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File #: RES 20-005    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 1/13/2020 Final action: 1/13/2020
Title: A Resolution Approving a Grant Award from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in the Amount of $15,000 for 2020 United States Census Support and Authorizing Execution of the Census 2020 Participation Grant Acceptance Form
Attachments: 1. Grant Resolution, 2. Census-2020-Participation-Grant-Acceptance-Form.pdf, 3. Census-2020-Participation-Grant-Recipient-Assurances-and-Requirements.pdf, 4. Census-2020-Participation-Grant-Award-Letter.pdf
Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director, Development Customer Services

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving a Grant Award from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in the Amount of $15,000 for 2020 United States Census Support and Authorizing Execution of the Census 2020 Participation Grant Acceptance Form

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Overview
Overview
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has asked the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC) to serve as one of the Regional Intermediaries to sub-allocate $1.3M in State of Illinois grants to municipalities working to reach hard-to-count populations during the upcoming U.S. Census. The Village of Oak Park, as a participant in the MMC Census Work Group, has been awarded $15,000 in grant funding.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution

Fiscal Impact
The Village of Oak Park will use all of the $15,000 in grant funding for promotional and other efforts in order to reach hard-to-count populations living within the municipality. A spreadsheet,detailing the intended use of the grant funds, is attached.

Background
In 2019, the Village Board approved a motion authorizing the establishment of a U.S. Census Complete Count Committee (CCC). A Complete Count Committee is a volunteer group established to increase awareness of the upcoming 2020 Census. The Census Bureau reports that CCC's are most effective when they include a cross-section of a municipality, including individuals from government, education, business, religious organizations, the media and community groups. The Village's CCC is staffed by the Development Customer Services Department with significant assistance from the Communications Departmentand. To date, the CCC group has been very active.

On October 2, 2019, the Village convened its first Complete Count Committee meeting. Since that time, the group has met on several occasions, strategizing on how to best promote the census, especially to hard-to-count populations. Addit...

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