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April 13, 2020

Cyndi Nguyen

Teleconferenced City Council Meeting Engagement Process

Teleconferenced City Council Meeting Engagement Process
NEW ORLEANS - While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of our daily lives and much of our daily work, the City Council is getting back to regular meetings and ensuring that development and construction projects continue to move forward. 
Councilwoman Nguyen wants to ensure that all residents know how to engage with this new process and can stay up to date with Council matters. 
The New Orleans City Council will conduct its next regular meeting via teleconference on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 10:00 AM. See below for information on how to watch and how residents can engage. 
Access Information
The meeting may be accessed using the following methods:
  • Live Stream of Meeting: council.nola.gov/home
  • Live Television Broadcast: Cox Cable Channel 6 in Orleans Parish
Agenda
During this teleconference meeting, only matters on the agenda will be considered, you can find the agenda here.  
Land Use Matters
All land use deadlines are currently suspended pursuant to emergency declaration. No land use items will be considered at this teleconferenced meeting, and all pending matters shall be set for public hearing at a future date.
The City Planning Commission now has a *new* way to stay updated on land use matters in your area. Sign up to receive notifications here.
Public Comment
The Council Chambers will be closed, and only essential personnel will be on-site to administer the meeting. Public comment will only be accepted electronically.
Public comment will proceed as follows:
  1. Only written public comment is allowed.
  2. Public comments are submitted electronically on this form, which is available at council.nola.gov. 
  3. Public comments are now being accepted and will be accepted until the end of the 30-minute recess and final comment submittal period. 
  4. Each submission must contain: a) the commenter's first and last name b) the commenter's address c) whether the commenter is being paid in connection with his or her comments d) the agenda item number to which the comment pertains. Any comment missing this information will not be read aloud.
  5. No member of the public may submit more than one written comment per agenda item.
  6. Before the Council votes on an item, a moderator will read all comments on the item that have been submitted in accordance with these rules.
  7. The moderator will discontinue reading a comment once it exceeds two minutes.
  8. Any person seeking accommodation as a result of a disability or other circumstance should contact Council Chief of Staff David Gavlinski at dsgavlinski@nola.gov.   

Teleconferenced Council Meeting Process
  • At the beginning of the meeting, the moderator will read aloud the entire council agenda.  
  • The meeting will then recess for 30 minutes so that members of the public may submit public comment on any agenda item.
  • Once the 30-minute recess has ended, no more public comment will be accepted, and the Council will proceed to the agenda. 
  • The consent agenda will be read in full and voted on as a whole, communications and reports will be received, and land use items and ordinances on the consent agenda will be approved or denied. Only items that have been passed unanimously are on the consent agenda.
  • You can submit public comment on items on the consent agenda and they will be read following the item.
  • There are limited essential items on the regular agenda that will be taken up and voted on individually following the consent agenda. Public comment will be read following a motion on the item, before the vote. 
  • Once the items on the regular agenda are read and voted on, there will be a motion to suspend the rules so that items on first read can be accepted. The items on first read will be read into the record, and all items on first read will be addressed at future meetings. 
  • The meeting will be adjourned. 
Following this rescheduled meeting on a Wednesday, all meetings will be on the regular schedule of meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month, with exceptions for holidays. The following meeting will be Thursday, May 7, 2020. 

If you have not had a chance to engage with New Orleans City Council meetings, now is your chance! Click here to subscribe to Council meeting notices and stay up to date on what is happening in the city, and be sure to tune in to the live meeting next Wednesday, April 15, at 10:00 AM.
 
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Contact:
Monica Rainey
Councilmember Cyndi Nguyen, District "E"
1300 Perdido St., Room 2W60
Monica.rainey@nola.gov
504-658-1050
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