Beaumont recently issued the following announcement.
Joint Public Hearing of the Planning Commission and City Council
Workshops begin at 2:30 p.m. Regular Meetings begin at 3:00 p.m. Joint Public Hearings begin at 3:15 p.m.
Regular Meetings and Joint Public Hearings are held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 801 Main Street.
Zone change requests and applications for specific use permits are considered at Joint Public Hearings, not Regular Meetings.
Original source can be found here.