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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020-02-25 Item 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to the United States (US) Constitution, every ten years, the federal government is required to count all residents in the United States, citizens and non-citizens, through a national census; and WHEREAS, the next national census, scheduled to begin in April 2020, is central to our democracy; and WHEREAS, a primary and perpetual challenge facing the U.S. Census Bureau is the undercount of certain population groups; and WHEREAS, California has a large percentage of individuals that are considered traditionally hard to count; and WHEREAS, the data that is collected by the decennial Census determines the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is used to distribute billions of dollars in federal funds to state and local governments. WHEREAS, the data is also used in the re-districting of state legislatures, county boards of supervisors and city councils; and WHEREAS, California receives nearly $77,000,000,000 in federal funding that is allocated, in part, based on census data; and WHEREAS, a complete and accurate count of California's population is essential. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the members of the Millbrae City Council, do hereby proclaim: APRIL 1, 2020 AS CENSUS DAY in the City of Millbrae and encourage Millbrae residents to promote and complete the census to ensure a fair, accurate and complete count. _________________________________ Reuben D. Holober, Mayor _________________________________ Ann Schneider, Vice Mayor _________________________________ Anne E. Oliva, Councilmember _________________________________ Gina Papan, Councilmember _________________________________ Dated: February 25, 2020 Wayne J. Lee, Councilmember