HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 CENSUS 2000 UPDATE 12-06-99DECEMBER 6, 1999
TO'
FROM'
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CENSUS 2000 UPDATE
SU3IMARY: For the past several months, the Community Development Department has been working
with the U.S. Cettsus Bureau bt preparation for Cettsus 2000. The Census is an important community
effort because for each person not counted by the census approxima, tely $100.00 bt attnual
federal funding is lost. The Comntunity Development Department has prepared this report to update
the City Council on 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.
Local Update of Census Addresses
On October 12, 1999, staff completed its review of the electronic address listing for the
Supplemental Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program and transmitted the annotated
listing to the Census Bureau. After reviewing our changes, the Census Bureau will conduct field
visits to verify the changed and added addresses and then provide a final address list for our
review.
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 kick-off meeting for the Orange County Complete Count Committee took place on October 25,
1999. Several working groups of the Complete Count Committee will convene during the week of
December 6, 1999 to identify specific activities that the working groups may undertake to improve
the accuracy of Census 2000 and to educate the community about the importance of the Census.
The Government Working Group is scheduled to meet at the County Hall of Administration on
Tuesday, December 7, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.
City Council Rep6rt
Census 2000 Update
December 6, 1999
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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
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 will be providing 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)
796-4600.
Elizabeth A. Binsack
Director of Community Development
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