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2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION USING TELECONFERENCING. <br /> _a. Public Participation. Santa Ana will allow members of the public to remotely <br /> hear and visually observe the meeting for each meeting. Members of the public <br /> will be allowed to remotely address the legislative body using: (i) a two-way <br /> audiovisual platform; or (ii) a two-way telephonic service and a live webcasting of <br /> the meeting. <br /> _b. Requests For Reasonable Accommodation. Council shall implement a <br /> procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving requests for reasonable <br /> accommodation for individuals with disabilities, consistent with the federal <br /> Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and resolving <br /> any doubt in favor of accessibility. In each instance in which notice of the time of <br /> the meeting is otherwise given or the agenda for the meeting is otherwise given or <br /> the agenda for the meeting is otherwise posted, the legislative body shall <br /> also give notice of the procedure for receiving and resolving requests for <br /> accommodation. <br /> _c. Additional Teleconference Locations. Nothing in this Policy shall prohibit <br /> the Council from providing the public with additional teleconference locations. <br /> A. Additional Physical Locations. Nothing in this Policy shall prohibit the <br /> Council from providing members of the public with additional physical locations in <br /> which the public may observe and address the legislative body by electronic <br /> means. <br /> e. Authority to Limit Participation that Disrupts Meeting. The existing authority <br /> of a legislative body or its presiding officer to remove or limit participation by <br /> persons who engage in behavior that actually disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or <br /> renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting, including existing limitations <br /> upon that authority, is applicable to members of the public participating via a two- <br /> way telephonic service or a two-way audiovisual platform. <br /> 3. COUNCILMEMBER PARTICIPATION USING TELECONFERENCING. <br /> a. Traditional Teleconference Meeting Requirements. During all meetings where <br /> members of the Council participate remotely by Tolon„nfeMRGetraditional <br /> teleconferencing, the following requirements shall apply: (A) all votes taken during <br /> a teleconferenced meeting shall be by roll call; (B) the teleconferenced meetings <br /> shall be conducted in a manner that protects the statutory and constitutional rights <br /> of the parties or the public appearing before the legislative body of a local agency; <br /> (C) the legislative body shall give notice of the meeting and post agendas as <br /> otherwise required by the Brown Act; (D) the legislative body shall allow members <br /> of the public to access the meeting and the agenda shall provide an opportunity <br /> for members of the public to address the legislative body directly pursuant to <br /> Section 54954.3; (E) members participating in the meeting remotely shall publicly <br /> disclose at the meeting before any action is taken whether any other individuals <br /> 4 <br />