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12/31/1999
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N <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: February 9, 1999 <br />1 <br />TO: John Jermanis, City Manager <br />FROM: Stephen Emslie, Development Services Director <br />BY: Elizabeth Greene, Project Planner <br />SUBJECT: Census 2000 Complete Count Committee <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />APPROVED AND FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />CR <br />0Jo ermanis (� � <br />Manager 9c�_ <br />The Census Bureau is recommending that local jurisdictions form a Complete Count Committee in order to <br />reach out to the community and get the most complete count possible. Staff recommends the City Council <br />designate the Mayor's Human Relations Council as the Complete Count Committee to determine the type of <br />outreach that will be most effective in promoting community participation in the Census. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Census is scheduled to take place in April 2000. This undertaking will again provide a snapshot of the <br />United States: who we are, where we live and how we work. The information gathered through the Census <br />is considered the most complete source of demographic information and will be used as the basis for studies <br />and business decisions. This information is also crucial for local jurisdictions as the statistics developed <br />from the responses to the Census will be used for the next ten years to determine Federal and State funding <br />allocations. <br />While the Census effort attempts to be as thorough as possible, it is widely acknowledged that undercounts <br />do happen within certain population groups. Groups which are historically undercounted are minority <br />communities, persons with language barriers and transient populations. In past years, the Census Bureau has <br />acknowledged that not all people are counted and has adjusted their numbers to reflect this. This did not <br />occur with the 1990 figures and will not be an option with the numbers collected in 2000. This makes the <br />need for an accurate count even more important. <br />The Census Bureau has found that educating communities about the Census is the best way to ensure <br />participation. Yet, informing communities about the importance of the process and, in some cases, allaying <br />fears about participating in it are some of the most challenging aspects of the Census. Since each community <br />has a unique composition, outreach is more effective when it is developed and implemented by <br />representatives from the community. <br />
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