PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the Governor’s Proclamation 20-28, there are limitations on public gatherings so the meeting will take place online in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19. All meeting participants will attend remotely and the public may watch the meeting online or listen to it over the telephone.

Upcoming Meetings - Zoom Information 
If the public would like to listen in via telephone, call 1-253-215-8782. To watch the meeting over the internet: 1) Go to https://zoom.us/join; 2) Enter meeting ID (see below) and click “join” (you will be prompted to install the Zoom application if you do not already have it); and 3) Enter passcode (see below).

• April 12 Planning Commission Meeting (Meeting ID: 886 1312 8208 | Passcode: 041221)
• April 15 City Council Work/Study Session (Meeting ID: 838 5200 1707 | Passcode: 04 15 21) 
• April 19 City Council Meeting (Meeting ID: 860 0350 5822 | Passcode: 04 19 21)

Public Comment Protocol 
Effective March 11, 2021, you may submit public comments via email to cityhall@mltwa.gov, mail comments to City Hall, PO Box 72, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043, or provide verbal comments during the public comments agenda item at the meeting. Please use the hand raise tool in Zoom or *9 if participating by telephone (press *6 to unmute). 

Written public comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of meeting to be acknowledged (with a summary) that night. Please reference “Public Comment for (Insert Meeting Date) City Council Meeting" or "Public Comment for (Insert Meeting Date) Planning Commission Meeting" on your correspondence.  

Public Hearing Protocol
To testify at a public hearing at a remote meeting, please use the “hand raise” tool within the Zoom program or press *9 if you are participating via telephone. These actions will notify the City Council or Planning Commission that you would like to testify. When called upon, you will be unmuted and asked to state your name and address for the record and be given five minutes to speak. (You may also be asked to spell your name for the written record.) If you are participating by telephone, press *6 when asked to unmute when it is your turn to speak. 

If you are unable to participate in a public hearing online or by telephone, written public testimony may be submitted until the day of the meeting at 4:00 pm (please see the email and mailing address above) and will become part of the permanent record.