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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 09, 2017 Page 25 Councilmember Laliberte clarified that froin her perspective, if the only testimony opportunity was at another ineeting, they should not be prechided from speaking here, but if there are minutes available from previous city council meetings and part of that discussion, a statement could be made by the inayor that if you've spoken before, your comments are in the packet as a mater of public record, and therefore that spealcer should yield to someone else. Mayor Roe suggested, as part of his instr�.ictions, besides noting the availability of Planning Coinmission ineeting minutes and/or previous City Council public coininent, alerting the public that those materials are available for the public as well, and the relevant portion of ineeting minutes, especially anticipating those land use iteins, along with the staff report and attachments if for a particular area of interest. Without objection, Mayor Roe stated his intent to allot three minutes for second comments on an issue versus five minutes if they come back before the body and if and when a previous opportunity for public comment has been provided. Rosenberg's Rules of Order As previously addressed tonight, City Manager Tn.idgeon noted the frequent re- petitive discussion before and after a inotion; but by using Rosenberg's Rules, a motion should be put on the table before discussion. Mr. Trudgeon noted this would require forethought coming into the meeting, but suggested inore discipline in following that procedure on a inore regt.ilar basis. Mayor Roe suggested that as a starting point the staff-recommended motion could be put on the table, even if the inakers of the inotion are not 100% in agreeinent with the proposed inotion or language. Councilmeinber Laliberte agreed that it would make for a better meeting to get the inotions on the table before discussion, with one discussion following and statements of support or opposition. Councilmember McGehee opined that she found advanced discussion often pro- vided for a better motion, especially for more complicated items that she wasn't sure of her colleagues' thoughts prior to that discussion, and allowing her to get an idea of what the inotion should be. Councilinember Etten recognized Councilineinber McGehee's point, but suggest- ed trying this out and seeing how the flow went. While it may become a tracking issue if there were multiple amendments to a inotion, Councilmember Etten noted the result inay instead be that it gets to a decision quicker, whether or not a mo- tion was refined from staff's recominended motion or made independently by an individual council members.