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City of La Porte
Census 2000
Complete Count Committee Meeting
Minutes of September 7, 1999
Members Present: Jeanne Zemanek, Colleen Hicks, Tim O'Connor, Mazk Snider, Tom
Rafferty, Randy Gilchrist, Marlin Fenn, Vicky Abshire.
Members Absent: Beth Rickert, Tom Rawls, Kathy Alberts, Ada Bowen, Wayne Speazs,
Susan Parastar, Steve Jacks, Lorraine Jeffery, Linda Bazley, Debra Kurz
and Joeena Davis.
Others Present: Gwen Goodwin, Census Bureau Representative
Citv Staff Present: Martha Gillett and Masood Malik.
I. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order at 6:20 P.M. by Masood Malik.
II. Elect a Chairperson and aVice-Chairperson
Committee members wanted to wait until the next meeting to elect these offices due to
the number of absences of committee members.
III. Consider approving minutes of Special Called Meeting on August 25, 1999
Motion was made by Tim O'Connor to approve the minutes as presented. Seconded by
Colleen Hicks. The motion carried unanimously.
Ayes: 8
Nays: None
IV. Consider Issuance of Proclamation/Resolution Outlining the Partnership With the
U.S. Census Bureau
The committee agreed they should forwazd the information to the Mayor so a formal
Proclamation could be issued by the Mayor's Office.
V. Define Sub-Committee Structure of Complete Count Committee
Committee members discussed and volunteered to serve on various committees. See
attached chart for committee assignments. In addition, ideas were shared for tasks of
each specific committee. Committee chairs will outline tasks and provide to the
chairperson when one is elected. Tim O'Connor advised the group he knew of additional
people who might be interested in serving on this committee. He believes the group
needs to be more diverse in order to reach certain tract groups of minorities. He will
provide names to City staff.
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VI. Discuss suggested activities for the Complete Count Committee
Ideas for various groups were shared and discussed. This will be discussed further once
the sub-committee chairs have defined their goals. In addition, Ms. Goodwin provided
ideas being used by other cities. It was determined the next meeting will be on
September 21, 1999, at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall Council Chambers. Ms. Goodwin
suggested that meetings last approximately one hour.
VI. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha A. Gillett
City Secretary
Approved on September 21, 1999.