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should not be interrupted unless a point of order is raised by another member. The <br /> presiding officer should not recognize a Councilmember to speak who has already <br /> spoken on a matter under debate until all other Councilmembers who wish to be <br /> heard have spoken. A Councilmember should limit them self to three (3) minutes <br /> at any one time without permission of the presiding officer. At the end of each <br /> meeting, the presiding officer shall recognize each Councilmember who may <br /> speak up to three (3) minutes on matters of public or community interest. <br /> (b) The agenda for all regular meetings of the City Council shall provide members <br /> of the public the opportunity to address the City Council on agendized matters and <br /> non-agendized matters as required by the Brown Act. All requests to speak shall <br /> be submitted in writing to the City Clerk. No such requests shall be accepted after <br /> the public comment session begins without permission of the presiding officer. The <br /> agendas for adjourned, special, and emergency meetings of the City Council shall <br /> provide for public comment as provided in the Brown Act. <br /> (c) Subject to (d) below, members of the public shall be given a total of three (3) <br /> minutes to: (i) address the City Council on any and all matters contained on the <br /> City Council agenda as well as the agendas of any of the City's related entities, <br /> such as the Successor Agency (formerly the Community Redevelopment Agency) <br /> or the Housing Authority, if those entities have meetings scheduled at the same <br /> time, and/or(ii) address any matters of public interest provided that they are within <br /> the jurisdiction or official business of the City of Santa Ana. The presiding officer <br /> shall have the discretion to reduce and also to increase the time allotted to <br /> speakers. The City Council may, by majority vote, address/revise the reduced or <br /> increased time allotted to speakers. <br /> (d) For general public hearings, members of the public shall be given three (3) <br /> minutes to address the City Council for each duly noticed hearing, unless <br /> continued prior to taking testimony, <br /> L For public hearings related to land use, entitlements, or appeals, the <br /> applicant/appellant and/or their representative(s) whose matter is the subject of <br /> the public hearing shall be given ten (10) minutes for their initial presentation. <br /> Members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes to address the City Council <br /> on the subject of the public hearing. The applicant/appellant and or their <br /> representative(s) shall be given reasonable time for rebuttal comments. <br /> (e) Upon being recognized by the presiding officer, a speaker should step to the <br /> designated speaker location, state their name and address for the record, identify <br /> the matter by agenda designation (if applicable), and direct remarks to the City <br /> Council as a body and not to any individual member thereof. A speaker shall not <br /> be denied an opportunity to speak if they do not wish to state their name and <br /> address for the record. No person other than members of the City Council and the <br /> Resolution No. 2026-004 <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />