Nothing: Icertainly don't propose "minimizing" the outrage or whatever.  I propose that focusing public input on the agenda item being considered would be far more constructive than allowing hours of "off topic" testimony.  A specific "work shop" to listen to the community on the "downtown" issues makes real sense, letting it dominate the time of meetings where it is NOT on the agenda is what's counterproductive.  I think the "right"message is, "yes, the downtown situation is important. Yes, we need to address it. Yes, it's so important that we are scheduling specific "work shop" sessions to address it and take public input.  However, we have other Council business which must also be addressed.  Therefore, during the regular Council meetings we will take public testimony on specific issues as they appear on our agenda.  We will also hold "open forum" sessions where the public can speak to any topic they choose.  However, our regular meetings will focus on the agenda.  Gary Crum