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Item No: 8E Meeting Date: 02/26/07 Type of Business: CA City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7025 Adopting Council Policy 2007-01 Establishing a Policy for Citizen Agenda Items This item was discussed by the Council at the February 5, 2007 work session. Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to allow the public to formally present items of public interest before the Council as regular agenda items, thereby allowing additional time in excess of the 3 minutes per speaker provided under Public Input section of the agenda. Policy: 1) Any City resident, business, property owner, or organized group thereof, may request an opportunity to present an item before the Council as an agenda item. 2) Requests shall be made to the City Clerk Administrator, to the Mayor, or any City Council Member. All requests shall be forwarded to the City Clerk/Administrator and shall have the concurrence of at least two Council Members for consideration as an agenda item. 3) All requests shall be made in writing, clearly stating the subject matter, time duration, and the date of the presentation. 4) Presentations shall be limited to10 minutes in length. 5) The City Clerk Administrator will make every attempt to accommodate the request as specified, however, the City Clerk/Administrator and Mayor/City Council reserve the right to reschedule, limit, or restrict any presentation as they deem necessary for the safe, efficient and effective conduct of public business. 6) The deadline for the submittal of requests shall be the end of the business day, the Wednesday prior to the meeting if the meeting falls on a Monday. If the meeting falls on another day of the week, the request shall be submitted at least four business days in advance of the meeting. 7) Any request received after the above deadline will be scheduled for the following work session or regular meeting. As an alternative, the petitioner may present a request for agenda consideration to the Council at the Public Input section of the agenda for consideration by the Council to add as an agenda item at that meeting. Appeal: Any decision by the City Clerk/Administrator in regard to this policy may be appealed directly to the City Council under the Public Input section of any regular meeting. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution 7025 adopting Council Policy 2007-01 establishing a policy for citizen agenda items. Attached is the form to be used by residents.