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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 7C_6/20/1991 n 4VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA i s ' if 4 Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive � . 4 Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (407) 575-6200 a ,��N ;►° FAX: (4071 575-6203 411, Ch COU$ ME 4Q I TI tJM TO: Village Council FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager _ DATE: June 12, 1991 SUBJECT: Resolution No. 23-90/91; Agenda Item The United States Department of Commerce published a request for comments on adjustments to the Census in the 5/24/91 Federal Register. Staff feels that Tequesta' s population count of 4, 499 is low due to the Census Bureau indicating in excess of 400 vacant or no response structures in the Village on Census Day. We feel that this number is high and resulted in an undercounting of Tequesta population. The State of Florida has joined in one of the national lawsuits requesting adjustments to the count and Attorney General Butterworth has requested a copy of any comments, such as those proposed in the attached Resolution. It is recommended that the Village Council adopt Resolution 23-90/91. • TGB/mk Attachment • Recycled Paper RESOLUTION NO. 23-90/91 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING THE ' PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO CORRECT ERRORS IN THE 1990 CENSUS. WHEREAS, the 1990 Census will provide essential population statistics governing Federal funding allocations and political representation for the next decade; and WHEREAS, the Census Bureau has acknowledged undercounts in past censuses; and WHEREAS, the 1990 Census is projected to contain not only an undercount of minorities but of non-minorities as well; and WHEREAS, the preliminary Census counts understated the population of the Village of Tequesta by an estimated 132 people; and further stated that 440 residential units were determined to be vacant on the date of the census, which represents approximately 18. 66% of the Village' s total residential units; and WHEREAS, the undercount is projected to have a disproportionately adverse impact on the nation' s urban areas such as the Village of Tequesta; and WHEREAS, the Census Bureau has developed a statistical methodology for correcting the undercount but the Commerce Department has refused to use this corrective mechanism; and WHEREAS, the Federal disinvestment in key urban • funding combined with Federal restrictions on tax exemption have threatened and continue to threaten cities' abilities to cope with growing social and financial problems; and WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States clearly states that all persons must be counted; and WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta believes that all persons count. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Congress and President of the United States of America are hereby urged to enact legislation mandating a statistical correction of the 1990 Census. Section 2. The President and Secretary of Commerce of the United States of. America are hereby urged to administratively agree to statistically correct the 1990 Census so as to reflect an accurate enumeration of the nation' s population. Section 3.. In the absence of legislative or administrative remedies judicial action is hereby supported to effect a statistical correction of the 1990 Census. Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was offered by Councilmember who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilmember , and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION. The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this day of 1991. MAYOR OF TEQUESTA Joseph N. Capretta I . HI ATTEST: Bill C. Kascavelis Village Clerk •1 •J Y What You Can Do: It your city has documented instances of undercounting, here are several things you can do to increase your chances of an adjustment. Keep in mind that the Secretary of Commerce will decide if any adjustments will be made on July 15, 1991. o Send a copy of your complaint and documentation to the Census Question Resolution (CQR) Center: CQR Center, Bureau of the Census, Room 3534 F B 3, Washington, DC 20233 . o Send the same information to your congressman's local office, and ask him/her to seek a resolution from the Census Bureau on your behalf. o The House Subcommittee on Census and Population would like a copy of your complaint and data. Send it to: Representative Tom Sawyer, Chairman, House Subcommittee on Census and Population, 608 HOB Annex 1, Washington, DC 20515. o If your commission has passed a resolution requesting a recount or adjustment, send a copy of it with a letter to Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher, Herbert C. Hoover Building Room 5858, 14th street and-Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. , Washington, DC 20230 . o Cities wishing to join in one of the nationwide lawsuits being filed for cities and counties should contact: Peter Zimroth, Corporate Counsel for the City of New York, 100 Church Street, New York, NY 10007, or Dave Goldin, also with the City of New York, at (212) 788-1088.