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08-28-2001 Regular Meeting
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• <br />e. Districts shall be drawn relatively equal in population size, and as <br />noted above in no event shall there be a plus or minus five percent <br />(10% maximum to minimum) deviation in population between <br />districts; <br />f. Districts shall be drawn that are compact and contiguous; <br />g. The new district plan shall recognize incumbent/constituency <br />relationships, and consideration shall be given to the preservation <br />of incumbent-constituency relationships by recognition of the <br />residence of existing members of the City Council, and their history <br />in representing their current Districts; <br />h. The plan shall be narrowly tailored to avoid retrogression to the <br />extent possible in the position of racial minorities and language <br />minorities as defined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as amended, <br />with respect to their effective exercise of the electoral franchise. <br />• The Redistricting Committee shall draw initial plans utilizing the above <br />criteria to the extent possible. Thereafter, such plan or plans shall be presented to the <br />public for review and comment. No less than fifteen (15) calendar days notice shall be <br />given of any public hearing held by the Redistricting Committee in connection with the <br />proposed map or maps. The notice shall be posted in the Public Notices section of the <br />La Porte Bayshore Sun. More than one public hearing may be held by the Redistricting <br />Committee, as it deems necessary, but in no event shall a public hearing be held <br />without the aforementioned notice. <br />• After public input on each map or maps considered by the Committee, and <br />after thorough review by staff and the Committee in accordance with the criteria set <br />forth above, the Committee is charged with making a report to the City Council, <br />identifying in each map or maps submitted to the City Council adherence of each map <br />or maps to the criteria established herein. If more than one map is submitted, the <br />
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