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ORDER OF THE DAY COMM. 45: REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF REDISTRICTING PLANS /MAPS From Commission Chair, Rene Siracusa, dated October 14, 2011, requesting the Commission's review and discussion of Redistricting Plans /Maps that have been submitted; continue the formal process for elimination of Plans; and begin creating the Commission's "Draft Plan." The Commission will take into consideration feedback from the nine Public Hearings held between October 1, 2011 and October 20, 2011. CHR. SIRACUSA: Do I have a motion to close file? Mr. Middlesworth moved to close file on COMM. 45. Seconded by Mr. Melrose. CHR. SIRACUSA: Does anyone have any ideas on where they would like to start? MS. UGALDE: May I ask a question of our attorney? It was brought up by a number of people at different district meetings about the different rules that we have to work under. The deviation seems to somehow be the most important, but there is the road connectivity, there are the communities of interest. At one of those meetings I talked with Mike Udovic and got the impression that what he said was that deviation was far more important than road connectivity I need a legal opinion on if some of these rules are more important than others. KYLE CHANG (At this time Deputy Corporation Counsel Kyle Chang came forward to address members of the Commission.) MR. CHANG: Good morning madam Chair and members of the Commission, Kyle Chang, Deputy Corporation Counsel. In looking at the Ordinance - -- CHR. SIRACUSA: While you are looking, can I make a comment on something that sort of relates to the same thing? That is, in looking through the rules, that some of the points, like point number eight, say, "where practicable" and others don't say "where practicable," they say "shall," not even "may." So is that where we take our cue? MR. CHANG: That would be correct. Where it says, "shall" that would be stronger than "may" or "where practicable." MR. KANUHA: I'll go along with that. The "community of interest" is one of the biggest things that the community brought up was they want to keep the communities of interest together, but that is one of the points where it says, "if practicable." But the other point where it says, "district shall be contiguous to the council district and be reachable by roads internal to the council district," that is the one that says, "shall," and not, "if practicable." That was a point that a lot of people said we should leave behind and shouldn't really consider too much, 0