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Approved 7.10.24 <br /> 203 <br />Lamar Proctor: No, I ’don’t think, I think that would just create confusion and lead to the possibility that people ’feel 204 <br />like their voice isn’t being heard completely. So that being said as Chair, that is the way we'll proceed on public 205 <br />comment. There is one additional request, like I said, from Preserve Rural Orange, who has asked for additional 206 <br />time, so I welcome any comment about that. I will just say as Chair, I believe that since Rural Orange is essentially 207 <br />addressing each agenda item and we have consolidated this, that they would be entitled to 9 minutes. They’ve 208 <br />asked for 12 but I welcome any motions or any discussion about that. Given they are in kind of a unique situation in 209 <br />that they represent a group rather than just an individual. 210 <br /> 211 <br />Marilyn Carter: I'll attempt a motion Mr. Chair, so the motion is consistent with the procedural rules for time that 212 <br />each person coming to speak will speak for up to 3 minutes on the item that they have identified. If they have 213 <br />identified more than one item, they will speak for an additional 3 minutes for each of those items up to 9 minutes 214 <br />total, and so we'll hear from one individual who would like to address us for 9 minutes on all three items. 215 <br /> 216 <br />Lamar Proctor: And I think we can keep track of that. I think if we have the list and an individual has signed up for 217 <br />7, 8 and 9, if that could be noted when they come up to speak and so I don’t know if you guys want them to only talk 218 <br />on 7 and then hear all the people who want to talk about 7, and then move to 8 or have one individual who is signed 219 <br />up for 7, 8, 9, just talk about 7 and 8 and for 9 minutes straight. 220 <br /> 221 <br />Steven Kaufmann: Just that one individual? 222 <br /> 223 <br />Lamar Proctor: Well, anyone who has signed up, ’I haven’t seen the sign-up sheet, so I ’don’t know if individuals 224 <br />signed up for all three, or two out of the three, or one out of the three. 225 <br /> 226 <br />Charity Kirk: What does the sign-up sheet look like? Are they one and a name where they say what they’re 227 <br />signing up for or is there a sign-up sheet for 7 and a sign-up sheet for 8 and a sign-up sheet for 9? 228 <br /> 229 <br />Cy Stober: They’re separate sign-up sheets. We have 7, 8 and 9. 230 <br /> 231 <br />Charity Kirk: Okay, so why ’don’t we just do 3 minutes for 7 and 3 minutes for 8 and 3 for 9, follow the sign-up 232 <br />sheet. 233 <br /> 234 <br />Lamar Proctor: Okay. 235 <br /> 236 <br />Statler Gilfillen: May I just ask this? The Preservation Organization represents a broader group of individuals, 237 <br />more than one person. Can we just not, with that group give them the 12 minutes they've asked for, 3 minutes 238 <br />difference and be done with it. 239 <br /> 240 <br />Lamar Proctor: So that's your motion, do I have a second? 241 <br /> 242 <br />Steve Kaufmann: I second. 243 <br /> 244 <br />Lamar Proctor: All right, all in favor of allowing that one individual to get 12 minutes, all in favor raise your hand. 245 <br /> 246 <br />Chris Johnston: And everyone else gets 3 minutes per agenda item. 247 <br /> 248 <br />Charity Kirk: So 9 minutes total. 249 <br /> 250 <br />Lamar Proctor: If they signed up for all three agenda items, ’but we're going to do it sequentially as they're listed, 251 <br />so we're going to hear everyone who wants to comment about 7, then everyone who wants to comment about 8 and 252