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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-02-01 | 13 | Commissioner Reid stated that she is okay with going as long as possible to address all the agenda items; her presentation is brief and she would like to be able to present it tonight. Commissioner LoPilato stated that she wants to be respectful of the public attending the meetings and knows how difficult it is to stay so late; the meeting should be conducted in a way in which members of the public who have come to make comments get to make comments; the Commission should be respectful of the public's time even if it means cutting off Commission discussion to move things forward. Vice Chair Shabazz stated the meetings can be more efficient and can be prioritized if there is a work plan or objectives and not arbitrarily choosing items over others; the first question is what is the Commission's goal and what can be done to increase transparency and accountability. The City Clerk stated she does not think the Commission should specifically decide how to conduct meetings tonight; perhaps an agenda item could be brought back to address implementing rules. Chair Tilos stated that he proposes to pause the discussion on 3-C to hear the next agenda item until 10:00 p.m.; then, the Commission can make a call to continue the meeting or continue the item to the next meeting; inquired whether there is a consensus on pausing 3-C to take the next item. In response to Vice Chair Shabazz's inquiry, the City Clerk stated the next item is a specific communication from a Commissioner and is thus listed under Commission Communications as an agenda item. In response to Chair Tilos' inquiry about public comment, the City Clerk stated there are 17 members of the public attending the meeting, but she does not know if they will be speaking on the item until it is called. In response to Chair Tilos' inquiry regarding pausing 3-C, Commissioner LoPilato stated that in the interest of efficiency with respect to item 3-C, it might be beneficial to quickly do a round robin of things to be prepared for the next meeting or perhaps create a subcommittee or just collect the questions other Commissioners may want to offer the City Attorney's office; she suggests closing the loop so there is something to come back next time; then, move on to 4-A to hear from any members of the public. Commissioner Chen stated she would like to be more fresh when discussing the item; suggested continuing the item to the next meeting to talk about it exclusively and have better, more thoughtful details to discuss; she would also like to allow Commissioner Reid to do her presentation. Vice Chair Shabazz stated any additional information the City Attorney's office can provide would be helpful and important to include, especially information missing between Meeting of the Open Government Commission February 2, 2021 13 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-02-01.pdf |