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• Minutes, Regular Meeting, La Porte City Council September 23, 1985, Page 8 Motion was made ~y Councilperson Lloyd to adopt Scenario 5-A with its requisite o~l~D.g places as tie district boundaries i'or the ne~f~.ve years. Second by Councilperson Waters. The motion failed, 4 ayes and 5 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Walker, Lloyd, Matuszak and Waters Nays: Councilpersons Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren The Mayor did not vote, but stated that if he had he would have voted against the motion. Councilperson Walker requested that it go on record as such. Motion was made by Councilperson Westerg en that man 1.6 be submitted as the district boundary neap. Second by Councilperson Skelton. M~t~j,~,n was made by Councilperson Walker to table the motion. Second by Councilperson Waters. The motion to table failed, 2 ayes and 7 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Walker and Waters Nays: Councilpersons Lloyd, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Malone Councilperson Walker stated at this time that as he studied Scenario 1.6, he could find that the sole purpose behind it was to protect a particular Council seat. He stated he found the map to be very "gerrymiring", to be denying people in the newly annexed area of the city an opportunity to elect someone on Council next April to be their representative, and stated if that map is adopted he would like to go on record as being made aware of any and all communications with the Justice Department and noted under record that he intends to go to the Justice Department with the map. Councilperson Skelton then called for the question. The original motion was then voted on, and carried 7 ayes and 2 nays. Ayes: Councilpersons Lloyd, Matuszak, Pfeiffer, Gay, Skelton, Westergren and Mayor Malone Nays: Councilpersons Walker and Waters