Subject: 18820/ Congress re: 1990 Census Statistical Correction
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 1990 13:12:00 -0500


                               RESOLUTION NO. 18820
                  
                  
                   A RESOLUTION URGING THE CONGRESS OF THE
                   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO ENACT
                   LEGISLATION MANDATING A 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 encountered numerous,
       unforeseen operational problems requiring more time to correct
       than the time alloted by federal legislation; 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 Local Review process, of which the
       preliminary figures are a part, is intended to correct the
       preliminary count of housing units, and not of the persons
       residing therein, nor of homeless persons; and
       	    	 WHEREAS, the undercount is projected to have a
       disproportionately adverse impact upon the nation's 
municipalities
       in both large and small counties; 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 Chattanooga believes that all
       persons count.
                                NOW, THEREFORE,
       	    	 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
       CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE:
       	    	 SECTION 1.  That the City Council of the City of
       Chattanooga urges the Congress to amend legislation establishing
       suspense dates of December 31, 1990 and April 1, 1991 to read 
June
       30, 1990 and October 1, 1991, to provide the Bureau of the Census 

       more time to respond to the Local Review; and that necessary 
funds
       be appropriated for this task.
       	    	 SECTION 2.  That the City Council of the City of
       Chattanooga urges the Congress to enact legislation mandating a
       statistical correction of the 1990 Census.
       	    	 SECTION 3.  That the City Council of the City of
       Chattanooga 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.
       	    	 SECTION 4.  That barring legislative or administrative
       remedies the City of Chattanooga support judicial action to 
effect
       a statistical correction of the 1990 Census.
       	    	 SECTION 5.  That a copy of this resolution be sent by
       the Clerk of the City Council to the Secretary of Commerce,
       Congresswoman Marilyn Lloyd, Senator Al Gore, and Senator James
       Sasser.
      
       ADOPTED:  10/30/90
      
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