10-06-09 Meeting of 2010 Census Complete Count Committee minutes

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City of La Porte Census 2010 Complete Count Committee Minutes of October 6, 2009 Committee Members Present: Herman Berges Don Hill Susan Robinson Ernest Escobar Jeanne Zemanek Vickie Campise Committee Members Absent: Marie Meehan Mike Cooksley Henry Newsom Joe Lopez Sarah Lindeen Charlie Perry Betty Moore Jesse Garcia Paula Swearingen T.J. Walker Earl Ehlers Sherry Lowe Others in Attendance: Desirae Renteria, Census Bureau Partnership Assistant, filling in for Yvonne Moore, Census Bureau Partnership Specialist Staff Members Present: Masood Malik. City Planner and Peggy Lee, Office Coordinator 1. Call to order. Meeting called to order by Chairman Don Hill at 6:00 p.m. 2. Roll call of members. Members in attendance for roll call were Herman Berges, Susan Robinson, Jeanne Zemanek, Vickie Campise, Don Hill, and Ernest Escobar. Mr. Escobar has been unable to attend any of the previous meetings, due to his work schedule. Mr. Escobar has lived in La Porte approximately 20 years. His daughter, Rachel, currently attending USC, is a well known singer. At the request of Chairman Hill, Census Bureau Partnership Assistant Desirae Renteria spoke briefly to the Committee about the Importance of the Census. 3. Consider approval of September 1, 2009, meeting minutes. Motion by Jeanne Zemanek to approve the September I, 2009, meeting minutes. Second by Herman Berges. The minutes were approved as presented with all in favor. 4. Discuss plans to participate in community fall festivals, including the Fall Back Festival. October 10, 2009. The Committee is sponsoring a booth at the Fall Back Festival on Saturday October 10 from 2 p.m. - 11 p.m. Members signed up to work the booth in shifts. Ms. Renteria plans to attend the event and will bring with her all of the necessary handouts. Ms. Renteria will also try to get Census nametags and t-shirts for the volunteers to wear. The Qty will provide bottled water for the booth workers. Mr. Malik will bring the water and help set-up the booth. Mr. Escobar offered to bring his antique pick-up to the event as a way to draw the public's attention to the Census booth. If it turns out the pick-up cannot be used, then he offered to make it available for future events.