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Residents criticize dais barriers and consent-agenda practice; council agrees to discuss items removed from consent
Summary
Multiple public commenters criticized tables placed between the dais and public speakers as intimidating and said the consent-agenda procedure suppressed public participation. The council removed several items from consent for full discussion and defeated an initial motion to approve the full consent agenda.
Several residents used the public-comment period to criticize the physical arrangement of tables in the council chamber and to argue the consent-agenda procedure limited public participation.
Multiple speakers, including Brown and Warren, described the tables placed in front of the dais as a barrier that discouraged people from approaching the council and said the setup felt intimidatory. Brown said the table arrangement had been put in place after protests and that it “prevents people from coming” to the podium. Warren described the setup as “ridiculous” and…
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