Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER FORMING A COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE FOR CARSON IN SUPPORT OF THE 2020 CENSUS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CENSUS BUREAU (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The U.S. Census will take place in April of 2020. The data collected can have a significant impact on the many stakeholders located in or associated with the City of Carson. In an effort to ensure an accurate count of the City's economy and population, at its October 14, 2019 meeting, the Community Civic Engagement Board voted to support the creation of a Complete Count Committee for Carson and to transmit this recommendation to the City Council for its consideration.
Tonight, the City Council is asked to consider approving the Board's recommendation, and to authorize the City Manager or her designee to provide staff support to a Complete Count Committee in collaboration with Los Angeles County Census Bureau.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE the formation of a Complete Count Committee for Carson in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Census Bureau.
2. AUTHORIZE the City Manager or her designee to provide staff support to the Complete Count Committee for Carson in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Census Bureau.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
In April of 2020, the US Department of Commerce undertakes its decennial census of the country's economy and population. Among the many uses of census data is to determine where to build everything from schools to supermarkets, to draw the lines of legislative districts and reapportion the seats each State holds in Congress, and how to distribute funds and assistance to states and localities (Exhibit Nos. 1). It should be noted that the per-capita estimate of $1,958 DOES NOT indicate the amount by which federal funding increases for each additional person count...
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