>> NO, SIR, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. I WOULD HAVE TO
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GET IT FROM UNIVERSAL SERVICES. >> OKAY. WELL, I'M JACK CAGLE,
[Redistricting Public Input Meeting]
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING THE CITIZENS OF PRECINCT 4.WE'RE ABOUT TO CONTINUE ON THE COUNTY SIDES OF THE EQUATION, WHERE OFTEN TIMES WE'VE BEEN HEARING THE NEWS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL ARE REGARD TO REDISTRICTING, BUT WE ALSO HAVE REDISTRICTING AMONGST COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WITH REGARDS TO WHERE OUR LINES ARE. AND EVERY 10 YEARS, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS WE RECEIVE CENSUS DATA AND WE'RE UNDER A DUTY TO EQUALIZE THE POPULATION OF THE FOUR PRESIDENT TR PRECINCT FOUR HAS GROWN, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT, THERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REDIRECTED SO EVERY PRECINCT HAS THE SAME NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN IT. AND THIS IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT TO BE SURE THAT HAD THOSE LINES ARE DRAWN TO EQUALIZE THE POPULATION IN HARRIS COUNTY, THAT IT IS DONE FAIRLY AND EFFICIENTLY, AND THAT'S DONE IN A WAY THAT'S ACCORDING TO LAW. I HAVE AN ARTICLE PRINTED BY BEN STINSMEN IN MY OFFICE WHICH IS A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING AND A SUMMARY OF IT FROM THE HOUSTON DAILY POST TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER THE 7TH, 1916 WHICH DESCRIBES THERE WAS A TIME IN OUR HISTORY WHERE THIS PROCESS WAS NOT DONE FAIRLY. IN FACT, THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REDREW LINES MADE THEM EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND THE PUBLIC IN HARRIS COUNTY HAD TO VOTE THE NEXT DAY. AND THEN, EVERY COMMISSIONER THAT WAS ON THE BALLOT WAS IN PRECINCT 4.
THE PUBLIC WAS ABLE TO REFIX IT BECAUSE EVERYONE ENGAGED IN THAT ABUSE WAS VOTED OUT. I'M HOPING THIS IS A PROCESS TO WHERE EVERYONE'S VOICE IS HEARD IT IS ALL DONE ABOVE BOARD AND WE DO IT IN A WAY THAT THE POPULATION HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHO THEIR COMMISSIONERS ARE, WHAT THEY ARE CHOICES ARE, FAIRLY, APPROPRIATELY, AND LEGALLY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING TONIGHT. WE HAVE OUR COUNSEL WHO IS GOING TO ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HOW TO GO FORWARD AND HOW YOU CAN ACCESS OUR WEBSITES AND GIVE US YOUR INPUT AS WELL AS WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AND OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC THIS EVENING. I GIVE
YOU TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER CAGLE. LUCINDA, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES, SIR, I CAN. >> OKAY. GREAT T THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER CAGLE AND TO THE WHOLE PRECINCT 4 TEAM FOR HOLD THING MEETING. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NOW IS TAKE EVERYONE THROUGH OUR PUBLIC INPUT PORTAL. AS COMMISSIONER CAGLE SAID I'M NEAL SAKAR AND I'M REPRESENTING THE HARRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HERE. I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN AND GO TO
>> NO, SIR, IT IS NOT. DID YOU WANT ME TO SHARE?
>> I THINK I CAN SHARE, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT'S NOT.
>> OH, THERE WE GO. SO, THIS IS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S WEBSITE AND ON THE FIRST PAGE WE HAVE A REDISTRICTING ICON, SO, IF YOU CLICK ON THAT, THIS IS OUR COMMISSIONER PRECINCT REDISTRICTING PAGE. THIS FIRST PAGE OUTLINES GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT REDISTRICTING, WE HAVE THE CENSUS DATA, WE HAVE CERTAIN KEY ITEMS PRESENTED AT PAST COURTS, WE HAVE OUR REDISTRICTING CRITERIA AND WE HAVE THE OLD MAPS. SO THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF REDRAWING THE COUNTY BOUNDARY LINES. THE SECOND TAB HERE IS SUBMIT YOUR MAP IDEAS, THIS IS REALLY THE PORTAL, AND SO, SO, THIS IS WHERE WE HEAR FROM YOU AND AS COMMISSIONER CAGLE PUT IT
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IN HIS INTRO, WE DESIGNED A PROCESS TO MAXIMIZE PUBLIC INPUT. ONE WAY TO GIVE PUBLIC INPUT IS AT THESE MEETINGS, WE HAVE THIS ONE TONIGHT AND ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AFTER THAT. IF FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU WOULD RATHER GIVE YOUR INPUT THROUGH THE PORTAL, YOU CAN DO THAT.FIRST THERE'S INTRO INFORMATION AND THEN YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF, YOU CAN MARK IF YOU REPRESENT AN ORGANIZATION, AN THEN WE GET TO THE PROVIDE YOUR INPUT SECTION.
SO, THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DO THIS, THE FIRST IS A PAINT-LIKE FEATURE, SO WE HAVE A MAP OF HARRIS COUNTY HERE, AND THEN YOU CAN DRAW A LINE ON IT, YOU COULD HAVE A TEXT BOX OR WHATEVER YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE AND SHARE YOUR VIEWS. ALTERNATIVELY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU COULD DOWNLOAD A PDF MAP AND WRITE YOUR COMMENTS ON THERE AND SUBMIT IT. THE FINAL THING I WILL SAY ABOUT THIS PORTAL IS WELL, ACTUALLY, LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK. SO, THIS PIECE, TO THE EXTENT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON WHAT SORT OF INPUT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THIS IS WHERE YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY, SO, BOTH, WHAT ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU, HOW YOU DEFINE YOUR COMMUNITY, WHAT MAKES YOUR COMMUNITY UNIQUE.
AND ALSO, SORT OF THE PHYSICAL PLACE OF YOUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER THAT BE HIGHWAYS, NATURAL BOUNDARIES, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, JUST WHERE YOU WOULD LOCATE YOURSELF. THE COMMENT SECTION IS THE END OF THE PORTAL AND THIS IS THE PLACE TO TELL US ANY OF OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT REDISTRICTING AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS WEBSITE, JUST SEND THEM HERE, I CAN ASSURE YOU I'M READING THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING THROUGH HERE SO IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS, I WILL SEE IT AND I WILL REACH OUT TO YOU. THE NEXT PAGE IS JOIN THE DISCUSSION PAGE, THIS IS A RUNNING CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND FOR OUR OLD MEETINGS, WE'VE PUT UP THE VIDEOS AND WE HAVE THE MEETINGS ON THE 6TH AND TOMORROW'S MEETING ON THE 7TH AND AS ADDITIONAL MEETINGS BECOME AVAILABLE WE WILL ADD THEM TO THE RUNNING PAGE. LEARN MORE ABOUT REDISTRICTING, THIS IS A REDISTRICTING LIBRARY, SO, IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT REDISTRICTING, FEEL FREE TO CLICK AROUND ON THIS SITE AND YOU CAN DO THAT. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE A TAB FOR PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS. WHEN FOLKS SUBMIT SOMETHING WE WILL PUT THEM UP.
FINALLY, ONE OTHER THING, WE HAVE A SELECT YOUR LANGUAGE TAB, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THIS IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, YOU COULD CLICK, WELL, THIS MAY NOT BE A GOOD PAGE TO SEE IT BUT LET'S GO TO THIS ONE. YOU CAN SWITCH TO ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND DO IT THAT WAY. SO, THAT IS THE PUBLIC INPUT PORTAL. I'LL ALSO SAY ONE MORE TIME, AGAIN R YOU CAN GIVE COMMENTARY THROUGH THE PORTAL OR COME TO ONE OF OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS, EITHER WAY YOUR INPUT WILL BE INCORPORATED AND CONSIDERED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, SO IF ANYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, WE CAN DO SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THEN. SO, COMMISSIONER, CAGLE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING TO WRAP IT
UP? >> WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE. OBSERVING THE PROCEEDINGS, SO, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WITH REGARD TO THOSE WHO ARE OBSERVING IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION. I THINK THAT COUNSELOR NEAL DID A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING HOW WE CAN GET YOUR INPUT THROUGH THE PORTAL AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN, THIS CONCLUDES OUR FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS IN PRECINCT 4 WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PRECINCT, CURRENTLY PRECINCT 4 GOES FROM KADY TO SPRINGVILLE, OLD TOWN SPRING, THE HARRIS COUNTY PORTION OF THE WOODLANDS, KINGWOOD, AND HUMBLE WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR OUR HOSTS. BLESSINGS TO
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.