FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO REGISTER TO SPEAK AT A COUNCIL MEETING:

1. Visit: https://publiccomment.chulavistaca.gov starting at 8:00 a.m. on Monday before the meeting.
2. Select the meeting at which you wish to speak.
3. Click "Register."
4. Enter your contact information.
5. Indicate whether you will provide your comments in person or virtually.
6. Select the agenda item or items on which you wish to comment and indicate your position (support, oppose, or neutral).
7. Submit your request by clicking the "Register" button.
8. You will receive an email confirmation once your registration has been successfully submitted

In Person: Upon arrival, please check in with the City Clerk Ambassador and take a seat in the audience area. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak.

Remote: Remote speakers must register using the same phone number they will use to call into the meeting; this phone number is used to identify and call on remote speakers during the meeting. Remote participants may call (619) 679-9952 to listen to the meeting and/or await their opportunity to speak. The meeting line, is available up to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled meeting start time

Time Allotted for Speaking: Speaker time is subject to change by the Presiding Officer or City Council. Individuals using interpretation services will be allotted twice the time otherwise provided.
- Consent Calendar, including one or more items: 3 minutes
- Agenda Items not on the Consent Calendar: 3 minutes
- General Public Comment for matters not on the agenda: 3 minutes

General Public Comment: The first seven registered speakers will be heard during the first general public comment period. If additional speakers are registered, they will be heard during the continued general public comment period. If all registered speakers address the City Council during the first general public comment period, there will be no continued period.

Visual Presentations
The use of City equipment for visual presentations is not permitted on non-land use or non-adjudicatory matters. Documents may be submitted by the deadlines indicated below to cityclerk@chulavistaca.gov; such documents will be provided to the Council and incorporated into the record for the meeting.

Signs
Signs and visuals may be held by members of the public, as long as they don’t block the view of other meeting attendees or otherwise interrupt or disrupt the orderly conduct of the City Council meeting.

CONDUCT DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING

Any person who engages in disorderly behavior that actually disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of any City Council meeting shall, upon an order by the presiding officer or a majority of the Council, be barred from further audience before the City Council during that meeting.

Disorderly Conduct Includes (but is not limited to): 

1. Speaking without being recognized by the presiding officer.
2. Continuing to speak after the allotted time has expired or has been paused.
3. Speaking on an item at a time not designated for discussion by the public of that item.
4. Throwing objects.
5. Speaking on an issue that is not within the jurisdiction of the Council.
6. Attempting to engage the audience rather than the Council.
7. Addressing staff members or individual Councilmembers directly rather than the Council as a whole during the public comment period.
8. Refusing to modify conduct after being advised by the presiding officer that the conduct is disrupting the meeting or disobeying any other lawful order of the presiding officer or a majority of the Council.
9. Engaging in behavior that constitutes a use of force or a true threat of force.

eComments: eComments may be submitted once an agenda is published. Locate the meeting in "upcoming meetings" and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on. Click on the orange “Leave Comment” button. You may also email cityclerk@chulavistaca.gov.

Deadline: eComments, emails, and written comments other than those personally delivered to the City Council meeting must be received by noon on the day of a regular City Council meeting or workshop. For special meetings, comments must be received at least three hours prior to the meeting.

Written comments personally delivered to the City Clerk’s table at the City Council meeting before the close of the public comment period for the item or before the general Public Comments period for a non-agenda item will be distributed to the City Council and incorporated into the record for the meeting.

HOW TO WATCH

Live Meetings: Once the meeting has started, click on “view live stream” in the Upcoming Meetings section below. Live video is also available on Cox Cable channel 24 (citywide).

Archived Meetings: Click on “video” link in the “past meetings” section below.

Meeting video is available live in English and Spanish. Please watch the video below to learn how to switch languages.

Instructional video: How to watch the meetings in Spanish

HOW TO LISTEN VIA PHONE

Remote participants may call (619) 679-9952 to listen to the meeting. The meeting line, is available up to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled meeting start time. If you wish to speak, you must register before the close of the public comment period at https://publiccomment.chulavistaca.gov.