HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-25-00 Regular Meeting of La Porte Complete Count Committee
City of La Porte
Census 2000
Complete Count Committee Meeting
Minutes of April 25, 2000
Members Present: Beth Rickert, Joeena Davis, Tim O'Connor, Mark Snider and Lorraine
Jeffery.
Members Absent: Jeannie Zemanek, Colleen Hicks, Beth Rickert, Mazlin Fenn, Tom
Rawls, Kathy Alberts, Ada Bowen, Wayne Spears, Susan Pazastaz, Steve
Jacks, Randy Gilchrist, Vicky Abshire, Mazk Snider, Linda Barley, and
Debra Kurz.
Others Present: Dionne Roberts, Census Bureau
City Staff Present: City Secretary Martha Gillett and Planning Coordinator Masood Malik.
I. CALL TO ORDER.
Committee Member Mazk Snider served as Chairman of this meeting and called the meeting to
order at 5:45 P.M.
II. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING ON MARCH 21,
2000.
Motion was made by Tim O'Connor to accept the minutes as presented. A second by
Joeena Davis. The motion carried unanimously.
III. PLAN ACTIVITIES FOR THE NON-RESPONSE FOLLOW-UP OPERATION.
Census Bureau staff member Dionne Roberts thanked the group for all their hard work
and advised this would be the last committee meeting. She further advised the Census
Bureau workers would begin visiting residents Thursday, Apri127, 2000, They will be
visiting homes that have not turned in their Census Questionnaire. Census workers are
required to wear an I.D. Badge and provide identification if requested.
July 7, 2000 will end the enumeration process.
Committee members shared concerns they received from citizens regarding the process
and the length of the long form.
Tim O'Connor suggested the census process be simplified.
IV. KEEP THE CENSUS AWARENESS MOMENTUM STRONG.
Committee members agreed that although there would not be additional committee
meetings that each member should continue to promote the census in the community.
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Masood Malik will be promoting the Census at the upcoming Sylvan Beach Day Festival.
City of La Porte staff will continue working with the Census Bureau on an as needed
basis.
V. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
City Secretary Martha Gillett extended a thank you to the committee members for all
their participation and hard work.
ADJOURN
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:25 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Gillett
City Secretary
Note: This is the final meeting of this committee and no action was taken at this meeting.
Therefore, these minutes will be submitted and approved by the City Secretary.
MEETING NOTICE
CENSUS 2000
COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE MEETING
DATE: APRIL 25, 2000
TIME: 5:30 p.m. ****PLEASE NOTE TIME ****
PLACE: CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
604 WEST FAIRMONT PARKWAY
LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571
RSVP: CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE - 281-471-5020 EXT. 233
PIZZA, SOFT DRINKS, AND COOKIES WILL BE PROVIDED.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING SO WE
WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD.