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rules. <br />MARTIN: Pre-existing. Grandfathering. <br />IRVINE: Yes, grandfathering. <br />RAY:, John. <br />SANTANGELO: And, conversely, if someone who is fortunate to onlybe four years, <br />then they would have that opportunity to run for that, and that would give them <br />advantage over the other Council member that didn't, so 1 don't know, Chris, I may <br />agree with you, but not for that reason. I would be not condoning ten-year terms, <br />period, but maybe on a changeover time, an adjustment period, because we did that. <br />RAY: Roland. <br />HIGASHI: The language can be very clear on adoption. We could allow the <br />present Councilmen to run for a four-year term, and language could be had where <br />anybody else would - eight-year term - <br />RAY: As a one time exception, at the most, it could effect three people, <br />but only if they could get elected, so it doesn't seem like it's as big a deal as - <br />SANTANGELO: As we're making it out to be. <br />RAY: When you first said it. You are just recognizing the changeover <br />and, sort of, grandfathering in an exception to recognize that. <br />HERKES: Can't we just say limits begin in 2002, if accepted? <br />MARTIN: Then it jumps on a four-year term. <br />IRVINE: We already have term limits. <br />HERKES: Term limits will begin - <br />RAY: We're already in term limits. <br />HERKES: I know, but term limits for the new Council district offices will begin <br />in 2002. <br />YUEN: Now we've been talking about this transition, I think that was the <br />assumption that was being discussed. There is another question that's now a related <br />question. If the voters in the next election go to a 6-3, whether you want to start that in <br />2002 or 2004. The issue becomes do you want to tie it in with the cycle of the Mayor's, <br />27 <br />