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ORDER OF THE DAY COMM. 48: REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF REDISTRICTING PLANSIMAPS From Commission Chair, Rene Siracusa, dated October 28, 2011, requesting the Commission's review and discussion of Redistricting Plans/Maps, and continue the process of creating the Commission's "Draft Plan." COMM. 48.1:From Margaret Wille, dated October 25, 2011, transmitting a revised version of Plan-40 10 -24, submitted as public testimony. COMM. 48.2:From Mike Middlesworth, dated October 25, 2011, transmitting revisions to Draft Plan—A. COMM. 48.3:From Brenda Ford, dated October 28, 2011, requesting Commissioner's review of BJF Hybrid Plan, submitted as public testimony. CHR. SIRACUSA: Do I have a motion to close file? Ms. Ugalde moved to close file on COMM. 48 and all related communications. Seconded by Mr. Kanuha. CHR. SIRACUSA: It's been moved and seconded to close file, all in favor? MR. MELROSE: Wait a minute, wait, wait, wait, wait, we don't want to - - -We don't need to vote on this, we need have a conversation. CHR. SIRACUSA: Right, but we have to close file before we can have the conversation. MR. MELROSE: I thought we have a discussion before. We want to carry on the conversation on this action. We don't close, we close afterwards. CHR. SIRACUSA: Yeah, I'm sorry, I jumped the gun. Sorry about that. We do want to have a discussion. MR. MELROSE: Can I make a suggestion just as a place to start? If we were to take-- - Let's take Plan 40, in its current form, and take a look at that and maybe take a look at a couple of other ones, and then decide what we want to morph into a Plan B. CHR. SIRACUSA: Sounds fine with me. Anybody else? Everybody agree with that? Okay let's do that. Shyla, can we see the November 1st version of Plan 40. MR. MELROSE: And Shyla, can I suggest we just take a quick tour around, start up north and get a feel for it. W