Agenda
Includes specific items for the Briefing, Informal and Formal Sessions, which may include briefings by staff or regional representatives; presentations; proclamations; resolutions; ordinances; zoning applications; board appointments and specific documents to be recorded for the record, such as legal cases, election result confirmations, etc.
Summary
An abbreviated recap of actions taken by the City Council, shown in the order of the printed Agenda. The summary reflects the vote of individual Council Members and includes every item on the Agenda for that specific date. The "action" is shown as adopted; approved; approved by consent [meaning more than one item was considered and voted upon with one vote]; approved as conditioned; deferred; denied; modified; revised; or by consensus [meaning no vote was taken but there was unanimous approval for rescheduling or recording for the record].
Minutes
Briefing, Informal and Formal Sessions are not verbatim. They are "action" minutes only. Verbatims are provided upon request and payment in advance [$25.00 a page]. The minute's items are consecutively numbered [from 1963] and provided in the order of the item as listed on the Agenda.