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RESOLUTION NUMBER 4',;1. 70/
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE
CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WHEREAS, the City Council, in order to ensure that public hearings
before the Seal Beach City Council are carried out with
the dignity and decorum appropriate to a proceeding
involving the serious and substantial matters customarily
subject to such hearings;
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach establishes a Public Hearing Procedure as outlined in Exhibit "A"
which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Councll,ot the City 9t. Seal BeachJ
California, at a meeting thereof held on the I'~~ day of~~~~,
1973, by the fO~low~'ng te:~}h 9,1/
AYES, Co""''''-'~b'&'~ ~
NOES: Councllme _'----_
ABSENT: Councilmen ~~
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~fw,1~M P? ~
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ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT "A" Resolution' Number
PROCEVURES FOR PUBLIC HEARING
1 . BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
P~blic. He.aJU.n.g.6 "be60h.e .the Seal. Beac.h Ci;ty Counc..U Me c.ondu.c..ted .in the 60UoUlinlJ mannel!.:
/ A. The Mayol!. 6.tatU .the .6ubjec..t 06 .the Uem be.i.ng heMd be601!.e the CUy Cou.nCA.t and
, deci.Me6 the public. heal!.i.ng open.
B. The MayOl!. announc.u :tha.:t WJrLtten and oJta.t c.ommu.n.i.ca.Uon6 I!.el.a.ti.ng :to .the public. heal!.ing
w.ill be I!.ec.eived by .the Ci;ty Cou.ncil. and that any pel!.6on addJr.u6.i.ng .the CUy Cou.ncil.
may be I!.equ..i.l!.ed to :tuli6Y u.nde/!. oath, .i.6 066e1ling 6a.c.t:u.a1. .te6timony Ol!. an expel!.;/;
op.i.n.i.on. Othe/!. :tutimony may be 066e/!.ed undel!. oath .i.6 .the pel!.6on addJr.u.6ing the CUy
Cou.nc..U l!.equu.:t.6 :to be 6WOI!.n. SWOl!.n :tutimony 066e/!.ed all ev.i.denc.e may have mOlLe weight
.in deUbeJ!.a.t.i.on6 by .the CUy Cou.ncil., .than un6WOI!.I! te6timony.
C. Any WlLU:ten c.ommun.i.c.a.:t.ion6 OI!. exh.i.b.i..t6 066e/!.ed by .the pl!.oponen.:t.6 OI!. opponen.:t.6 and
I!.ec.eived by .the CUy Counc..U in .the matte/!. w.ill be I!.e.ta.i.ned by .the CUy 6011. .the public.
I!.ec.ol!.d u.nR.U.6 o.the.J!W.i..6e I!.equu:ted to be l!.e.tu.I!.I!ed by .the pMty 16 I 066e1ling .6ame and
appl!.oved by a majoJrA..ty vote 06 .the Ci;ty Counc..U.
V. FoJcmal. 1tUl.e6 06 evidenc.e .6hall. not apply. Repe:tUi.on 06 .te6timony Mu.a.Uy onl.y de.l.a.y.6
.the pI!.Oc.eecU.ng6 and.i.6 u.nappl!.ecia.ted by .the CUy Counc..U. In.the even:t pel!.6on 1.6 J .i.n
a.ttendanc.e .6Uppol!.t c.eJr.:ta.i.n 066e/!.ed .te6timony, the Mayol!. may allll 601!. a 6how 06 hand6 06
I .th06e c.onc.uJrJUng w.i..th 066e/!.ed .te6timony.
E. The CUy Clellk l!.epol!..:t.6 all to pI!.Ope/!. noli6.(.ca.Uon 06 .the he.a.Jvi.ng I!.equ..i.l!.ed by law and
all to all. WJrLtten c.ommu.n.i.c.a.:t.ion6 I!.ec..i.eved 601!. Ol!. again.6:t .the matte/!. being heMd.
F. The .6.ta66 lI.epol!.t .i.6 given by .the du.i.gnated .6.ta66 membe/!. and I!.ec.eived by .the CUy
Counc..U into ev.i.denc.e. Cop.i.u 06 .the WlLU:ten .6.ta66 I!.epol!.t Me available 601!. I!.eview
by :the public. pI!..i.ol!. to .the public. heal!.i.ng.
G. The MayOl!. .6hall. .i.n6t1w.c.t .the au.di.enc.e :tha.:t anyone w.i..6h.i.ng to :tuli6Y .6hall. .6Up to .the
.6 peake/!.' 6 pocU.um and .6hall. 6.tate h.i.6 name, I!.u.i.denc.e addJr.e6.6, and, .i.6 appUc.able, .the
loc.a.:t.ion 06 h.i.6 pll.opeJ!..ty I!.e.l.at.i.ve :to the matte/!. unde/!. c.on6.i.deJ!.a.t.i.on pIl..i.OI!. to giv.i.ng
any tutimony.
H. The Mayol!. .i.nvUu .the :tutimony 06 pel!.60n6 w.i..6h.i.ng to addJr.U.6 .the CUy Cou.nc..U l!.egMdi.ng
.the .6u~jec..t 06 .the public. he.a.Jvi.ng. The OMe/!. 06 :the .te6timony 6hall. be all 60lloW6:
I. PeI!.60n6 .6peak.i.ng .i.n 6avol!. 06 the .6ubjec..t 06 .the public. heal!.i.ng.
2. PeI!.60n6 .6pe.ah..i.ng aga.i.n6:t .the .6ubjec..t 06 .the public. heal!.ing.
3 . O:the/!. .i.n:te/!.u:ted pe1!.6 0 n6 .
4. A bl!..i.e6 pelliod 601!. l!.ebu.tta1. may be all.owed .the pII.Oponen.:t.6.
I. A6te/!. all. :tutimony .i.6 I!.ec.eived, the Mayol!. g.i.Ve6 Council. membe1!.6 .the oppol!.tu.n.i..ty to
allll .6pec..i.6.i.c. quulion6 06 the .6.ta66 and 06 the wUnU6 e6.
J. The MayOl!. deci.Mu the public. hell.lUng d06ed pIl..i.OI!. to any de.teJ!.m.i.nati.on on .the meJt.i..t6
06 .the matte/!. u.nde/!. c.on6.i.deJ!.a.t.i.on.
IK. The Ci;ty Council. publidy deUbeJ!.ate6 on .the .i.66UU .i.nvolved and the :tutimony lI.ec.eived
on .the matte/!..
L. The Council. make6 .i..t6 de.teJtm.i.nati.on upon .the matteJr. all 60ll0W6:
I. A mo.tion .i.6 made and du..l.y 6ec.onded.
2. Onc.e a mo.tion .i.6 on the 6lool!., no 6u.1!.the/!. ev.i.denc.e OI!. .te6timony
.6hou..l.d. be perom.i.tted.
3. V.i.6c.U6.6ion.i.6.um.i..ted onl.y to the mo.ti.on on .the 6lool!..
4. A molion .i.6 d.i.6po.6ed 06 by voic.e Ol!. Mll c.all vote. Onc.e a vo:te
.i.6 .in pII.OC.U.6, no 6u.1!.the/!. d.i.6c.U6.6.i.on .i.6 perom.i.tted.
M. 16 a public. heal!.i.ng .i.6 c.on.t.i.nu.ed, U w.ill be c.on.t.i.nu.ed to a .6pec..i.6.(.c. date, time and
p.la.c.e. Howevel!., no adc:U..tA.ona1. public. nolic.e 06 :the heal!.i.ng need be given.
N. 16 a matteJr. .i.6 .tabled, any addi.:t..i.o na1. public. heal!.i.ng 0 n .the matte/!. w.ill be hehi
onl.y a6:te/!. new public. nolic.u Me given.
Resolution 2274 adopted 12-10-73