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Cmr. Ward asked whether current commissioners would be precluded from speaking at a proposed summit due to Sunshine Law concerns. Ms. Campbell responded that she was aware of the Council ad hoc committee and described that group as soliciting input from stakeholders, including County staff and potentially commissioners, nonprofits, and community members involved in acquisitions. She explained that Council members can address the full commission during a noticed meeting without a Sunshine issue, and said she would expect any meetings with commissioners outside a noticed meeting to respect Sunshine requirements. Chr. Chang commented that the Council's focus appears to be acquisitions rather than stewardship and noted that the Council's ad hoc committee functions similarly to a permitted interaction group. Cmr. Markoff clarified that he understood the summit he referenced to be broader and potentially inclusive of stewardship nonprofits past and present, and asked whether commissioners would be precluded from attending if it is convened. Ms. Campbell interjected and directed the discussion back to the posted agenda item, emphasizing the importance of staying within the noticed agenda to avoid Sunshine Law concerns and complaints to the Office of Information Practices. Chr. Chang apologized and thanked Ms. Campbell for the reminder. Ms. Campbell said procedural questions about agendas may be addressed outside the meeting. Cmr. Crivello noted the rulemaking guidance related to the next agenda item on the minimum scoring threshold and asked about the appropriate process to address a possible rule change. Ms. Campbell explained that creating a permitted interaction group is not required to begin rulemaking discussions. She described the approach used in the prior rulemaking effort as an ongoing series of agenda discussions focused on the specific rule change under consideration, during which the commission develops and refines draft language over one or more meetings. Once the commission has a draft it is ready to move forward with, staff initiates the formal rulemaking process. Cmr. Crivello discussed the option of focusing only on the specific scoring threshold section rather than reopening all rules,with the possibility of considering broader rule changes at a later time. Ms. Campbell agreed that if the commission reaches consensus on the change and intends to revise only a limited section,the commission can proceed on that narrow change and begin the formal rulemaking process without reopening the full rules document. Chr. Chang noted the discussion was moving into the next agenda item and thanked Ms. Campbell,then moved the meeting to the next item. VI. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Discuss the minimum scoring threshold for property recommendations made to the Mayor, and if necessary,create a Permitted Interaction Group to determine if a Rule change is warranted. Chr. Chang introduced the agenda item to discuss the minimum scoring threshold for property recommendations and, if necessary,to create a permitted interaction group to determine whether a rule change is warranted. DRAFT-Minutes of January 12, 2026 Page 11