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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA PORTE
REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE MEETING
OCTOBER 1, 2001
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Sidney Grant called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Members of Redistricting Committee Present: Sidney Grant, Betty Stoumbaugh, Ed
Matuszak, Betty Waters, Bernard Legrand, and Jesse Wilson.
Members of the Redistricting Committee Absent: Bob Capen, Claudia Zapata, Kirby
Linscomb, and Jeff Litchfield.
Others Present: None
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 28, 2001
Minutes approved as presented.
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND CITIZENS AND
TAXPAYERS WISHING TO ADDRESS REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE
None.
COMMITTEE REPORT FROM ED MATUSZAK ON REDISTRICTING MAP
Redistricting member Ed Matuszak provided the report and discussed map numbers R-
006 and R-007.
After checking hand calculated numbers on R-006 against census data file numbers, it
was determined the percentages were different.
R-007 actually took percentages further from +/- 5% goal. District 4 still shows highest
minority representation. All the other districts appeared to be equally spread ethnically.
Ed Matuszak reviewed consultant, Jeff Litchfield's numbers from R-006 and looked at
each ethnic distribution by district.
Map R-006 did not change the incumbents from their districts; plus it keeps most like
neighborhoods together. A Committee concern is that part of Glen Meadows will be
taken from District 1 and put in District 4. The committee noted that map #R-007
changes took the percentages farther from +/- 5% goal.
Committee comments on R-007; more people need to be added to District 4. Sidney
Grant suggested the Committee decide on percentage number for District 4. They
suggested --4% for District 4. John Armstrong commented, in a perfect world District 4
would have -5%.
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Betty Stoumbaugh to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 P.M. Second by
Bernard Legrand. The motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sidney Grant, Chairman
Passed and approved on this 15th day of October 2001.