Desk Item
PREPARED BY: ROBERT SCHULTZ
TOWN ATTORNEY
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Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager Town Manager Finance
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MEETING DATE: 09/06/2016
ITEM NO: 16
DESK ITEM
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: ROBERT SCHULTZ, TOWN ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: CONSIDER POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO AMEND
COUNCIL POLICY 2-01 ENTITLED TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA FORMAT
AND RULES AND POLICY 2-05 ENTITLED PLANNING COMMISSION
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
REMARKS:
A Councilmember asked staff to provide information on the length of time provided to the
applicant and appellant in other jurisdictions. The following is the information the staff was able
to obtain:
1. Campbell – 5 and 3 minutes
2. Saratoga – 10 and 5 minutes
3. Monte Sereno – 10 and 3 minutes
4. Los Altos – 10 and 5 minutes
5. San Jose – 5 and 3 minutes
6. Sunnyvale – 10 and 5 minutes
7. Sausalito - 10 and 5 minutes
8. Benicia - 15 and 5 minutes
9. Redwood City – 10 no rebuttal
10. Tracy – 5 minutes no rebuttal
11. Berkeley – 5 minutes no rebuttal
12. Burlingame - 10 and 5 minutes
Attachments (previously distributed with Staff Report on September 15, 2016):
1. Redline changes to Policy 2-01
2. Redline changes to Policy 2-05