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City of La Porte
Census 2010 Complete Count Committee
Minutes of March 9, 2010
Committee Members Present:
Herman Berges
Paula Swearingen
Don Hill
Jeanne Zemanek
Vickie Campise
Charlie Perry
Marie Meehan
Committee Members Absent:
Joe Lopez
Susan Robinson
Henry Newsom
Ernest Escobar
Sarah Lindeen
Betty Moore
T. J. Walker
Jesse Garcia
Sherry Lowe
Earl Ehlers
Others in Attendance:
Wanda Gorton, Office Assistant with the City of Morgan's Point
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 6:10 p.m.
2. Roll call of members.
Members in attendance for roll call were Don Hill, Herman Berges, Jeanne Zemanek, Marie
Meehan, Vickie Campise, Charlie Perry, and Paula Swearingen.
3. Consider approval of February 23, 2010, meeting minutes.
Motion by Paula Swearingen to approve the February 23, 2010, meeting minutes. Second by
Marie Meehan. Minutes were approved as presented.
4. Discuss committee activities in preparation for Census Day, April 1, 2010.
Completed:
./ A census link has been placed on the front page of the City's website.
./ A census message has been placed on the March utility bills.
./ The census proclamation signed by the Mayor has been placed on the City's website as a
news article.
./ Our Partnership Specialist has been in contact with the LPISD Superintendent about the
Census in Schools program, which is being managed by the school administration. There
are a variety of lesson plans, maps, and teaching guides for teachers geared for children
and teens.
./ Various census articles will run weekly in the Bayshore Sun.
./ David Novasad with the library prepared a 1Yz minute video that has been placed on the
City's cable access Channel 16. Copies of the video will go to Morgan's Point and
Shoreacres.
./ Census Day has been placed on the City's website calendar for April 1.
./ A census message has been placed on the City's facebook and twitter accounts.
./ A census article was placed in "La Porte by the Bay" publication.
./ Posters have been delivered to City Departments.
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./ Flyers/posters have been made available to Neighborhood Center.
./ Posters have been delivered to some businesses along Main and Broadway.
./ A brief census message has been placed on the new City marquee.
./ Paula Swearingen has coordinated the delivery of posters/flyers to the Chamber, a
presentation @ Head Start to approximately 27 parents, a Census 2010 Assistance
Forum scheduled for March 30 @ Neighborhood Center, and placed an order for t-shirts
and colors/color sheets for distribution to historically undercounted youths (funding
made possible by a $2,000 grant from the United Way).
Ongoing:
)r> Provide flyers to Chairman Hill for distribution at thrift stores, i.e. St. Vincent de Paul
and New Life Christian RMA.
)r> Paula Swearingen will check with the Chamber of Commerce about e-mailing the census
message to its membership.
)r> Provide literature to churches with pre-school, day-school, and after-school programs,
i.e. St. John's, Beacon School, etc; need input from committee members on locations.
)r> City staff will send a city-wide phone message about the census via Connect-CTY during
the week of March 15-19.
)r> Flyers will be distributed to food pantries, i.e. Light of Christ Lutheran Church's "Ray of
Light" pantry and Bayshore Baptist Church's monthly "Angel Food" distribution.
)r> Flyers/posters will be made available to the Light of Christ Lutheran Women's Recovery
Center and daycare facility.
)r> Members should contact businesses with marquees to inquire about the pOSSibility of
posting a census message; if unable to contact businesses directly, notify Chairman Hill
for his assistance.
)r> Faith-based census information is being provided to churches.
)r> Inquire about possibility of placing a census message on TXDOT roadway message
boards (713-802-5662 - Engineering).
5. Administrative Reports
The grand opening ceremony for Five Points Town Plaza is scheduled for the afternoon of March
25th. Committee Members are encouraged to attend.
6. Committee comments
A. Matters appearing on agenda.
None.
B. Inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information or existing policy.
None.
7. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Prepared by Peggy Lee, Planning Department Office Coordinator