City Council Special Meeting for Public Input

On Monday, June 3, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. the Florence City Council will hold a special meeting in person at the Florence Events Center (715 Quince Street). The purpose of this meeting is for the City Council to gather public input regarding the draft proposed City Code establishing time, place, and manner policies for event-based emergency shelters and temporary sheltering. To learn more about the proposed code, visit the City of Florence’s web page for Temporary Sheltering Proposed Code here: https://www.ci.florence.or.us/planning/temporary-sheltering

For previous City Council meetings on this topic, visit the links below:

• December 4, 2023 City Council & Planning Commission Joint Work Session: www.ci.florence.or.us/council/city-council-planning-commission-work-session-housing-code-updates
• January 11, 2024 City Council Work Session: www.ci.florence.or.us/council/city-council-work-session-80
• March 21, 2024 City Council Work Session: www.ci.florence.or.us/council/city-council-work-session-84
• April 4, 2024 City Council Work Session: www.ci.florence.or.us/council/city-council-work-session-97
• April 11, 2024 City Council Work Session: www.ci.florence.or.us/council/city-council-work-session-85
• April 29, 2024 City Council Special Meeting for Public Input- https://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/city-council-special-meeting-public-input
• May 23, 2024 City Council Work Session: https://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/city-council-work-session-87

If interested citizens are unable to attend in person, they may listen and view the meeting through the ‘GoToWebinar’ platform at this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5564991626210312798

Meetings are also shown live on Cable Channel 191 and online at www.ci.florence.or.us/citymanager/public-meetings-live.

Providing Public Input

The City Council will be accepting public input on the draft proposed City Code. Those wishing to provide public input to the City Council on the draft proposal may do so in the following ways:

1.Written Testimony              

Written public input can be submitted by:

• Electronically at this link: https://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/6324-city-council-special-meeting-public-input-written-comment
• Email to the City Recorder at cityrecorder@ci.florence.or.us;
• Mail to Florence City Hall, Attn: City Council, 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439
• Drop Off at the City of Florence drop box located at Florence City Hall (250 Hwy 101) to the right of the main entrance.

** Note: Written comments received at least 2 hours prior to the meeting (June 3, 2024 at 3:30 p.m.), that concern the item on the agenda, or are designated as comments to be provided for the meeting, will be distributed to the City Council, posted to the City of Florence website, and made part of the record.

Written comments received after the meeting will be distributed to the City Council. 

2.Verbal Testimony

Citizens may provide verbal public input comments at the special meeting on the agenda item in person or via the GotoWebinar platform. To do so, please complete a speaker’s card at least 1 hour prior to the start of the meeting (June 3, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.). 

Speaker’s cards for this meeting are available online at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/6324-city-council-special-meeting-public-input-speakers-card or at City Hall when the materials are posted.

**NOTE: At the May 23^rd City Council Work Session, the Council decided to accept speaker’s cards in person at the meeting until 5 minutes before the meeting begins, 5:25pm. Additionally, there will be another chance later in the meeting to come up and speak should anyone have questions or concerns that arise during the meeting.  

For more information on the City of Florence’s Public Meeting Policies, visit the City of Florence website at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/rules-procedure. For details regarding the upcoming City Council meeting, please contact City Recorder Lindsey White at 541-997-3437 or via email at cityrecorder@ci.florence.or.us.