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January 19, 2023 Page 2 It was moved by Cusworth, seconded by Nickles, and carried 5-0 to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. -NET, F.Al Receive presentation from demographic consultant regarding proposed draft maps from consultant and any submitted by members of the public; conduct a public hearing to solicit public testimony regarding the draft maps and proposed sequence of elections, selection of a final map by the Board of Directors and adoption of Resolution 011923-A to Adopt Divisions for "By -Director Division" Elections Huffer opened the Public Hearing. Dr. Justin Levitt, Vice President, National Demographics Corporation, reviewed the Districting process that began on November 17th with the first public hearing. He reviewed each map and presented details on their composition. All current Directors will serve out their present terms; these maps will be revisited after the 2030 election with new census data available at that time. Levitt encouraged input/feedback from the public and Board members in the hopes of making a final map decision this evening. Chris Skinnell, Esq., Partner at Nielsen, Merksamer, referenced the plaintiff's attorney letter and its suggestion that some of the maps are untimely. He explained that is not the case; all maps presented this evening were in fact published by Jan. 12th. Plaintiff's assertion that Maps 103 and 104 are illegal is also incorrect. Skinnell emphasized that all the maps presented are compliant and should be judged on traditional criteria. Carol Shelton, Thousand Oaks, VP of Adelante Comunidad Conejo, stated her first choice is Map 110, with Map 107b being her second choice. She asked that Maps 103, 104 and 111 be removed. She also requested an email list be created that would be used to alert constituents to other CRPD Public Hearings. Rossanna Guerra, Thousand Oaks, believes Map 111 was specifically designed to keep all Board seats in separate divisions. She supports Map 110. Sally Hibbits, Thousand Oaks, representing the Thousand Oaks Branch of the American Association of University Women, read a letter from the organization's Executive Board strongly endorsing Map 110, with map 107b as its second choice.