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• else, like the Planning Commission, the Police Commission, as well as the three that we're changing in this Charter. If it had just been the ones that we were changing, to have a district residency requirement then we could stick that in each one of those and we wouldn't have to add one on. But there's the Police and Planning Commissions floating out there where redistricting could effect the eligibility or could look like it might effect the eligibility. SANTANGELO: But Chris, if it's silent on that, and the only place where you've said anything is here, wouldn't you go to this and say the intent of any Charter Commission and the Charter itself would be to make sure there was continuity? And I don't mean to waste a lot of time arguing — • • YUEN: Well, right now it's a gray area, and then if the voters are presented with it, but it only deals with Water and Liquor, well, they only change it to Water and Liquor and it's still a gray area for the others. You can't really draw any conclusions about what the voters wanted to do for Planning and Police. RAY: George. MARTIN: Talking about putting the cart before the mule, not a problem here. I think what we need to do, Chris, is put more explanation as to why this would come about. And the reapportionment is from another Commission doing something. I think that some of the confusion for the voters would be why are we doing this when we are not moving our Council people around as we had earlier started to talk about with that 6-3 situation. That's dead and gone but that's where I think some confusion would come in. So the reapportionment comes in from a different entity, not us, and if that takes place, then this would fall into being, yes? YUEN: Yes, reapportionment only became an issue when single member districts were adopted in the 1990 Charter Commission, and at that time, the Commission thought about what to do with the Council members and, looking at the possibility that their districts might get changed during their term in office and the logical thing to do, of course, is not to let it effect their term of office. At that time, there were no Boards and Commissions with district residency i requirements. Then in '94 and '96, Planning and Police got changed so that there were district residency requirements for them, but it did not specify, for those two, what would happen if you reapportioned somebody and if they ended up not being in the district anymore. So, it's out there as a gray area. MARTIN: No, I agree with you that if, in fact, the Reapportionment Commission does make changes, then these people would be effected. What I'm saying is if there is no change; and what's the criteria for change? Is it population? Different things that come into play, yeah? So, if that hasn't changed, the lines stay exactly where they are unless the State reapportionment is going to do something. YUEN: If the lines don't change then nobody's district is effected. If the lines change, but nobody lived close enough to the lines, it's possible that nobody will be effected by the redistricting. MARTIN: Sure. Well, that's what I'm saying. I think if we explain what's going to bring