HomeMy WebLinkAbout17329 - RESOLUTIONS - 11/7/1990 RESOLUTION NO. 17329
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA URGING STATISTICAL CORRECTION OF 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 1990 Census has been fraught with numerous operational
problems; 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 Palm
L Springs, by an estimated 3,000 people; and
WHEREAS, the undercount is projected to have a disproportionately adverse
impact upon the nation 's urban areas such as Palm Springs ; 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, 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 City of Palm Springs believes that all persons count,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Palm Springs urges Congress
and the President to enact legislation mandating a statistical correction
of the 1990 Census; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Palm Springs urges the President
and the Secretary of Commerce to administratively agree to statistically
correct the 1990 Census so as to reflect an accurate enumeration of the
nation' s population; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that barring legislative or administrative remedies
the City of Palm Springs supports judicial action to effect a statistical
correction of the 1990 Census.
ADOPTED this 7th day of November 1990.
AYES: Councilmembers Broich, Hodges, Murawski , Neel and Mayor Bono
NOES None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
/ City Clerk F=" .Rfs,„,_rf City Manager
REVIEWED & APPROVED:
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