Item 08 - Sunshine Ordinance Amendments

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 3 of 5 3 sole responsibility of the applicant to prepare and distribute this notice. (d) Notice content. The notice shall include the time, place and date of the community meeting; a map depicting the location of the subject property, including the properties contained within the notification boundary; a brief description of the project; and the applicant's contact information. The notice shall be written in English and Spanish and include instructions as to how to request language interpretation services for those wishing to have interpretation during the community meeting in languages other than English. (e) Community meeting time and place. The cCommunity meetings shall be held either on a weeknight during the early evening hours or on a Saturday. The meetings shall be held in any facility that is accessible to the public and that is no more than one (1) mile from the project site. Should there not be any such facilities available in the required area, the applicant may arrange, at their own expense and subject to availability, to use the next closest city facility. (f) Community meeting language interpretation. Should the applicant receive a written request for language interpretation services no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting, it shall be the applicant's responsibility to arrange for such services to be available at the community meeting. (g) Community meetings format and content. During the community meetings the applicant shall give a presentation detailing the components of the proposed development project and a description of any impacts or benefits to the community, and provide contact information so that members of the public can contact them for further information. The applicant shall allow enough time for the attendees to ask questions and provide input. The applicant shall prepare detailed minutes of the meetings including a written record of the comments provided by the community members. (h) Providing information to city after community meeting. Not moreless than four (4) days following the last community meeting, the developer shall submit to the city an affidavit under penalty of perjury that the required community meetings wereas held in compliance with this section and will submit copies of all notices, notification lists, site postings, advertisements, or other communications used to publicize the meetings. The applicant shall also provide to the city a copy of the minutes and the written record of, and response to, the public comments made at theach community meeting. The public input will be made part of the public record and included as attachments to planning commission staff reports. (i) [Notice.] Notice of planning commission public hearings shall be in conformance with the requirements provided in subsection 2-153(c),