Participation at Public Meetings

The Oral Communications portion of the meeting is the designated time for members of the public to address the City Council on matters under consideration on the agenda, or on any matter that is within jurisdiction of the City Council. Public comments are limited to two (2) minutes per speaker.

Members of the public who wish to provide comments on a Public Hearing item will be given an opportunity to do so at the time of the Hearing.

In-Person Public Comments
Members of the public can provide in-person comments at the podium in the Council Chamber located at:

11300 Stanford Avenue
Garden Grove, California 92840

“Speaker Cards” are available onsite and should be completed and submitted to the City Clerk before the meeting begins. Cards will not be accepted after the Oral Communications period has closed.

Remote Public Comments
Members of the public may participate remotely and address the City Council via Zoom Webinar or telephone. To join by Zoom, click the link or paste the link into your internet browser: https://gg.city/council-meeting. You may request to speak by virtually raising your hand from Zoom and unmute when it is your turn to speak. To join by telephone dial (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID 820 6630 0665#. You may request to speak by dialing *9 from your phone. You must dial *6 to unmute when it is your turn to speak.

Any person requesting interpretation services for in-person or remote public comments should contact the City Clerk’s Office 72 hours before the meeting by calling (714) 741-5040. The City will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the request. Speakers with interpreters are allowed twice the allotted speaking time.

E-mail
(Received no later than 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date)

Public comments may be submitted via email to the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@ggcity.org.

Please note the agenda item you are commenting on in the subject line of the email. Comments received will be forwarded to the Mayor and City Council prior to the meeting. Comments received after the 3:00 p.m. deadline will be distributed to the Mayor and City Council after the meeting.

Mailing Written Communications
(Received no later than 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date)

Public comments may be mailed to:

City Clerk’s Office
City of Garden Grove
P.O. Box 3070
Garden Grove, CA 92482-3070.

Written communications received by mail after the 3:00 p.m. deadline will be distributed to the Mayor and City Council after the meeting.