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In response to Councilmember Arkin's inquiry, Mr. Wagaman reported if only Danbury Park shifted to District 2, it would reduce the total deviation down to 2.3%. Mayor Brown noted the map looked odd with just Danbury Park in District 2 and not Heritage Park. In response to Mayor Brown's inquiry, Councilmember Arkin stated her intention with the adjustments is to keep communities of interest together. She agreed the map looks odd with just Danbury Park in District 2 but noted it makes the population deviation high if Heritage Valley goes along with Danbury Park. Mayor Brown noted the original Tangerine Plan was well-balanced. She expressed her appreciation for Councilmember Arkin attempting to work this out. Councilmember Balch questioned why they are not talking more about Independence Drive and splitting Lund Ranch and Bondi Ranch. He asked why the Lund Ranch community is not the equivalent of Danbury Park. He added they cannot talk about this plan using arterial streets when it uses Independence Drive. He asked what he should tell Lund Ranch residents about why they are being split. Mayor Brown reported Mr. Wagaman has repeatedly stated they have to split that area. Councilmember Balch noted several plans split the area on arterial roads without leaving the cauliflower ear. Mayor Brown noted Councilmember Balch has strongly made this point In response to Councilmember Balch's inquiry, Mayor Brown stated they have been through why Independence Drive is being used as a dividing line. She added they cannot split a census block. Mayor Brown did not respond to Councilmember Balch's inquiry about why they cannot move the boundary to Sunol Boulevard like other plans. In response to City Attorney Sodergren's inquiry, Councilmember Arkin clarified her current motion is to approve the Tangerine Plan with moving the Danbury Park and Heritage Valley neighborhoods to District 2. She stated only moving Danbury Park helps with the population deviation, but it also looks too odd on the map to earn her approval. She stated she can go with either the original Tangerine Plan's lower deviation or the modified plan's better connection between communities of interest. She reported Mr. Wagaman says they cannot avoid the Lund Ranch split because of the census blocks. In response to Councilmember Testa's inquiry, Mayor Brown stated she cannot support the cutout for just Danbury Park along narrow neighborhood streets. She stated she would support the original Tangerine Plan. She added the Danbury Park cutout looks potentially gerrymandered and the original plan only had a deviation of 3.7%. She expressed disappointment at their inability to avoid splitting Lund Ranch. She added not following main corridors around Danbury Park is difficult to support. In response to Councilmember Arkin's inquiry, Mayor Brown stated the version with both Danbury Park and Heritage Valley in District 2 is too far out of balance. Councilmember Arkin withdrew the amendment to her motion. In response to City Attorney Sodergren's inquiry, Councilmember Arkin confirmed her motion is to approve the unmodified Tangerine Plan. City Council Minutes Page 12 of 14 February 24, 2022