PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-28.4, in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the City Council and Planning Commission meetings will take place online. The public will not be allowed to attend in person. You may watch the meeting online or listen to it over the telephone. Written public comment will be acknowledged during the meeting and a summary will be read.

Public Comment for City Council and Planning Commission Meetings
To submit public comment, email your remarks to cityhall@mltwa.gov or mail to City Hall, PO Box 72, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043. Written public comment must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of meeting to be acknowledged 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. The City Clerk and Planning Commission Secretary will read a summary of public comments in the meeting.

Upcoming City Council and Planning Commission Meetings - Zoom Information 
If the public would like to listen in via telephone, the call in number is 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).

• March 8 Planning Commission Meeting (Meeting ID: 871 0393 6857 | Passcode: 37 09 38)
• March 11 City Council Work/Study Session (Meeting ID: 876 6983 2399 | Passcode: 03 11 21)  
• March 15 City Council Meeting (Meeting ID: 890 1262 2584 | Passcode: 03 15 21)

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 phone. 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.