HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 CENSUS 2000 UPDT 01-03-00NO. 7
01-03-00
DATE:
JANUARY 3, 2000
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TO:
FROM'
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CENSUS 2000 UPDATE
SUMMARY: For the past several months, the Conttntinity Developntent De£artment has been working
with the U.S. Celtsus Bureau itt preparation for Celtsus 2000. The Cettsus is alt itnportant COtttlttultity
effort because for each person not counted by the celtstts approximately $100.00 itt attnual
federal fundittg is lost. The Colttlttttttio, Developmeut Departntent has prepared this report to update
the CiO, CouttcH ott the most recent activities relating to Census 2000.
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council receive and file this report.
DISCUSSION
The following discussion highlights recent activities related to Census 2000.
Partnership and Promotion - Complete Count Committee
The Census Bureau has encouraged communities to establish complete count committees and
implement various promotional activities. The County has invited the City of Tustin to participate in
their Complete Count Committee. The Committee includes six working groups: community-based,
education, government, housing/homeless, business, and media. Each working group will identify
specific activities to improve the accuracy of Census 2000 and to educate the community about
the importance of the Census.
Staff participated in the first meeting of the .Government Working Group on December 7, 1999.
The Group discussed various promotional activities including the best practices of the 1990
Census efforts in Santa Ana, Oxnard, and Los Angeles.
The Government Working Group is scheduled to meet at the County Hall of Administration on
Tuesday, January 13, 2000 at 9:00 a.m.
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LUCA Special Place Program
The Census Bureau offers a review opportunity, the LUCA Special Place program, to update the
Census 2000 special place address list. Special places for this program include boarding hOuses,
college dormitories, shelters, nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, hotels and motels, and migrant
City Council Report
Census 2000 Update
January 3, 2000
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worker camps'. However, military bases and domestic abuse shelters are handled under other
Census programs. The Special Place program allows local governments to review the Census
Bureau's special place address list, make corrections, and add missing special places. Staff will
be working on 'this program in January, 2000.
Partnership and Recruiting
The Census Bureau estimates that more than 285,000 census takers and support personnel will
be hired for Census 2000. Approximately 2.8 million candidates will be recruited for these
positions to ensure that an adequate number of qualified Census workers can be hired. To assist
with this on-going effort, staff provided local Census Bureau recruiting managers with information
on potential testing sites in the City of Tustin for those who would like to take the Census 2000
Field Examination. Testing will take place from January to April, 2000.
Any questions regarding Census 2000 should be referred to the Community Development
Department at (714) 573-3016 or the Orange County office of the U.S. Census Bureau at (714)
796-460O.
Eli:C'abeth A. Binsa~:k
Director of Community Development
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