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ry K <br /> Bethea: Single-member district concept seems useless <br /> unless districts have a commonality of interests. <br /> Greenwell : The importance is that the majority of people <br /> would be represented, not that a commonality would be <br /> met. Juvik: This is such a fundamental issue that it <br /> should be presented to the voters. Greenwell: Some <br /> districts do not impact the candidate ' s election to any <br /> extent (Tape 1: 2:37) , i.e. : Puna does not impact my <br /> candidacy. Poppe: Some variation of the present system <br /> of six regular and three at-large elected council members <br /> should be offered to voters. L'Orange: Also urges <br /> commission members to consider a single-member/at-large <br /> variation being presented to voters. <br /> Roll Call on Motion: Cushnie: Aye <br /> Duncan: Aye <br /> Fuertes : Aye <br /> Greenwell : Aye <br /> Juvik: Aye <br /> L'Orange: Aye <br /> Lum: No <br /> Nishikawa: No <br /> Omonaka: No <br /> Poppe: Aye <br /> Bethea: No <br /> VIII . GENERAL: <br /> A. Discussion re Agenda For Next Meeting: <br /> 1 . Omonaka/Poppe: Single-member district <br /> variations; <br /> 2. L 'Orange: Police Commission changes ; <br /> 3 . Cushnie: Gender-neutral language, but then <br /> decided this could be taken in order of <br /> articles; and <br /> 4. Bethea: Preamble and Articles I , II and III. <br /> B. Greenwell: Wants it clearly understood that the <br /> public is aware they can have input on these items. <br /> Bethea: Whole agenda is published. <br /> C. Yuen: Simple statements can appear on the ballot in <br /> some instances , i . e. whether voters wish to change <br /> gender-neutral language (Tape 1: 1 : 17) . But the <br /> detailed language of the Charter amendments will be <br /> made available to voters prior to the election <br /> also. <br /> 656 <br />