TAMRMS#: B06
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Special Public Hearing Process
Presented by: David Leflar, Director, Legal & Legislative Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That for so long as the Council Chamber remains closed to public access due to restrictions for the purpose of reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, Public Hearings will be conducted in compliance with Alberta Regulation 50/2020 (Meeting Procedures (COVID-19 Suppression) Regulation) and in accordance with the following:
1. The Zoom Platform will be used to conduct Public Hearings, and the proceedings will also be live streamed on YouTube which will be accessible through the City website.
2. When a Public Hearing is scheduled to commence on a Monday at 5 PM, individuals wishing to speak at the Public Hearing must register to speak by email sent to the email address set out in the Notice of Public Hearing, not later than 10 AM on the day of the Public Hearing.
3. When a Public Hearing is scheduled to commence on a Monday at a time earlier than 5 PM, individuals wishing to speak at the Public Hearing must register to speak by email sent to the email address set out in the Notice of Public Hearing, not later than 12:00 o'clock noon on the preceding Friday.
4. Individuals who are properly registered to speak at a public hearing will receive an email from Legislative Services on or before the day of the Public Hearing including a link at which they may join the Zoom platform when the Public Hearing begins. Upon joining Zoom, an individual registered to speak will be placed into the Zoom "waiting room" and will be moved from that waiting room to the main Zoom platform when the Chair calls on them to make their submission to Council.
5. Individuals who register to speak at a Public Hearing will be placed on a list of speakers provided to the Chair, in order corresponding to the time their registering email was received. After any submissions from Administration and from the Applicant (if any) ha...
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