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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: September 2, 2009 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: Community Development CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Christopher A. Riordan, AICP DIRECTOR: John Livingstone, AICP
SUBJECT: Census 2010 Presentation
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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REPORT SUMMARY:
As part of the County of Santa Clara and the United States Census Bureau’s public outreach and
education campaign to make the general public aware of the upcoming 2010 census, the City of
Saratoga has invited representatives from both agencies to provide census information to the City
Council. The presenters will include both Melissa Erickson, the Census 2010 Project Manager for
Santa Clara County, and Vince Khana, Partnership Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau.
Background
The United States Constitution requires a national census once every 10 years. The census is a
count of everyone residing in the United States as of April 1, 2010 (Census Day). This includes
people of all ages, races, ethnic groups, both citizens and non-citizens.
Every year, more than $300 billion in federal funds is awarded to states and communities based on
census data. That is more than $3 Trillion over a ten year period.
The 2010 Census questionnaire will ask 10 questions – including, name, relationships, phone
number, gender, age, date of birth, race, and whether the person owns or rents his or her home.
All information provided on the questionnaire is confidential and the Census Bureau is prohibited
by Federal Law from sharing individual responses with any person or agency, including welfare
and immigration agencies. The questionnaire is designed to take just a few minutes to complete
and return by mail.
A primary goal of the Census Bureau is to minimize undercount. Census questionnaires will be
mailed to households in March 2010. If a questionnaire is not returned than a household will
receive a follow-up questionnaire in early April 2010. In mid April 2010 – July 2010, Census
workers will begin to visit households that did return the questionnaire by mail.
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FOLLOW UP ACTION:
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