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28 <br /> 1 Commissioner Price asked if there is a sequence in place after the work session <br /> 2 occurs. <br /> 3 Commissioner Marcoplos said he is not sure, and there is no way to predict at this <br /> 4 time. <br /> 5 Commissioner Price said Commissioner Marcoplos said the issue would be <br /> 6 addressed at a later meeting, and wondered if that meeting date is known, or a process set <br /> 7 in place already. <br /> 8 Commissioner Marcoplos said the public can always come to the next regular <br /> 9 meeting and speak to the item under "public comments on items not on the agenda." <br /> 10 Travis Myren said staff will not have an updated financial model for March 12t", and <br /> 11 the work session is just an opportunity to catch the Board up on recent information. He <br /> 12 said the updated financial model will be available no earlier than March 19th, with the <br /> 13 soonest vote being needed by April 2nd, at the earliest. <br /> 14 Chair Rich said the reason GoTriangle is coming on March 12t", is that it was the <br /> 15 closest meeting available, and the fact that it fell on a work session was unintentional. She <br /> 16 said the information that will be presented is all public knowledge. She said it would be <br /> 17 nice to have open conversation at the work session. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Bedford <br /> 20 to allow public comment after the GoTriangle presentation on the Light Rail March 12t" <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Commissioner Dorosin said given what Travis Myren said he would be in favor of <br /> 23 not having public comment on the 12t", but wait until the 19t" <br /> 24 Commissioner Greene agreed with Commissioner Dorosin and asked if Chair Rich <br /> 25 has the discretion to limit the length of time the public can speak. <br /> 26 Chair Rich said this has been a previous discussions about this, but the Board has <br /> 27 always kept the 3 minute rule. <br /> 28 Commissioner Greene asked if, in the midst of a meeting, does Chair Rich have the <br /> 29 discretion to shift gears if there are 100 people in the room. <br /> 30 Chair Rich said not. <br /> 31 Commissioner Dorosin said the Board could vote at the meeting to make an <br /> 32 adjustment. <br /> 33 Chair Rich said she has concerns about having public comment at the work <br /> 34 session, as it seems the content will not warrant further conversation at that time. She said <br /> 35 there will be opportunity for public comment a week later. She said she also has concerns <br /> 36 about changing their processes, and work sessions do not allow for public comment. <br /> 37 Commissioner McKee said the Board has done it before. <br /> 38 Chair Rich asked if this public comment occurred at a particular point in a meeting. <br /> 39 Commissioner McKee said after a presentation had been made. <br /> 40 Commissioner Price said the Board was discussing the renovations of the Cedar <br /> 41 Grove Community Center and people from the community were allowed to speak, per the <br /> 42 invitation of the Chair. She said it was a discussion and exchange, and a bit different from <br /> 43 this situation. <br /> 44 Chair Rich agreed, and said LRT has been discussed for years, and the public has <br /> 45 always had the opportunity to speak. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 VOTE: yeas, 1 (Commissioner McKee); nays, 6 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Commissioner Marcoplos said there is an excellent article in a recent edition of <br /> 50 Governing Magazine about small affluent groups being highly participatory in government <br />