In-Person Public Comments
If you wish to address the City Council, please complete a “Request to Speak” form. Forms are located at the rear of the Council Chambers. Be sure to indicate which item number you wish to address. Comments are limited to THREE minutes. Speakers are asked to fill out a “Request to Speak” form and hand it to staff, although provision of a name, address, or other identifying information is optional.
Individuals who use a translator will receive twice the amount of time to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to address the City Council.
No person may yield speaking time to another person. The use of City equipment for visual presentations is not permitted. Documents may be submitted by the deadlines indicated below to cityclerk@sanmarcosca.gov; such documents will be provided to the Council and incorporated into the record for the meeting.
Written comments may also be sent directly to the City Council or to the City Clerk at cityclerk@sanmarcosca.gov.
Remote Public Comments
In order to participate remotely, you must be present in the Zoom Webinar meeting during the item you would like to speak on and request to speak when the Mayor calls the item by clicking “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dialing *9 by phone. Upon joining the meeting, all attendees will automatically be muted with video feed disabled. When called to speak, please unmute yourself using the “Unmute” button in Zoom or by pressing *6 on your phone, and state your name, if desired for the record.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 839 0833 0857 Passcode: 92069
Phone: +1‑669‑900‑6833 Meeting ID: 839 0833 0857 Passcode: 92069
When you join the Zoom Webinar you may see a pop-up asking you to enter an email address, but a valid email address is not required.
For Spanish or other language captions, please join the Zoom meeting using the desktop or mobile app. Click the “Show Captions” button on the meeting toolbar. Click the small arrow (^) next to the Captions button and toggle the “Translation” option to on. Select “Spanish” as your preferred caption language. Captions will then appear in Spanish at the bottom of your screen. Participants can switch caption languages at any time during the meeting without needing the host to change settings.
Meetings may be paused in the event of a systemwide technical disruption that prevents the public from remotely participating in the meeting as required by the Brown Act. However, meetings will not be cancelled or paused due to technical difficulties experienced by individual remote participants or a limited number of remote participants, including issues related to personal devices, personal internet connectivity, or other user-specific technical problems. If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, you can go to Zoom Video Tutorials page.