07-12-11 La Porte Redistricting Committee

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