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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 10, 1996 TO: Citizen Involvement Committee FROM: Jan Childs, Planning Division TITLE: City Council Public Forum: Discussion with Mayor Bascom ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion BRIEFING STATEMENT: In April 1996, the Citizen Involvement Committee discussed alternatives relative to Public Forum and endorsed an alternative to expand Public Forum as a standing item for every regular Monday evening City Council meeting. Mayor Bascom will attend the October 1996 meeting to discuss this matter with the CIC. ITEMS UNDER SEPARATE COVER: None BACKGROUND: Public Forum is a standing agenda item for the first regular Monday evening City Council meeting of each month. During Public Forum, any member of the audience may address the Council for up to three minutes on any topic not scheduled for a public hearing during the past or upcoming 30 days. In February 1996, the City Council asked the Citizen Involvement Committee to make recommendations regarding whether this practice should be retained or changed. The Council also asked for any procedureal recommendations the CIC might make within the framework of the recommended general Public Forum policy. In April 1996, the Citizen Involvement Committee discussed alternatives relative to Public Forum. The CIC endorsed an alternative to schedule Public Forum as a standing agenda item at every regular Monday evening City Council meeting, keeping the restriction that items which are the subject for any Public Hearing be excluded from comment during the forums for the 30 days preceding the hearing, in content but not process. The CIC also suggested that the standard be an allowed five minutes, which could be amended by the presiding officer in extenuating circumstances. Detailed background on Public Forum was provided in the April 1996 CIC Agenda. For more information, call Jan Childs, Planning Division, 687 -5481. II