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past, the practice has been to continue an item if the packets are not available by Friday before the meeting; however, this is totally discretionary. Ms. Harryman confirmed that it is the Commission’s discretion whether or not to continue an item. She added that factors should be weighed such as if it is a very short agenda, if the staff reports are short and are available at the back, or if staff makes a very good presentation. Fastfood Restaurants Commissioner Blank indicated that at the last Council meeting, staff was directed to begin work on a fastfood ordinance. He requested an update on that and inquired what process that would entail. Ms. Harryman replied that she would look into that. Consent Calendar Items Ms. Harryman noted that when a representative of Gorman Roofing Services came forward to speak during the Consent Calendar item, she requested that the Commission make a motion to remove the item from the Consent Calendar. She clarified that after checking the Commissioners’ Handbook, any Commissioner may remove any item and that a motion is not necessary. She stated that the Consent Calendar is fairly new to the Commission and there have not been a lot of items removed by members of public. She noted that a motion is good form but not required. Weekly Commission Meeting Chairperson Fox requested that with respect to the weekly meetings to get the projects through the system, staff ensure that there are enough items on the agenda so that the Commission does not end up meeting for 30 minutes and then adjourning. She stated that she would prefer to have at least two hours of meeting time. Commissioner Blank stated that it would be worth coming out for even just one item on the agenda, even if the item is adjudicated in 30 minutes, to get the projects moving. He added that if there were no public hearing items on the agenda, he agreed with Chairperson Fox that it would not be necessary to meet if only the Minutes or Matters Initiated by Commission Members would be on the agenda. Commissioner Narum commented that the Commission would not know how long an item would take until it is actually discussed. Commissioner Pearce noted that she was in support of weekly meetings. She indicated that she has Wednesday commitments and would try to come whenever she can. Commissioner Narum noted she also has some travel plans coming up. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 11, 2007 Page 16 of 18