HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011967 - 67-936 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Application }
to Department of Housing and �
Urban Development for Financial ) RESOLUTION NO. 67/936
Assistance re 1970 Census. }
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Contra Costa recognizes the need for accurate and comprehensive
Census information for both public and private purposes; and
WHEREAS the 1970 Decennial Census will provide invalu-
able information on population, economics, housing and other
,subjects for not only the County, its cities, census 'tracts and,
other traditional enumeration units, but for small geographic
units not heretofore designated; and
WHEREAS the Federal Bureau of the Census will request
the County of Contra Costa to establish a program to 'edit, update
and code "metropolitan maps'' and address coding guides to be used
in this first Census to be taken by nail, which program will re-
quire considerable staff effort; and
WHEREAS the Federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development is authorized to provide financial assistance for the
preparation of materials required for the 19' 0 Census, ursuant to
the provisions of Section 701 of the Housing Act of 19J as amended;
and
W'1ri-EREAS the Association of Bay Area Governments has been
designated Regional Coordinator for the 1970 Census, and has been
authorized to obtain the aforesaid Federal financial assistance for
its member units of goverr=Lent; and
WHEREAS the Association of Bay Area Governments has indi-
cated its preference for member counties to coordinate city--county
preparation activities for the 1970 Census and to apply for Federal
financial assistance on a county-wide basis; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Super-
visors of the County of Contra Costa requests the Association of
Bay Area Governments to include the County in a Bay Area application
to the Federal Department of Housing and: Urban Development for
financial assistance for 1970 Census preparatory activities; and.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Acting Director of Planning
be authorized and directed to prepare an application for financial
assistance on behalf of the whole of Contra Costa County, and to
submit said application to the Association of Bay Area Governments;
and
RESOLUTION NO. 67/936
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Acting Director of
Planning be authorized to commit the County of Contra Costa to
providing up to the amount of $5,000 in the farm. of Planning
Department staff services as the County's one-third local contri-
bution to said financial assistance program; and
BE ST FURTHER RESOLVED that the incorporated cities
within the County of Contra Costa be requested to participate with
the County in the preparation of 19?0 Census materials, and to
share in whatever Federal financial assistance is received for
this activity on an essentially pro rata basis for worm performed;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Acting Director of
Planning be authorized to negotiate agreements with the said cities
to participate in the preparation of 1970 Census materials.
PASSED .AND ,ADOPTER this 12th day of December, 196?, by
the following vote of this Board:
AYES: Supervisors James P. Kenny, .Alfred X. Dias,
James E. Moriarty, Thomas John Cell,
Edmund. A. Linscheid.
NES: Done.
ABSENT.- None.
RESOLUTION NO. 67/936