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From YouTube: COUNTMEINKC 2020 CENSUS News Conference
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COUNTMEINKC 2020 CENSUS News Conference
A
A
census,
either
by
going
online
to
my
2020
census,
gov
by
calling
eight
four
four
three
three
zero:
two
zero
two
zero
or
completing
a
paper
questionnaire
or
by
responding
on
an
in-person
interview
with
the
census,
taker
Kansas,
City's
self-response
rate
is
fifty
five
point:
point
nine
percent,
that's
about
five
to
six
percent
below
the
state
completion
rate,
in
particular
we're
urging
Lee
requesting
that
residents
who
live
in
the
third.
Fourth
and
fifth
districts
immediately
respond
to
the
census,
as
response
rates
in
those
council,
districts
have
been
trending
low
since
the
beginning
of
census
in
mid-march.
A
I
would
also
like
to
share
that
beginning
today.
Census
takers
will
start
going
to
door-to-door
to
households
who
have
not
yet
responded.
If
you
have
not
yet
responded
to
the
census
and
the
census
taker
shows
up
at
your
door,
we
encourage
you
to
offer
your
full
cooperation
with
census
takers
so
that
you
can
be
counted.
A
Census
answers
are
100%,
confidential,
100%,
confidential,
every
census,
bureau
worker
takes
a
lifetime
both
to
protect
confidentiality
and
the
Census
Bureau
ensures
the
data
provided
to
identifying
residents
or
their
households
shall
not
be
released.
I'll
say
one
more
time
since
its
answers
are
100%.
Confidential
residents
can
expect
census
takers
to
have
an
official
ID
badge
that
includes
their
name,
their
photograph
and
Department
of
Commerce
watermark
and
an
expiration
date.
They
will
have
an
official
badge
and
Census
Bureau
issue
electronic
device,
such
as
a
laptop,
a
smartphone
bearing
the
Census
Bureau
logo.
A
Census
takers
are
trained
to
wear
a
mask
to
conduct
household
interviews
outside
a
home
in
an
open
well-ventilated
space
and
when
possible,
to
allow
six
feet
of
space
between
them
and
the
person
they
are
interviewing.
They
will
also
follow.
Follow
healthy
hygiene,
habits
of
frequent
hand-washing,
avoiding
contact
with
high
touch
surfaces
and
will
avoid
touching
their
face.
A
Residents
can
also
anticipate
seeing
census
workers
in
the
community
at
places
like
gas
stations
or
grocery
stores,
as
the
census
has
launched
mobile
questionnaire
assistance
centers.
This
innovative
approach
is
designed
to
meet
residents
where
they
are
and
to
maximize
the
synthesis
reach
and
to
serve
as
another
way
to
encourage
people
to
complete
the
census.
Each
person
not
counted
in
the
state
of
Missouri
could
result
in
a
potential
loss
of
one
thousand
two
hundred
and
seventy
two
dollars
per
person.
A
The
federal
government
allocates
more
than
six
hundred
and
seventy
five
billion
dollars
annually
to
communities
based
on
in
part
on
census
data,
including
healthcare,
community
development,
housing,
education,
transportation,
social
services,
employment
and
much
more
census,
data
impacts
and
influences
on
daily
to
a
yearly
basis
and
helps
determine
information
decisions
made
by
the
government.
For
example,
Kerr's
Act
funding
was
allocated
to
cities
with
populations
over
$500,000
and
Kansas
City's
last
census.
Data
was
slightly
under
that
threshold.
A
I
also
want
to
take
this
time
to
thank
Chanel
Hicks
senior
partnership,
specialist
based
at
Chicago
regional
census,
Center
in
the
US
Census
Bureau,
where
she
and
her
team
have
been
on
the
ground
working
with
us
within
our
districts
to
help
us
assist
us
in
its
accomplishing
our
census
goals.
The
fifth
District
response
rate
is
52
point
percent.
Everyone
counts.
Please
do
your
part
to
complete
the
census.
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
take
a
moment
to
read
a
statement
from
Councilwoman
Catherine
shields
and
then
we'll
hear
from
our
mayor.
A
Catherine
shields
are
staying
at
home
during
the
pandemic,
but
she
did
want
to
respond
with
this.
There
is
one
thing
that
everyone
in
the
United
States
citizens
and
even
non
citizen
residents,
are
expected
to
participate
in
the
census.
The
census
is
so
important
that
it
is
enshrined
in
the
United
States
Constitution
how
important,
without
participating
in
the
sentence
census,
we
lose
out
on
federal
tax
dollars
that
should
go
to
educate
our
kids,
to
fight
poverty
and
to
provide
for
health
care
and
public
safety
all
because
we
literally
don't
count.
A
Even
our
right
to
vote
can
be
watered
down
when
voting
districts
are
drawn
using
inaccurate
data.
It
is
vital
to
our
city
and
to
each
one
of
us
that
we
participate
in
the
census,
whether
you
respond
online
or
by
mail
or
answer
the
door
to
hard-working
census
takers.
One
way
or
the
other
please
participate,
participating
in
the
census
is
the
way
for
everyone,
no
matter
what
race
or
ethnicity
or
sexuality,
to
announce,
to
Washington
and
to
Jefferson
City
that
we
count
we
matter
and
we
won't
be
ignored
again.
A
B
You
all
so
much
I'm
Quinton
Lucas,
mayor
of
Kansas,
City
and
I'm,
actually
for
once
gonna
break
news
for
you
and
something
that
you
may
not
know.
So.
There's
been
a
lot
of
conversation
in
Kansas
City
last
week
about
how
the
federal
government
doesn't
necessarily
tell
us
everything.
We
need
to
know
about
things
happening
here.
B
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
talk
a
lot
about
that,
because
nobody
seemed
to
care,
but
I
was
I
was
very
touched
by
the
fact
that
the
Secretary
of
Commerce
thought
it
was
important
enough
that
we
can
make
our
voices
heard
here
in
Kansas,
City
and
I.
Think
this
is
a
part
of
an
effort
and
I
commend
the
Census
Bureau
for
this
to
make
sure
that
every
community
every
walk
of
life.
B
Everybody
knows
that
we
want
to
hear
from
you
that's
why
we
have
the
to
acquaint
us
complete
de
ascenso
Thank
You
van
impe
up
there,
because
it
is
vital
and
right
now
that
fifty
five
point,
nine
percent
response
rate
in
Kansas
City
is
not
enough,
particularly
when
you
break
it
down
district
by
district
councilman.
Park
Shaw
had
the
fifth
district
number
actually
don't
know
the
third
district
number
where
I
live,
but
I
know
it
can
be
better
and
I
know
it
should
be
better
and
it
has
to
be.
B
I
have
spent
probably
at
least
a
few
hours
of
every
day
for
the
last
several
months,
trying
to
get
more
money
right,
trying
to
get
more
money
for
Kansas
Citians
and
a
big
part
of
that
is
because
right
we
were
just
below
some
of
the
areas
we
needed
to
be
in
the
census,
so
make
sure
much
like
you
tell
your
friends
and
neighbors
when
they
need
to
get
out
to
vote,
and
you
need
to
get
them
to
do
that.
To
ask
people.
Have
you
thought
out
your
census?
Yet?
Have
you
gone
online?
B
It's
very
easy
to
do.
Make
sure
you
do
that
the
other
thing
that
I
think
is
important
for
you
to
do,
and
that's
some
of
what
councilman
Park
Shaw
noted
dispel
some
of
those
myths
about
the
census
right
nobody's,
trying
to
get
some
secret
information
about
you.
Anything
like
that.
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
actually
just
count
you
and
make
sure
you
count
make
sure
our
community
counts
make
sure
all
of
us
count
of
every
demographic
group
in
every
background,
so
I
hope
we've
already
had
our
senses
kick
off.
That
was
April
1st.
B
It
was
a
very
different
kind
of
time,
but
we're
gonna
make
sure
that
we
keep
pushing
it
even
during
a
pandemic.
It's
vital
that
you
be
counted.
We
have
had
the
census
since
the
beginning
of
this
republic.
It
actually
dates
back
far
longer
than
that.
As
you
all
know,
if
you've
read
the
Bible
and
all
of
that,
so
nevertheless,
the
census
is
something
that
we
have
to
make
sure
we
do
even
in
a
pandemic.
B
Despite
any
challenges,
make
your
voices
heard
and
thank
you
all
so
much
particularly
my
friends
from
the
Census
for
coming
to
Kansas
City
they'll,
be
out
on
the
streets
to
make
sure
we
hear
from
all
of
you.
Thank
you
and
I
think
the
person
following
me
is
America's
councilman
from
the
fourth
District
Eric
bunch.
C
And
see
it
but
I'm
smiling
under
this
math,
because
this
is
an
ongoing
joke
and
I
appreciate
it,
and
thanks
thanks
thanks
for
putting
this
on
thinks,
especially
to
a
councilman
councilman
Park
Shaw,
for
helping
organize
this
we're
getting
a
little
feedback
here.
I,
don't
know
if
everyone
else
hears
that.
C
A
so
thanks
everyone
for
for
showing
up-
and
my
name
is
Eric
bunch,
I'm,
the
fourth
district
in
district
city,
councilperson
and
I'm
here,
because
I,
the
fourth
district,
like
the
third
and
the
fifth,
is
very
underreported
right
now.
I
want
to
encourage
every
person,
not
just
4th
district,
but
especially
the
4th
district,
because
we
are
behind
to
respond
to
that
online.
C
It
took
me
less
than
five
minutes
to
respond
to
the
census,
with
three
young
kids
I
had
to
remember
all
their
birthdays
and
I
was
successful
in
putting
in
the
correct
birthdays,
so
you'll
need
to
know
how
many
people
live
in
your
house
and
what
their
birth
dates
are
and
things
of
that
nature
it.
But
it's
very
fast
and
very
easy.
C
The
most
the
the
most
important
thing
that
the
greatest
thing
about
the
4th
district
is
how
diverse
we
are
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that
diversity
is
is
shown
through
by
our
participation
in
the
census.
You
know
we
talk
a
lot
about
how
much
how
much
money
is
allocated
based
on
census
data,
but
it's
also
very
important
for
us
to
know
to
have
that
important
data
about
what
our
communities
are
truly
like
and
what
what
makes
up
our
amazing
communities
like
in
the
4th
District.
So
please
take
just
a
few
minutes.
You
can.
C
You
can
get
all
the
information
you
need
to
know
by
going
to
KCMO
gov,
slash
census,
to
get
all
the
information
about
how
to
actually
fill
this
out
and
respond
ahead
of
time.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
respond
ahead
of
time
before
the
census
workers
come
and
knock
on
your
door.
We
don't
we
like
having
the
census
workers
out
in
our
communities,
but
you
can
you
can
get
ahead
of
this
and
do
it
quickly
by
by
doing
it
online.
So
I
encourage
you
to
do
that
again.
C
Just
takes
a
few
minutes
to
knock
that
out
and
just
be
prepared
for
a
little
bit
of
information
again
KCMO
dot-gov
/,
since
this
is
your-
is
your
local
resource
for
all
that,
for
those
of
you
who
have
already
filled
out
the
census
and
self-reported,
please
talk
to
your
neighbors
talk
to
your
family
members.
Talk
to
your
friends,
make
sure
that
they
have
filled
it
out
as
well.
So
please
please.
This
is
absolutely
vital.
C
D
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Melissa
Robinson
and
I
represent
the
third
District
in
district,
and
today
we
have
a
unique
opportunity.
It's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
encourage
every
resident
in
the
city
of
Kansas
City
to
ensure
that
they're
telling
their
story.
That's
all
the
census
is
about
it's
about
telling
your
story
and
a
way
for
us
to
collect
the
demographics
that
we
need
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
resources
that
not
only
helps
our
city,
but
that
helps
our
neighborhood
and
that
helps
to
support
every
household.
D
This
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
collect
the
data,
to
make
sure
that
our
city
is
counted,
and
what
does
that
mean?
That
means
that
we
have
improved
dollars
to
help
repair
our
streets
for
employment
programs
for
child
care
programs,
and
so
we
really
need
that
information
so
that
we
can
have
the
resources
we
need
in
order
to
do
our
jobs,
to
make
sure
that
our
city
is
the
best
city
in
this,
the
best
city
that
we
can
be.
D
My
dad
always
taught
me
not
only
to
look
at
the
glass
half
full,
but
to
look
at
it.
I'm.
Sorry
not
to
look
at
the
glass
half
empty,
but
to
look
at
the
glass
half
full,
so
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
where
we
are
now
I'm
going
to
talk
about
where
we
need
to
be
and
2010
the
third
district.
We
came
in
at
seventy
three
point:
five
percent
of
individuals
who
were
accounted
so
right
now,
I
want
to
challenge
everyone.
D
This
is
our
challenge,
five
for
the
third
District
to
come
in
at
least
a
seventy
eight
point:
five!
That's
what
we're
here
to
do,
and
that's
what
we're
just
here
to
talk
about
is
that
the
third
district
we
will
want.
We
want
to
compete
with
our
best
self
and
to
make
sure
that
we
are
counted
and
again
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
resources
that
we
need.
So
what
is
my
office
willing
to
do
in
order
to
help
us
to
make
that
happen?
One
the
city
of
Kansas
City,
has
materials
that
are
available.
D
We
will
be
sharing
those
materials
with
all
of
our
businesses
throughout
the
third
District.
So
if
you
see
a
flyer
just
to
remind
you
to
go
to
us,
someone
give
me
the
the
KCMO
girl,
/
senses,
and
that
way
you
have
the
information
that
you
that
you
need,
but
to
fill
out
the
census,
but
also
we're
asking
all
of
our
clergy,
our
church
leaders
to
remind
their
parishioners
to
complete
the
census,
our
neighborhood
leaders.
D
We
all
have
a
role
to
do,
and
we
have
an
area
in
the
third
district
that
we're
particularly
concerned
about,
and
that
is
the
area
between
woodland
and
Paseo
Lynwood
to
39th
Street.
It's
the
lowest
area
in
the
entire
city,
so
I
might
be
knocking
on
your
doors,
because,
if
I
can
knock
on
your
doors
to
be
elected,
I
can
knock
on
your
doors
to
make
sure
your
County.
So
just
please
go
online.
We
can
use
our
phones.
D
E
First
of
all,
I
would
like
to
thank
this
awesome
team
for
everything
that
they
are
doing
in
supporting
the
census.
I
am
honored
to
be
here.
I
must
say
this
first
though
I'm
a
little
bit
biased
because
Kansas
City
is
my
home,
so
I
want
you
to
know
that
we
are
really
excited
to
start
launching
the
non-response
follow-up
operation
out
of
Kansas
City.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
I
want
to
just
reiterate
some
of
the
things
that
have
already
been
said.
Our
mission
is
to
count
everyone
wants
only
once
and
in
the
right
place.
E
The
census
is
safe.
It's
easy,
and,
of
course
you
know
it's
important.
It's
important
to
your
communities
to
receive
your
portion
of
that
six
hundred
and
seventy
five
billion
dollars.
That's
allocated
the
state,
federal
and
local
governments,
so
that
is
definitely
something
that
we
want
to
make
sure
happen.
E
Kansas
City
is
one
of
our
great
cities.
We
want
to
thank
everyone
again
for
your
hard
work.
The
response
rate
in
the
state
of
Missouri
is
6
to
2%.
So
I
know
that,
with
the
push
today
that
maybe
by
even
tomorrow,
you'll
be
passed
at
62%,
because
we
are
working
together
to
make
sure
that
that
happened.
The
census
is
against
safe
and
important.
It's
easy.
E
E
One
of
the
things
that
I
want
to
re-emphasize
and
bring
to
your
attention
is
all
census
workers
they
are
trained.
We
do
follow
CDC
guidelines
and
we
are
sworn
for
life
confidentiality
if,
if
that
confidentiality
is
valid,
250,000
dollars
fine
and
five
years
imprisonment,
those
are
some
of
the
things
that
could
happen.
So
you
know
that
for
most
of
us
we
will
definitely
abide
by
the
confidentiality
in
the
information
that
is
given
during
the
census.
So
with
that
being
said
again,
I
want
to
thank
you.
E
I'm
excited
about
Kansas
City
I,
look
forward
to
continuing
working
with
you
and
again
the
Chicago
Regional
Director
Miss
Maryland,
8th
Sanders.
She
want
to
thank
all
of
you.
Mr.
mayor
Councilwoman,
council
persons
I
think
for
everything
that
you're
doing,
and
we
definitely
will
continue
to
work
hard
together.
Our
mission
again
count.
Everyone
was
only
once
and
in
the
right
place.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
B
The
question
relates
to
how
does
the
census
relate
to
kind
of
the
conversations
we've
been
having
on
racial
justice
and
equity?
I?
Think
it
is.
There
are
a
few
things
and
a
few
reasons
we're
here
today.
The
low
response
rate,
at
least
on
the
third
in
the
fifth
District,
which
are
majority
black
districts,
does
give
us
some
grave
concern.
There's
a
reason.
B
Councilman
Robinson
notes
that
we
really
want
to
get
that
number
up
high
in
those
areas,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
everybody
of
every
group
of
every
demographic
is
counted,
because
this
will
relate
to
how
we
allocate
our
resources
and
when
you
talk
about
your
resources,
that
is
dollars
in
our
city
that
relates
to
housing,
Public,
Works
investments,
so
many
things
that
are
core
to
what
local
government
state,
government
and
federal
governments
do
is
really
based
on
what
our
population
numbers
are.
I
think.
B
The
American
Community
Survey
is
foundational
to
how
we
do
actually
our
housing
policies,
our
housing
proposals,
both
of
the
state,
local
and
federal
levels.
Right.
That
is
something
that
this
operation
is
a
part
of
right,
figuring
out,
actually
how
we
allocate
dollars,
we,
ranging
from
law
enforcement
to
health
to
health
equity.
All
of
those
which
I
think
are
core.
Racial
equity
issues
are
things
that
just
answering
the
census.
D
I
also
want
to
take
a
stab
at
that
question,
because
oftentimes
in
the
community
is
elected
leaders.
We
hear
that
the
Teletoon
cities
they
have,
we
don't
have,
and
so
the
very
foundation
of
that
is
that
we're
able
to
define
that
by
numbers
and
by
data
and
to
be
able
to
say
that
this
is
where
the
inequity
lies,
and
this
is
by
how
much
the
disparity
is,
and
this
is
the
gap
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
close,
but
foundational
in,
that
is
to
say
I'm
here,
I'm
present.
D
The
other
thing
that
we
need
to
be
looking
at
is
how
the
political
subdivisions
are
divided
and
it's
divided
by
our
ability
to
respond
to
the
census.
I
was
once
on
the
school
board
and
we
redrew
the
lines
for
the
school
board.
We
had
a
predominantly
we
had
a
school
board
that
reflected
more
of
the
children
that
went
to
the
school
district
and
because
of
the
redrawing
of
the
lines
because
of
the
census,
data
that
flipped
and
changed.
D
And
so,
if
you
want
people
that
represent
your
neighborhood
to
be
able
to
speak
to
your
needs,
then
you
needs
a
response
to
the
census
because
it
impacts
not
only
us
financially,
but
it
impacts
us
civically
and
it
gives
elected
leaders
like
myself
and
all
of
us
up
here
to
be
able
to
define
what
the
needs
of
our
city
are.
And
how
can
we
apply
a
equity
approach
if
we
don't
have
the
data.
C
Something
that
that
hasn't
really
been
mentioned
yet
and
again.
The
fourth
district
is
home
to
a
very
diverse
population,
one
with
thousand
a
district
with
thousands
of
people.
Who've
immigrated
here
from
all
over
the
world
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
understands
that
the
census
is
counting
people
who
live
here,
regardless
of
your
immigration
status.
So
in
the
fourth
District
that
is
a
that
is
a
one
of
the
most
exciting
things
about
Kansas
City
and
the
4th
district,
specifically
of
just
how
diverse
we
are.
C
But
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
understand
that
everyone
out
there
understands
that
this
is
important
to
count
you,
regardless
of
your
immigration
status.
So
I
think
that
that
is
also
an
important
aspect
to
racial
and
social
justice
and
making
sure
that
our
every
Kansas
Citian
is
counted,
and
that
includes
our
our
residents
from
who've
relocated
here
from
all
over
the
world.