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<br /> 2 Beth Bronson: Yes,per 160D. And then, I know that maybe it was April 2022 when the last time any major change is made across
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<br /> 5 Patrick Mallett: Yes,that's correct.
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<br /> 7 Beth Bronson: So now, regarding one,the applicant presentation as well as during public hearings, how much time is allotted? 1
<br /> 8 guess that that also goes into Agenda Item No. 5,which we'll get into.
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<br /> 10 AGENDA ITEM 5:
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<br /> 12 Leon Meyers: James will probably going have something to say about that. The question,James,was about time for speakers.
<br /> 13 Is that right, Beth?
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<br /> 15 Beth Bronson: Time for applicants. The necessary order of review, so do we want to take public comments before applicant
<br /> 16 presentations, do we want to take public comments after applicant presentations, do we want to limit applicant presentations to
<br /> 17 accommodate public hearings? That was a discussion that I wanted to have when I made that comment.
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<br /> 19 Leon Meyers: You would think about establishing a rule that sets a time limit on the applicant's presentation, is that what you're
<br /> 20 saying?
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<br /> 22 Beth Bronson: Correct. I would think about limiting,well not even limiting,but really setting a parameter for the ability of applicant
<br /> 23 to present. If they're going to go through the neighborhood information meeting, go through all of the applicant requirements, they
<br /> 24 should be able to estimate, ahead of the meeting, how long their presentation will take and that's should either one, be announced
<br /> 25 and then discussed or two, it should be limited to 60 minutes,90 minutes,30 minutes,however we want to do it,that was my point in
<br /> 26 creating that discussion item. I would love to know what you guys think about maybe not even really putting reigns,butjust guidelines
<br /> 27 or bumper rails on what the applicant can present before the public has a chance to speak and before we have a chance to discuss.
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<br /> 29 Leon Meyers: Guidelines on what the applicant can present for?
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<br /> 31 Beth Bronson: The duration. Say they have two experts, one witness, and the applicant, and they have a planned presentation,
<br /> 32 they should be able to tell us, ahead of the meeting, how long they expect their presentation to run. If that exceeds a particular
<br /> 33 amount of time,we should be stating that at the start of the meeting.
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<br /> 35 Leon Meyers: What would that accomplish?To make the meeting more predictable?
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<br /> 37 Beth Bronson: More transparent, yes. Well, and predictable, yes. So if we know the applicant's presentation is going to run 90
<br /> 38 minutes,we can say one,as a board,we discussed and 90 minutes is either unreasonable or it will require us to continue the rest of
<br /> 39 the meeting for the next, like a continuation and we should make that motion ahead of time,so that the public knows because it is a
<br /> 40 public hearing, so that the board members know because this is our volunteer time. I think that there should be some form of
<br /> 41 transparency when they say here's the applicant's presentation. It can be 20 minutes,or it can be 90 minutes,we should be aware.
<br /> 42 We get no prior notice. We get no prior evidence, as we shouldn't, but we should know what to expect when we walk into these
<br /> 43 meetings and if there is anything that limits us from understanding that,totally fine. I need to know. Does that make sense?
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<br /> 45 Patrick Mallett: I think lessons learned and with what we know today and based on recent history is that looking for a balance and
<br /> 46 that has to do with the time,especially considering your regular meeting pause that says you got to continue the meeting at 10:00,it's
<br /> 47 kind of a hard stop.
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<br /> 49 Beth Bronson: Unless we decide.
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<br /> 51 Patrick Mallett: Unless you're close, so there's a little bit of subjectivity and ambiguity there and personally,there's a little bit of a
<br /> 52 balancing act there because it's hard to predict every case. Not every case is the same. Some are very simple, some are very
<br /> 53 complicated, and some have some controversy associated with them. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes to state your case.
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