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CJ MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 28, 2001 1. CALL TO ORDER Sidney Grant called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Members of Redistricting Committee Present: Kirby Linscomb, Sidney Grant, Betty Stoumbaugh, Ed Matuszak, Betty Waters, Bernard Legrand, Jesse Wilson, Bob Capen and Claudia Zapata. Members of the Redistricting Committee Absent: None Others Present: Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong, City Secretary Martha Gillett and Planning Coordinator Masood Malik. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 6, 2001 Minutes approved as presented. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE There were no citizens wishing to address the Redistricting Committee. 4. COMMITTEE REPORT FROM ED MATUSZAK ON REDISTRICTING MAP Redistricting member Ed Matuszak reminded the Committee the first draft of a proposed redistricting map came very near meeting the +/- 5% guidelines. At the direction of the Committee, he presented a second draft of the map attempting to be closer to the targeted goal. The second draft shifted district lines in districts 5 and 6. Planning Coordinator Masood Malik calculated the numbers according to the new lines. The calculations reflected the following: District 2 -needs increased population -included an apartment complex in District 2. This would have worked in District 2 or 3. A small section of Creekmont Subdivision was moved to Districts 1 and 2. District 3 -needs decreased population. District 4 -picked up part of Spencer Landing Subdivision. District 6 -needs increased population. After moving the lines, map (R-005) was redrawn and this brought the numbers close to +/- 5% guidelines. The base population number needed per district is 5,303.