STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: September 25, 2019
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Strategic Partnerships & Government Affairs
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County to procure professional services for a Census 2020 Participation Initiative for the period September 25, 2019 through July 1, 2020 October 15, 2019 through September 30, 2020 - Not to exceed $1,000,000.00 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, authorizes local governments of the state to enter into contracts for governmental functions and services to increase their efficiency and effectiveness.
The United States Constitution requires that a Census count be conducted every ten years. The population count is then used to reapportion federal and state legislative districts, and to distribute billions in federal funds to states and local communities for schools, roads, housing, social services and much more. Private entities also rely on this data for key business decisions.
Texas receives an estimated $43 billion annually in federal funds based on United States Census Bureau data. Each uncounted person represents a loss of approximately $1,578. In Fiscal Year 2016, Texas received $59.4 billion based on Decennial Census Data, which is approximately $2,132 for every Texas resident. The City of Dallas ("City") has over 200 Census tracts that are designated "hard to count" ("HTC") because previous Census response rates are 73 percent or less. It is critical that all residents of Dallas are counted.
Over the past year, the City of Dallas has been hard at work on the Census 2020 outreach effort. The work City staff has completed includes developing a comprehensive strategic plan, mobilizing members of the City of Dallas Mayor's Complete Count Committee (appointed by former Mayor Mike Rawlings wi...
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