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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1800 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE AS <br />DETERMINED BY THE 1990 U.s. CENSUS~ FINDING THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF <br />POPULATION AMONG THE VARIOUS COUNCIL DISTRICTS IS MATERIALLY <br />UNBALANCED~ ESTABLISHING NEW DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR THE RESIDENCE <br />AND ELECTION OF DISTRICT COUNCILPERSONS~ FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE <br />OPEN MEETINGS LAW~ AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte has <br /> <br />heretofore, on December 10, 1990, appointed a City Council Re- <br /> <br />Districting Committee, pursuant to the requirements of Article 2.01 <br />of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, which requires an <br />investigation and determination of the population of each of the <br /> <br />Council Districts from which District Councilpersons are to be <br /> <br />elected, after the 1990 Federal Census. The City Council of the <br />City of La Porte finds that the population of the City of La Porte <br /> <br />as of May 1, 1990, as determined by the Federal Census was 27,910. <br />The population by present Council Districts and ethnic breakdowns is <br /> <br />as shown on Exhibit nAn attached hereto, incorporated by reference <br /> <br />herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. <br />Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte finds, <br /> <br />determines and declares that the distribution among the various <br /> <br />Council Districts is materially unbalanced. <br /> <br />Section 3. The City Council of the, City of La Porte hereby <br /> <br />establishes polling places and new district boundaries for the <br /> <br />residence and election of District Councilpersons, effective with <br /> <br />the election of May 2, 1992, as shown by the legal descriptions on <br /> <br />Exhibit nBn attached hereto, incorporated by reference herein, and <br /> <br />made a part hereof for all purposes. A plat showing the new <br /> <br />district boundaries is attached hereto as Exhibit nCR, incorporated <br /> <br />by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. The <br /> <br />population by proprosed Council Districts and ethnic breakdowns is <br /> <br />as shown on Exhibit nDn attached hereto, incorporated by reference <br /> <br />herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. <br />Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, <br />recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, <br /> <br />hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was <br />posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the <br />