TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Mayor Amy Thomas-Howorth
SUBJECT:Title
Reschedule Manhattan Village Mall Public Hearing to May 6, 2014 (Senior Management Analyst Biggs).
RESCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING TO MAY 6, 2014
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Reschedule Public Hearing to Tuesday, May 6, 2014.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None as result of this action.
BACKGROUND:
A continued public hearing regarding the Manhattan Village Mall project is set for Tuesday, April 15th. It has come to my attention that this falls during Passover which may preclude some persons who would otherwise wish to participate in the public hearing to be unable to do so.
DISCUSSION:
On January 14, 2014, the City Council conducted a continued public hearing on the Manhattan Village Mall project. The public hearing was closed that evening with the matter continued to April 15, 2014. Since that time, it has been determined to re-open the public hearing on April 15, 2014, to provide an opportunity for additional comment.
The scheduled April 15, 2014, public hearing date falls during Passover. This may not allow everyone who would like to participate in the public hearing to attend and provide comment. As such, I would propose that the public hearing be moved to the next regular meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Staff advises that if that decision is made this evening, there is sufficient time to provide appropriate notice. Two alternative planned adjourned regular meeting dates were also considered: 1) April 22, 2014, which is set for Commission and Board appointment interviews; 2) April 29, 2014, which has a number of others items scheduled such as the Six Month review of Meeting Management and Open Government, and the discussion of a possible Sunshine Ordnance, among other topics.
CONCLUSION:
In order to encourage participation in the Manhattan Village Mall ...
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