070220 Press Release - City of Denton to Hold Virtual Public Meetings July 7-9 cOF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DENTON Ryan Adams • (940) 349-8565 • Ryan.Adams@cityofdenton.com
City of Denton to Hold Virtual Public Meetings July 7-9
DENTON, TX,July 2,2020—To prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the July 7
Board of Ethics Special-Called Panel meeting, July 8 Economic Development Partnership Board
meeting, July 8 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, and July 9 Civil Service Commission
meeting will have a remote format through a video-conferencing interface and will use the new
Rules of Procedure that were adopted during the March 31 Council meeting. Residents can
watch these meetings online at www.cityofdenton.com/dtv, on-demand, or on the City of Denton
cable channels.
Due to the remote format of the meetings, no in-person attendance at Denton City Hall will
be permitted. To accommodate and receive input on agenda items, citizens will be able to
participate in the July 8 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting and July 9 Civil Service
Commission meeting using the options listed below.
(NOTE: Except for public hearings, citizens may only comment once per agenda item and
cannot use both methods to comment on a single item. Additionally,public comments are not
held for work session reports):
Virtual White Card—The meeting agendas are available online at
www.cityofdenton.com/publicmegiM. A link to the Virtual White Card, an online form, has
been made available under the main heading on the webpage. Within this comment form,
citizens may indicate support or opposition, and submit a brief comment about a specific agenda
item. Comments may be submitted up until the start of the meeting, at which time, the Virtual
White Card form will be closed. Similar to when a citizen submits a physical white card to
indicate their position on the item, these comment forms will be sent directly to Commission
members and recorded by the City Secretary(Commission Secretary, as applicable).
Commission members review comments received in advance of the meeting and take that public
input into consideration prior to voting on an agenda item. The Chair will announce the number
of Comment Cards submitted in support or opposition to an item during the public comment
period, but comments will not be read during the meeting. The City Secretary(Commission
Secretary, as applicable) will reflect the number of comments submitted in favor/opposition to an
item, the registrant's name, address, and(summary of) comments within the Minutes of the
Meeting, as applicable.
OR
• By phone—Citizens wishing to speak to the Commission on an agenda item over the
phone, may call(940) 349-7800 beginning 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting,
until the agenda item is brought forward for discussion. When the call is initially
received, a staff member will receive the caller's information and either: 1) offer to call
the citizen back when it is time for them to speak on their requested item, or 2) record the
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caller's information, support or opposition, and comment. If the caller chooses to record
their support or opposition, rather than speaking during the meeting, the Chair will
announce the number of comments submitted in support or opposition to the item. If the
caller wishes to receive a call back, the voice of each caller will be broadcast into the
meeting during the public commenting time of their desired agenda item. Individuals will
be able to comment once per agenda item, no matter the method.
The City will continue to release updates at www.cityofdenton.com/coronavirus and the City's
social media channels.
Contact: Ryan Adams, (940) 349-8565,Ryan.Adams@cityofdenton.com
Visit www.cityofdenton.com for more news and to stay updated.
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