This item has been placed on the agenda by a majority of the Council to have an open discussion with members of the public regarding the cost of housing in Flagstaff. In an attempt to allow for an easier discussion, it has been suggested that Council may wish to suspend those rules contained within the Council's Rules of Procedure that limit the amount of time a member of the public may speak to three minutes, and the number of times they may speak during a meeting to three.

COUNCIL GOALS:
8) Improve effectiveness of notification, communication, and engagement with residents, neighborhoods and businesses and about City services, programs, policies, projects and developments

No, other than during the F.A.I.R. item to determine if a majority of Council wished to place this item on a future agenda.

1) Discuss the item
2) Discuss the item and continue discussion to a future meeting
3) Discuss the item and direct staff with future action

The following rules contained in the Council-adopted Rules of Procedure limit the amount of time and number of times a citizen may address an issue before Council. In an attempt to allow for an easier discussion, it has been suggested that Council may wish to suspend these two specific rules.

7.03 Decorum and Order among Citizen Participants

Citizens are allowed to address the Council a maximum of three times throughout the meeting, including comments made during Public Participation. Other than Public Participation, comments shall be limited to the business at hand. Once the Chair recognizes a speaker, the Chair shall limit the period of speaking to a reasonable period of time of no more than three minutes per person, at the discretion of the Chair and a speaker may address the Council with the speaker’s own statements and the statements of other persons within the set time period. 

9.01 Non-Public Hearing Discussions

Any person wishing to speak on any matter on the agenda before the Council shall fill out a comment card and submit that card to the recording clerk, who will deliver the card to the Chair. The Chair shall limit the period of speaking to a reasonable period of time of no more than three minutes per person, a speaker may address the Council with the speaker’s own statements and the statements of other persons within the set time limit. The person desiring to speak shall limit his or her remarks to the matter under discussion and shall address his or her remarks to the Chair. At the discretion of the Chair, ten or more persons present at the meeting and wishing to speak may appoint a representative who may have no more than fifteen minutes to speak.

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