DATE: August 4, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Opt-In Letter and Amendment No. 2 to the Census 2020 Standard Agreement with the California Complete Count - Census 2020 Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Opt-In Letter to the California Complete Count - Census 2020 Office for an additional allocation of $100,000 for county outreach activities to promote participation in the 2020 Census; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Census 2020 Standard Agreement No. 19-111 with California Complete Count - Census 2020 Office for county outreach activities to promote participation in the 2020 Census, effective upon execution through December 31, 2020 ($1,345,793).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the County to receive an additional $100,000 from the California Complete Count - Census 2020 Office (CCC Office) to conduct and support outreach activities to promote participation in the 2020 decennial census. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended actions, resulting in the declining of additional funding that would be used to bolster outreach efforts in hardest to count census tracts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Upon execution of the Opt-In Letter and Amendment No. 2 by the CCC Office, the total County funding for the 2020 Census will increase by $100,000 to $1,345,793. The funds received will be deposited in the Department's California Census 2020 Special Revenue Fund Org 1134.
DISCUSSION:
On November 9, 2018, the County received a letter from the CCC Office regarding the availability of funding for local 2020 U.S. Census related activities and the necessary procedures to "opt-in" and receive the allocation. On...
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