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there will be new plans as we go on and develop. He stated that he will send Committee Chair Davis an email detailing the suggestion. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to continue Bill No. 16 -90 until January 9, 2017. Committeemember John Voorde seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of four (4) ayes. Substitute Bill No. 41 -16 — Commerce Center PUD Rezoning petition at 401 E. Colfax Committee Chair Oliver Davis stated that this bill was continued in the Council portion only, and therefore would have no public hearing. He stated, We are just going to clarify some things right now and then have the larger discussion during the Council meeting. Councilmembers will be able to ask the petitioners and members of the Administration questions. We will not be doing that at this time. We have all received a letter from Mr. Mathews detailing his plans. We need to have the Administration clarify their recommendation before we ask questions because there is some confusion on which plan they prefer. Committee Chair Davis stated that he would also like a response from the Administration about the letter from Councilmembers from a few weeks ago as well. He stated, Hopefully that can all be received tonight. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked if the only people who can speak tonight are individuals who have already spoken in previous meetings regarding this bill. Interim Council Attorney Aladean De Rose stated that there may be debate and that Councilmembers can ask questions. She stated that she interprets that to mean that anyone can answer a question and it is not limited to only those who have spoken before. Councilmember Scott stated, It is important to remember we do not have to rush tonight's proceedings. If anyone has a question or point of order please make it known. He stated that if there is any amendment or substitution to the bill, Council can vote on it as a substitution and then get the legal language into the record after the vote is made. Interim Council Attorney De Rose stated that it is important to remember that if someone is answering a question, that means they are simply answering a question not giving a speech. They need to answer questions specifically. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic stated that he wants to make sure people ask questions for technical questions and not simply just to call up twenty (20) people from the public and ask if they agree or not with the proposal. They should be experts in the field, petitioners, or members of the Administration. Committee Chair Davis stated that he agrees with that because the Council already knows what a lot of people think after all these meetings and e- mails. Committeemember Ferlic stated, There won't be a limit on how many questions can be asked but we may cap it at five (5) questions per Councilmember first, so that everyone has an opportunity to ask their pertinent questions and then we can circle back to any Councilmembers who still 2