City Council Special Meeting - 2026 Community Workshop

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PUBLIC COMMENTS - INSTRUCTIONS

Members of the public may address the City Council on any matter listed or not listed on the agenda as follows:

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided either in-person during the meeting by submitting 15 copies to the City Clerk, it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting; or can be emailed in advance to CityClerkMail@LaQuintaCA.gov, no later than 12:00 p.m., on the day of the meeting.  Written public comments will be distributed to Council, made public, and will be incorporated into the public record of the meeting, but will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Mayor, a brief summary of public comments is asked to be reported.

If written public comments are emailed, the email subject line must clearly state “Written Comments” and should include: 1) full name, 2) city of residence, and 3) subject matter.

VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided in-person during the meeting by completing a “Request to Speak” form and submitting it to the City Clerk; it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting.  Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes (or approximately 350 words). Only one person at a time may speak and only after being recognized by the Mayor.

In accordance with City Council Resolution No. 2022-027, a one-time additional speaker time donation of three (3) minutes per individual is permitted; please note that the member of the public donating time must: 1) submit this in writing to the City Clerk by completing a “Request to Speak” form noting the name of the person to whom time is being donated to, and 2) be present at the time the speaker provides verbal comments.

Members of the public who utilize a translator shall be provided at least twice of the allotted time to ensure non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the Council.

Verbal public comments are defined as comments provided in the speakers’ own voice and may not include video or sound recordings of the speaker or of other individuals or entities, unless permitted by the Mayor.

Public speakers may elect to use printed presentation materials to aid their comments; 15 copies of such printed materials shall be provided to the City Clerk to be disseminated to the City Council, made public, and incorporated into the public record of the meeting; it is requested that the printed materials are provided prior to the beginning of the meeting.  There shall be no use of Wellness Center resources and technology to display visual or audible presentations during public comments, unless permitted by the Mayor.

All writings or documents, including but not limited to emails and attachments to emails, submitted to the City regarding any item(s) listed or not listed on this agenda are public records. All information in such writings and documents is subject to disclosure as being in the public domain and subject to search and review by electronic means, including but not limited to the City’s Internet website and any other Internet Web-based platform or other Web-based form of communication. All information in such writings and documents similarly is subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act [Gov. Code § 7920.000 et seq.].

TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY – INSTRUCTIONS

Teleconference accessibility may be triggered in accordance with the Brown Act “during a proclaimed state of emergency or local emergency,” as defined [Gov. Code § 54953.8.2]; or if a member of the City Council requests to attend and participate in this meeting remotely pursuant to any of the following: (1) “disability” [Gov. Code § 54953(c)], or (2) “just cause” [Gov. Code § 54953.8.3], as defined. In such instances, remote public accessibility and participation will be facilitated via the Zoom Webinar audio-visual platform as detailed at the end of this agenda.

*** TELECONFERENCE AND TELEPHONIC PROCEDURES***
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY IS IN EFFECT

ZOOM LINK:  https://us06web.zoom.us/s/88215960899
Meeting ID:  882 1596 0899
Or join by phone: (253) 215 – 8782    

VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENTS – members of the public may attend and participate in this meeting by teleconference or telephonic accessibility via the Zoom Webinar audio-visual platform and must activate the “Raise Hand” feature on their electronic devise (*9 for telephonic participation) when public comments are prompted by the Mayor, and will be queued in consecutive order; the City will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the City Council and general public and allow them to speak on the item(s) requested. Members of the public must unmute themselves via the “Audio” feature on their electronic devise (*6 for telephonic participation) when prompted upon being recognized by the Mayor, in order to become audible to the City Council and the public.

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided either in person during the meeting or emailed to the City Clerk’s Office at CityClerkMail@LaQuintaCA.gov any time prior to the adjournment of the meeting, and will be distributed to the City Council, made public, incorporated into the public record of the meeting, and will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Mayor, a brief summary of any public comment is asked to be read, to the extent the City Clerk’s Office can accommodate such request.

CLOSED CAPTION AND TRANSLATION 
Closed Caption and Translation are accessible through the Zoom Webinar audio-visual platform and accessible in real-time to all teleconference attendees.  Members of the public must activate the “Show Captions” feature on their device for closed caption; and may use the “Options Arrow” to select from the list of available languages for translation.