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City Council Study Session - 05/16/05 Minutes - Page 9 Time Limits for Public Comment Following discussion, there seemed to be majority support for a 5 minute time limit. Display of Signs/Obstruction of View Discussion included common courtesy of holding signs at the back of the audience so as not to disrupt proceedings or obstruct views; video cameras in the back of the room; and the logistics of stipulating the back of the Council Chambers. Further discussion included disruption of other members of the audience. Discussion included whether to remove language, ".. .at the back of the Council Chambers...," from Item B.1, d or to leave the language in. The majority opinion seemed to be that signs and cameras were allowed but only in the back of the room where they would not block anyone's view. Council-Staff Interaction Discussion included the nature of individual requests to staff; directives and work flow being filtered through the City Manager; requests for meeting attendance by staff and work priorities; information requests and their nature (i.e., cumbersome and/or costly); Councilmember need for information requests to address specific citizen concerns; building and/or code enforcement issues and the need for staff to respond appropriately and fairly to all requests and in specific time frames; and overall management of the City by the City Manager. After further discussion, it was the consensus to remove Item 2 from the Rules of Procedure at this time for further discussion. Councilmember to Councilmember Interaction (Agenda Items) Discussion included timing for inclusion of articles in the agenda packet; provision of background materials; individual Councilmember and City business workloads; Council vote as to whether items should be included as an agenda item; advantages and disadvantages of including this as an operating procedure;