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CC - (1) Authorization and Direction to A) Pool Funding with the County and Other Cities or B) Receive and Deploy $4,157 in State of California Funding for 2020 Census Outreach; and (2) If Desired, Creation of a City Council 2020 Census Ad-Hoc Subcommittee, and Appointment of Two City Council Members Thereto; and (3) Additional Direction to City Manager Regarding 2020 Census Outreach Activities as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: October 28, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/23/19)
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (10/22/19)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) authorize and direct the City Manager to either (a) pool funding with the County and Other Cities; or (b) receive and deploy $4,157 in State of California Funding for 2020 Census Outreach; (2) if desired, create a City Council 2020 Census Ad-Hoc subcommittee and appoint two City Council Members thereto; and (3) provide additional direction to the City Manager regarding 2020 Census outreach activities as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
On March 21, 2019, the County of Los Angeles (County) elected to receive funding from the State of California to promote participation in the upcoming 2020 Census. The State's campaign is designed to focus outreach efforts on both the geographic areas and demographic populations commonly referred to as hard-to-count (HTC). As a result, the County intends to allocate Census outreach funding to appropriate cities based on the amount of HTC geographic areas present within these cities according to the State's CA-HTC Index ...
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