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C. Agenda Changes--Manager said Item X would be postponed to the April 5 ~eeting and consideration of the ordinance for a moratorium on panhandle ~ lots would be substituted. Mayor Keller indicated a request for testimony and noted the public hearing had been held and closed at the Monday, March 27, meeting. It was consensus of Council not to take further public hearing at this ~eeting. Mr. Bradley objected, and felt Council should allow the speaker to address his concerns. · Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, to allow public testimony. Manager suggested it might be better to wait until that agenda item was addressed. Mr. Williams requested, seconded by Mr. Obie, to hold the item over to Monday night, April 10, meeting. In clarification, Stan Long, City Attorney, said Council had asked, at its Monday night meeting, .for staff to prepare an ordinance for this Wednesday meeting. He said there had been no hearing on this particular ordinance and it is an agenda ite~. With request from two Councilors, that item can be held over to the next Monday night meeti ng. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Obie, to have the item as a public hearing for the April 10 meeting. - Mr. Obie said that was the only logical reason he would see for holding the item over. Mr. Haws pointed out that would, in effe~t, allow more people to ~ake applications for panhandle lots. There- fore, he objected. He could not see there was anything to be achieved hy holding a public hearing, and he was voting no. Mr. Willians wondered if a public hearing were required on any ordi- nance. Mr. Long said there is no such requirement that Council take public testimony on each ordinance. He said options for Council were to have a public hearing; not have a public hearing and accept written testimony; or confine the scope of a public hearing. A member of the audience asked for a point of order in that there were two motions on the floor. Mr. Long clarified the one motion made to allow the speaker to give public testiMOny at this meeting was not in effect as that item had been removed from the agenda. Vote was taken on the motion to allow public hearing, which was defeated with Haws, Delay, Lieuallen, Williams, and Smith voting no; Of)ie, -Hamel, and Bradley voting aye. .- 3/29/78--3 2..02..