At the January 5, 2021 City Council meeting, staff was directed to add remote public comment at the next business meeting for Council's consideration.
We recommend the same process that many cities in Washington State are following:
- Require community members to sign up to comment by 3 p.m. the day of the meeting.
- Limit comments to 3 minutes, or Council could reduce the time to 2 minutes.
- Limit total comment time to 30 minutes, the same as pre-Covid guidelines.
If Council adopts these recommendations, staff is prepared to have this process ready beginning at the February 2 Council meeting. The requested information is the same as our pre-COVID audience comment sign up slip (request for appearance before the City Council), with the exception of an email address and earlier deadline to manage the process. |