2021-12-09 Redistricting Commission minutes (9th Session)

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MELLON-LACEY: I'm sorry I don't have the Charter in front of me, but it can be proposed to the Council and then it also requires the signatures from the public. And then would have to be added to the you know, be voted on at an election to change the County Charter. KOSSOW: Okay, thank you. Thank you for that. Mr. Yoshina, and then Mr. Lopez, and then Ms. Lui. And then we'll have Ms. Ford chime in after that. So, Mr. Yoshina? YOSHINA: Okay. You know the Charter says at least one, so you could have more than one. MELLON-LACEY: Oh yeah, you can have more. YOSHINA: Second question I have is, who sets the calendar for the Commission? Isn't it the Commission members? MELLON-LACEY: Yes. YOSHINA: As a Commission we could establish that calendar, right? Is that your answer? MELLON-LACEY: Yes, the Commission can establish its calendar but in the Code Section 36-4 (16) it says, if the Commission establishes criteria in addition to those enumerated in the Charter and this chapter, the Commission shall use impartial criteria that meet standard of fairness principles. It would be something that the next Commission would do if they wanted to have additional hearings. I guess my point is, this Commission could make a recommendation if they wanted that. To either change the Code or try to change the Charter, but the Commission itself can't make that change. The next Commission, if they decide to have more hearings or incorporate additional criteria, they can do that but that would be up to them. Beyond a recommendation, this group wouldn't have the power to make the next Commission necessarily do that. That's all YOSHINA: Okay. Thank you. Thank you. I thought this Commission was, at the moment, we're discussing suggestions to be made. That's all I'm trying to establish. Thank you. MELLON-LACEY: Okay. I just wanted to be clear too because I wasn't clear from the motion. So, thank you. KOSSOW: Mr. Lopez. LOPEZ: Yes. I was on board with Ms. Lui's motion, except that—somebody please correct me if I am wrong but in a public hearing, it's one-way communication from the attendees to the body that's holding the public hearing. So, to put an education process in there, I don't think would work. That portion has to be something entirely outside of 16