Public Comment Procedure for

Planning Commission and Housing Advisory Committee Meetings

In an effort to make Planning Commission (PC) and Housing Advisory Committee (HAC) meetings more inclusive, the City of National City will be piloting new procedures for public comments. Live public comment will now be available for those wishing to offer general comments or public comment on specific agenda items during the meeting via Zoom. The City will also continue to offer submittal of written public comments prior to the start of the PC and HAC meetings. Detailed instructions are listed below. 

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

1. Attend the in-person meeting and submit a Speaker’s Slip to the Planning Commission Secretary prior to the meeting or immediately following the announcement of the item. All comments will be limited up to three (3) minutes.  
2. Register to speak during a PC or HAC meeting via zoom.
3. Submit a written comment to be entered into the official meeting record.

If registering online and participating in live public comment via Zoom

To provide live public comment during the meeting, you must pre-register on the City's website at Public Comment by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the regular meeting to join the PC and/or HAC Meeting. (CLICK HERE).

***Please note that you do not need to pre-register to watch the meeting online, but you must pre-register if you wish to speak via Zoom.

Once registered, you will receive an email with a link from Zoom to join the live meeting. You can participate by phone or by computer. Please allow yourself time to log into Zoom before the start of the meeting to ensure you do not encounter any last minute technical difficulties.

***Please note that members of the public participating via Zoom will not be shown on video; they will be able to watch and listen and speak when called upon. Public microphones will be muted until it is your turn to comment.

Each speaker is allowed up to three (3) minutes to address the PC or HAC. Please be aware that the Chair may limit the comments' length due to the number of persons wishing to speak or if comments become repetitious or unrelated.

All comments are subject to the same rules as would otherwise govern speaker comments at the meeting. Speakers are asked to be respectful and courteous. Please address your comments to the PC or HAC as a whole and avoid personal attacks against members of the public, PC or HAC members, and city staff.

Questions about public comment or PC and/or HAC protocols? Please contact Sarah Esendencia at (619) 336-4227 or via email at sesendencia@nationalcityca.gov.

For Technical Assistance: Please click here if you need additional technical assistance with using Zoom for meetings.