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Development of the Agenda (Section 8) Revised to reflect actual practice. Delete option in current Rules and Procedures for written public requests. (Section III.B, pages 4-5) Order of Business — Regular Meetings (Section 9) Added to the list of regular agenda items is a new item number "9. Council Reports", as California law adopted in 2005 (AB 1234) requires an official who was paid for attending a meeting to report; and the practice has also been to report on conferences attended. Consent Calendar (Section 9.3) Language added to reflect current practice of when an official who voted No, or abstained, can still vote to approve the consent calendar; and such original No vote / abstention will be reflected in the final ordinance. This removes the requirement in the current Rules and Procedures that an ordinance had to have been unanimously approved at introduction (first reading) in order to be placed on the consent calendar for adoption (second reading) (Section 111.0.3, page 6). City Council Questions (Sections 9.5.3 and 9.5.6) The draft Rules of Procedure provide that after the initial staff presentation, officials are then limited to asking technical or clarifying questions, which is consistent with existing practice and Rosenberg's Rules (page 3). An official's opinion about a matter, or debate about the merits, are for later in the discussion. (See Section 9.5.6) Later, when officials express opinions or debate the merits, the draft Rules of Procedure explain the process for further questions to be posed to staff, participating parties, or the public. (See Section 9.5.6) Matters Initiated by Council and Council Reports (Section 9.6) This section follows the current rules (Section 111.0.5, page 6) requiring an individual official to receive majority approval to have an item placed on a future agenda. One change is to remove the written and oral request distinctions. Public Participation (Section 11) For persons wishing to address the City Council, the draft Rules of Procedure now state that speakers can remain anonymous, and all the information is not required to be filled- out in the Speaker Card. Language has also been added about the process for a speaker to present photos, videos or recordings. (Section 11.3.11) Motions (Section 13) The draft Rules of Procedure would adopt Rosenberg's Rules regarding motions, which are easier to understand than Robert's Rules. Text about Council review of decisions of staff or other boards, commissions or committees has been added to align with the Municipal Code and controlling court decisions. (Section 13.3.3) Page 4 of 6