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3O7 Councilmember Wilson stated there is a lot of activity on that property and he felt this matter should be delayed ninety days; maybe a project will come along and pay for it. He felt this showed favoritism, and that the mat- ter will resolve itself. After further discussion, it was moved by Mayor Mercer, and seconded by Councilmember Brandes, instructinS staff to come back with a report to install a soundwall along Santa Rite Road, the same design and height as the one ready there, for those residents near the intersection of Santa Rite Road and Pimlico who do not now have a soundwall. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Brandes, Butler, Mohr, Wilson, and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: None CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS There were no City Council Committee Reports presented at this meeting. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Mr. Thomas Pico, Jr., stated he is greatly concerned about the way the last meeting of the Project Area Committee of the Community Development Agency was conducted; the public was not allowed to speak on items until after dis- cussion and vote taken by the Committee. He felt this violated the Brown Act, and was grossly unfair to citizens trying to comment on items of concern. The Committee refused to allow public comment and discussion in advance of their taking a vote. They said they are willing to have public comment after they have taken a vote but that public comment was delaying the process. He has never been to a public meeting where the public was not allowed to speak until after an item was voted on; he felt this is highly irregular. He felt the attempt of the Project Area Committee is a blatant attempt to limit and restrict public input and the ability of opponents to influence decisions and actions of the Committee. He stated the decision of this Committee not to expand to include representation from the opponents, as instructed by Council, because there was not enough time continues to re-enforce public perception that the entire redevelopment process has been stacked to ensure that the downtown redevelopment plan is railroaded into effect. He felt the Community Development Agency is being rushed, the time frame is not realistic; he urged a slower approach. There is too much information to cover in the time allot- ted. He requested that the City and this Council consider restricting funding and staff support until such time as a Special Meeting of the Agency can be convened to discuss these issues and comply with the meeting procedures that are in effect at all other forms of public meetings. Mayor Mercer stated the Brown Act does not require how the meeting is run or who gets to participate; it does require that they be made public in sub- ject. Council did ask that two additional members be added to the Committee who represent the opponents of the redevelopment project. Mr. Mike Clauser, Chairperson of the Project Area Committee, stated his interpretation of the way to conduct meeting was to allow an open discussion so that public and committee members could speak at will, at any time. After having no movement after the first two meetings because of public input not allowing the committee members to talk he apologized to the public and said that he would have to request that the committee members be allowed to go down each line item on the agenda and discuss it before the public would be allowed - 7 5-3-88