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RESOLUTION
Resolution #3511
December 13,1990
Item 426
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
the City of Lubbock, by an estimated 12,218 people; and
WHEREAS, the undercount is projected to have a disproportionately
adverse impact upon the nation's urban areas such as the City of Lubbock;
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 Lubbock believes that all persons count; NOW
THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the City of Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock supports judicial action to effect a
statistical correction of the 1990 Census.
Passed by the City Council this 13th day of December 1990
B. C. MCMI N, MAYOR
KanezEe boya, Lity zecrexary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Jim B rtram, Assistant City Manager
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APPR'0 ED AS TO FORM:
John C. Ross, Jr., City Attorney
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