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City Council Meeting Minutes December 5, 2017 Page 9 of 12 Councilmember Leh highlighted section VII 3 & 4; if a member of council is absent from a quasi-judicial heanng and how can they participate in voting if they missed the earlier meeting. This draft allows it and is consistent with the law Mayor Muckle asked Attorney Light if this proposed draft meets all of the City rules Attorney Light stated a number of sections are already in the code or charter, but this is a convenient place for a person to understand how a meeting works It reiterates language from the Charter. It also added language about the cancellation of meetings; clarifies public heanng at second reading, and how to call for public comment at first reading if desired. This allows participation in quasi-judicial hearings as long as the Council member reviewed the recording of previous meetings and the official record. Everyone is bound to the due process rules. It is consistent with the Charter. Councilmember Leh noted the small fiscal note to purchase a timer. Councilmember Stolzmann stated she would like some discussion of the consent agenda adding "in case a majority of members vote no, then all items are placed on the regular agenda and considered individually " Mayor Muckle agreed Councilmember Stolzmann thought if pooling of time is allowed, it should be a more substantial amount, 10 minutes minimum. For second round of comments she would leave it at 3 minutes. Mayor Muckle agreed. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated the Legal Committee looked at a wide range of options. Pooling allows doubling the time and he felt it should be tried and can make adjustments if needed. Other communities don't allow up to 10 minutes. He would like to retain the proposed language. Second round of comments intended to allow for new information not reiterate information but he was okay changing to three minutes Councilmember Leh stated the Council should revisit this and tweak it if needed in 6-12 months. This is an enabling document not ossifying. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated people can provide information prior to the meeting if they have Targe amounts of information such as a presentation Detailed presentations could be encouraged to be submitted in advance. Councilmember Keany womed this could limit the process rather than just codifying it. He felt this draft was not too restrictive. He took pause about calling the question to end conversation before it might be fully discussed. He might support pooling at 9 minutes, but 15 minutes would be too much Councilmember Leh reviewed the call the question language, he noted it requires a supermajority needed to actually vote to end debate; providing a check on this process