10-01-2001 La Porte Redisticting Committee Regular Meeting

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n MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 1, 2001 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Sidney Grant called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members of Redistricting Committee Present: Sidney Grant, Betty Stoumbaugh, Ed Matuszak, Betty Waters, Bernard Legrand, and Jesse Wilson. Members of the Redistricting Committee Absent: Bob Capen, Claudia Zapata, Kirby Linscomb, and Jeff Litchfield. Others Present: None 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 28, 2001 Minutes approved as presented. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE None. COMMITTEE REPORT FROM ED MATUSZAK ON REDISTRICTING MAP Redistricting member Ed Matuszak provided the report and discussed map numbers R- 006 and R-007. After checking hand calculated numbers on R-006 against census data file numbers, it was determined the percentages were different. R-007 actually took percentages further from +/- 5% goal. District 4 still shows highest minority representation. All the other districts appeared to be equally spread ethnically. Ed Matuszak reviewed consultant, Jeff Litchfield's numbers from R-006 and looked at each ethnic distribution by district. Map R-006 did not change the incumbents from their districts; plus it keeps most like neighborhoods together. A Committee concern is that part of Glen Meadows will be taken from District 1 and put in District 4. The committee noted that map #R-007 changes took the percentages farther from +/- 5% goal. Committee comments on R-007; more people need to be added to District 4. Sidney Grant suggested the Committee decide on percentage number for District 4. They suggested --4% for District 4. John Armstrong commented, in a perfect world District 4 would have -5%.