during both public hearings, 3 minutes during Public Comments, and would have an additional minute remaining to address any New Business Item(s). The citizens would be responsible for managing their 10 minutes to be sure they could talk on the items of importance to him or her. Previous City Council Action(s) On September 17, 2001 the City Council approved changing the time limit from five (5) minutes to three (3) minutes during the Public Comments portion of the Agenda and removed "Continued Public Comments" from the end of the Council Agenda. City Council Committee Review and Action The City Council Rules and Communications Committee met on May 23, 2002 and recommended that the City Council consider limiting public comments during Public Hearings to three (3) minutes per speaker, as well as setting a limitation of a total of ten (10) minutes per speaker during any one City Council Meeting. Applicable General Plan Policy Not applicable. Permits and/or Variances Granted Not Applicable.