2021-12-17 Redistricting Commission minutes (10th Session)

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KOSSOW: Okay. Thank you. Thank you for that. Just for clarity too, would we have to create a motion if we wanted to work on let's say, Mr. Hustace or Mr. Lopez's map? Would we have to table the current draft based off of the previous meetings as we voted on that map? MELLON-LACEY: Well, I think that it's important to refer to the current—and this is just my opinion because this is not in the Code, but in order to enable the public to follow the changes that you're making, I think it's important to refer to the draft that was presented at the pubic hearings, and then show how the new changes that you want to make will affect that map. I don't see another way where the public could follow what you're doing if you went to a completely different map. But that's my opinion. I don't have something here that really gives us a guideline. But I think it is important that the public can track the changes you're making. KOSSOW: Thank you, Ms. Mellon-Lacey. Okay. Mr. Lopez, do you have something? LOPEZ: I have to agree with that sentiment because there is no further public hearings, there's no further opportunities for the public to view maps, other than what they might see on the website. So, to interject something completely different at them now would be bad. So, I have to agree with that sentiment. Keep what we have that's been viewed and modify that to fit the needs and particularly demonstrate how we are employing much of the valid testimony that was given to us. Thank you. KOSSOW: Thank you for that, Mr. Lopez. Is there any other discussion? (No response.) Okay, we'll go to the working draft. Excuse me, the draft prior to the yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you. HUSTACE: Okay. So, up on the screen, Chair, I have Working Doc 1-4, which is the same as the proposed draft plan. Which the public was able to see,just tab between these. This is the same one, the Redistricting Commission Draft Plan, is the same as Working Doc 1-4. That was just a progression for the public to follow. So, we went from 1, 1-2, 1- 3, 1-4, and then 1-4 became the Commission Draft Plan. So, here on the editing software, I have that map up here. From here, we can make the changes based upon previous discussion and testimony. Chair, I'll leave it up to you where you want kind of dive in first. LOPEZ: Question. KOSSOW: Mr. Lopez. LOPEZ: This says read-only. Are we going to be able to work on this and keep it? HUSTACE: So, Mr. Lopez, I will—as soon as I make any sort of edits, I can retitle it and save it as new file. LOPEZ: Okay, it would be a new file. Thank you. 17