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10.4 Adjournment This portion of the agenda is the same as it is for a regular meeting. 11. Public Participation A City Council meeting is a limited public forum. Members of the public have the right to address the City Council and to attend its meetings, except for closed sessions and other meetings that permit the public to be excluded as a matter of law. During the meeting open to the public portion of a regular meeting agenda, members of the public have a right to address the City Council on any item of interest to the public that is within the City Council's subject matter jurisdiction but not listed on the agenda. Members of the public also have the right to address the City Council before the City Council considers or takes action on an item on any regular meeting agenda, except for items properly listed or considered in the Call to Order and Pledge to Flag, Matters Initiated by Council, Council Reports, and the Adjournment portions of the agenda. Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the City Council concerning any item that is described in the notice for special meeting workshops and special meetings. [54954.3]. The procedures for addressing public comments to the City Council are as follows: 11.1 Addressing the City Council Members of the public who want to address the City Council during the meeting open to the public or before the City Council considers or takes action on an item should indicate their desire by submitting either a speaker card7 requesting to speak to the City Clerk, or designee, or by using other methods specified by the City Clerk in the agenda for that meeting (use of speaker cards or such other methods are referred to as "speaker cards"). The methods for addressing the City Council will be described at each meeting. The City Clerk will prominently display the methods to address the City Council in the City Council Chambers or other location where the City Council gathers in person for a meeting. Before an item is considered by the City Council, the City Clerk shall identify or provide the submitted speaker cards to the presiding officer in the order that they are received for each agenda item. The purpose of submitting a speaker card to request to speak is to help the presiding officer conduct the City Council's meetings and to complete its business in an orderly fashion. The intent is not to limit testimony. Therefore, a member of the public will not be denied an opportunity to speak if a speaker card lacks information or because a speaker wants to remain anonymous. A speaker card asks a person to provide the speaker's name, address, phone number and agenda item. A speaker is not required to provide name, address or phone number. This information is used to ensure the accuracy of minutes, and will not be retained after the minutes have been approved by the City Council.