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Redistricting Committee <br />Minutes of July 12, 2011 <br />Members Present: Charles Harrington, Nolan Allen, Mark Follis, Paul Berner, Nancy Ojeda, Nanci <br />Lotz, Lisa Garcia, Charlie Perry, Venessa Guerrero (Alternate), Martha Gillett <br />(Alternate), and Champ Dunham (Alternate) <br />Members Absent: Charles Montgomery <br />City Staff Present: Planning Director, Tim Tietjens; GIS Manager, Brian Sterling; City Attorney, Knox <br />Askins; and Planning Coordinator, Peggy Lee <br />1. Call to order <br />Meeting called to order by Chairman Charles Harrington at 6:05 p.m. <br />2. Roll call of members <br />Roll call of members by Planning Coordinator Peggy Lee. <br />3. Consider approval of June 28, 2011, meeting Minutes <br />Motion by Nolan Allen to approve the June 28, 2011, meeting Minutes. Second by Paul Berner. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />4. Apply 2010 Census data to Census block geography. <br />Planning Director, Tim Tietjens, updated the Committee on the population numbers shown on the <br />new map in relation to the numbers arrived at during the previous meeting. In adding up the <br />population numbers previously calculated, District 1 was 5,844, District 2 was 5,848, District 3 <br />was 6,095, District 4 was 5,294, District 5 was 5,518, and District 6 was estimated to be 5,900, <br />totaling approximately 34,500 or 700 over the actual population of 33,800. The discrepancy was <br />attributed to counting one of the split blocks in its entirety affecting District 6. The numbers <br />shown on the new map are the result of re -calculation of population using the GIS database <br />according to the new boundaries established by the Committee at the previous meeting. Also <br />added to the map was information on race and ethnicity for each district. <br />When dealing with split blocks, Mark Follis suggested the Committee not rely solely on counting <br />rooftops and average persons per household, but to also take into consideration the percentage <br />of unoccupied houses with the percentage of persons that are being moved from one district to <br />another. <br />GIS Technician, Brian Sterling, utilizing GIS, helped the Committee review the two remaining split <br />blocks in order to get a unit count for determining what portions should go to the respective <br />districts. The Committee's housing unit count of Census Block 2000 is shown as follows: <br />Census Block 2000 in District 1: 9 housing units x 3.24 persons per household = 29 persons <br />Census Block 2000 in District 3: 136 housing units x 3.24 persons per household = 441 persons <br />Motion by Nolan Allen to allocate 5 housing units in to District 1, changing the number of housing <br />units from 9 to 14 in Census Block 2000 in District 1. Second by Mark Follis. Motion carried <br />unanimously. <br />The Committee's housing unit count of Census Block 1000 is shown as follows: <br />Census Block 1000 in District 1: 127 housing units x 3.00 persons per household = 381 persons <br />Census Block 1000 in District 4: 127 housing units x 3.00 persons per household = 381 persons <br />Census Block 1000 in District 6: 14 housing units x 3.00 persons per household = 42 persons <br />