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Public Meetings
Rochester City Hall is located at 30 Church St. (map) Council
Chambers is located in City Hall, Room 302-A and the Council Conference Room is
located in City Hall, Room 208-A. Please visit the Council's YouTube
page here to view livestreams of past meetings.
Links to relevant meeting information, including: attachments, where you can
attend the meeting, and how to participate (if applicable) are below.
| Date |
Time |
Meeting |
Materials |
Location |
| Thursday, November 3 |
4:00PM |
Special Meeting
Related to Intro. No. 322: Amending the Zoning Code and Business Permits
Code related to Adult-Use Dispensaries and Consumption Lounges in accordance
with State Cannabis Law
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Council Chambers
30 Church Street, 302A Rochester, New York 14614
The meeting will be streamed on Facebook, YouTube, & City 12
ASL Interpreter Provided
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| Thursday, November 3 |
4:30PM |
Agenda Review |
|
30 Church Street, Room
208-A Rochester, NY 14614*
|
Thursday, November 10
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Committee Meetings
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|
Council Chambers
30 Church Street, 302A Rochester, New York 14614
Committee Meetings
and Public Hearings are streamed on Facebook, YouTube, & City 12
ASL Interpreter Provided
|
4:00PM
|
Finance
|
4:10PM
|
Neighborhood &
Business Development
|
4:20PM
|
Parks & Public
Works
|
4:30PM
|
Public Safety
|
4:40PM
|
Recreation &
Human Services
|
5:00PM
|
Public Hearings
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|
ASL Interpreter Provided |
Tuesday, November 15
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6:30PM
7:30PM
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Speak to Council Council Meeting
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Council Meeting Agenda
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Council Chambers 30 Church Street, 302A Rochester, New York 14614
City Council
Meeting at 7:30PM is streamed on Facebook, YouTube, & City 12
ASL Interpreter Provided
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*ASL Interpreters can be requested
by calling (585) 428-7421 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please note,
City staff will request interpreters but cannot guarantee the request will be
fulfilled by the providing agency
Instructions to Access and Participate in Public Meetings Any meetings where City Council is taking action on items (i.e. voting on resolutions or ordinances) are streamed live on City 12 TV, youtube.com/user/RochesterCityCouncil, and shared on facebook.com/RochesterCityCouncil.
City Council Committee Meetings, Public Hearings, Speak to Council, and the full City Council meetings will automatically have an ASL interpreter provided. Interpreters can be requested for other City Council meetings by emailing Council@CityofRochester.gov or by calling 585-428-7421 at least 24 hours in advanced. Please note, City staff will request interpreters but cannot guarantee the request will be fulfilled by the providing agency.
To participate in the Thursday, October 13 Public Hearings - City Council Chambers at 5:00PM: Anyone wishing to participate may sign up ahead of time, or simply join in-person attend in-person - the City Clerk will open the floor to comments at 5:00PM
- Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on
- If you cannot attend in-person, you may share comments via email or mail. Please note, these comments will be shared with the Council but will not be read into the record during the Public Hearings
- Email written comments directly to council@cityofrochester.gov
- Mail written comments directly to the City Council and Clerk's Office - Attn: August Public Hearings, Room 301A, 30 Church Street, Rochester, NY 14614
- Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on
To participate in the Tuesday, Speak to Council - City Council Chambers at 6:30PM: Anyone wishing to participate MUST sign up before 5:00PM on the day of the meeting
Speak to Council is an opportunity for the public to address the Council directly. Speakers are welcome to address a topic Council is voting on that month, or may comment on any topic they are interested in.
- Speak to Council sessions are held directly before the City Council Meeting, beginning at 6:30PM.
- Speakers will have either two minutes or three minutes to speak at the session.
- If there are 20 or less speakers signed up to speak, each speaker will be allotted three minutes to speak.
- If there are more than 20 speakers signed up to speak, time is reduced to two minutes to speak.
- A staff member will time each speaker.
- Speakers can sign up by calling 585-428-7538 or 585-428-7421 or emailing council@cityofrochester.gov
- If you cannot participant in person, you may share comments via email or mail. Please note, these comments will be shared with the Council but will not be read into the record during Speak to Council.
- Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on.
For more information, please call 585-428-7538 or 585-428-7421, or email council@cityofrochester.gov