No action which would result in a recommendation to the city council shall be effective unless passed by not less than four members of the planning commission at a public meeting thereof. In the absence of a quorum, the matter at hand may be referred to the city council without recommendation. (Ord. 3410 § 3, 2021; Ord. 3150 § 5, 2015; Ord. 2036 § 9, 1995; Ord. 545 § 1, 1970; Ord. 10 § 5, 1959)