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PTC adopts norms to speed meetings: asking clarifying questions earlier
Summary
Commissioners agreed to prioritize clarifying questions that will shape public comment, submit technical questions to staff in advance, and treat a second brief question round before deliberation to keep public hearings efficient.
Commissioners at the Palo Alto PTC retreat discussed meeting-management norms aimed at shortening hearings and focusing public comment. The group landed on three practical steps: pre-submit technical questions to staff, prioritize clarifying questions that could reduce lengthy public comment, and keep applicant questioning concise and timed so the public can respond.
Several commissioners said meetings have lengthened…
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