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be deemed to have consented a delay in the processing of related application and the timing of the <br />public hearing. <br />3. Special Notice Required. In addition to any notice required by law, the following <br />notice requirements apply: <br />a. Any agenda including a public hearing that will be conducted remotely must <br />be published at least 3 business days before the hearing (e.g., for a hearing on Monday, <br />the agenda must be posted by Wednesday) and shall include: <br />i. Materials to be presented by the City and the applicant during the hearing <br />(except for rebuttal materials); <br />ii. Information about how the hearing will be conducted and how the public <br />can access, observe, and provide testimony for the hearing (including registration <br />requirements); and <br />iii. Information about how to request paper copies of materials from the City. <br />The agenda notice will be part of the record. Agendas may be amended. This does <br />not modify the notice requirements of the Land Development Code and will not be <br />deemed jurisdictional. <br />b. Mailed, published and placard notices (as required by the Land <br />Development Code) for the public hearing shall include a notification that the public <br />hearing may be conducted electronically, that advance registration for testifying will be <br />required, and that information for participation will be provided in the published agenda. <br />Any previously issued notice shall be supplemented to comply with this resolution, but <br />such supplement will not affect the validity of the previously issued ordinance. <br />4. Public Testimony – Advance Submission or Registration. Testimony other than <br />by the applicant, its consultants, and city staff during the public hearing will be limited to written <br />testimony submitted in advance and oral testimony from previously-registered participant, as <br />follows: <br />a. For written testimony, submit written testimony by mail or through a web- <br />based portal established by the City and identified in the agenda. All written testimony <br />must be received a deadline established by the clerk or secretary that is published in the <br />agenda. Written testimony received or submitted late will not be entered into the record. <br />The clerk or secretary of the body will amend the published materials specific to the <br />matter to include all timely-received written testimony. <br />b. For oral testimony, register to testify through means to be established by <br />the City and identified in the agenda. All persons wishing to testify must register by a <br />deadline to be established by the clerk or secretary that is published in the agenda. <br />Persons who do not register on time will not be permitted to testify. Speakers must have <br />a reliable phone or internet connection and respond when called upon to testify. Persons <br />who submit written testimony may also provide oral testimony. The clerk or secretary <br />will provide a list of registered persons to the chair and will provide speakers with <br />information on connecting to the hearing and providing testimony. <br />c. An applicant’s written presentation materials and exhibits must be <br />submitted at least 5 business days before the meeting to be included in the record. <br />d. No presentations or exhibits other than rebuttal exhibits from the applicant <br />or the City will be accepted during oral testimony by the applicant or any registered <br />speaker.