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• George Collins, believed that only routine items were to be considered at Work Study <br />Session meetings. (Mayor Pulido noted that meetings are now televised and any item <br />may be considered by the Council.) <br />• Sean Mills, supports Item 13C. <br />• Tefere Gebre, thanked council for support of Item 55B. <br />• Mauricio Cardenaz, presented soccer proposal for kids. <br />• Alex Vega, (addressed the Council in Spanish) spoke on past personal experiences <br />with personal attacks and other violations. <br />• Art Pedroza, supports Item 13C; continued enforcement of City's Code of Conduct <br />and Ethics; and requested Student Representative on Board of Parks and Recreation <br />have voting rights. <br />• Rob Cook, requested clarification of Measure D — Council term limits. <br />• Ruben Alvarez, did not speak, but raised papers that read "I have the right to be <br />heard. You cannot censor me." <br />Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez motioned to allow Mr. Castillo to finish his comments from the <br />August 2, 2010 meeting. <br />Council discussion ensued. Councilmember Benavides apologized to Mr. Albert Castillo <br />for not being allowed to finish his public comments at the last council meeting and for <br />having his microphone turned off. Councilmember Sarmiento noted that Public <br />Comments are broadly protected speech and may be regulated since it's a limited public <br />forum; must limit comments to official business of the City; and the Request to Speak <br />form has been revised to better address these issues. <br />MOTION: Allow Mr. Albert Castillo the microphone to finish his public comments <br />from the August 2, 2010 Council meeting. <br />MOTION: Alvarez SECOND: Martinez <br />VOTE: AYES: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Pulido, Martinez <br />Sarmiento, Tinajero (7) <br />NOES: None (0) <br />ABSTAIN: None (0) <br />ABSENT: None (0) <br />Mr. Castillo did not address the Council. <br />CONSENT CALENDAR <br />MOTION: Approve staff recommendations with the following modifications <br />on the Consent Calendar Items 10A through 31A: <br />• Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez pulled item 23B for separate discussion. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 4 AUGUST 16, 2010 <br />