Agmt19 National Demographics Corp.

Browse Search

EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES Proposed Scope of Work Each level of work is a discrete and separate part of this proposal. As each level is complete, Consultant will consult with the City Manager or her designee on the decision whether to proceed with the next level, skip to a later stage o review, or to decide the review is complete. Consultant will only proceed from one level to the next on direction from the City Manager or her designee. The City Manager or her designee can end the project after any level is complete, or the City Manager or her designee can choose to skip levels as it wishes. Level 1 - database of demographics & elections plus test District maps Task A: Create the demographic database This database will include 2010 Census data on total population and voting age population counts by race and ethnicity; California Statewide Database data on 2010 voter registration and turnout by Spanish- and Asian -American surnames; either Statewide Database, or, if that is not available in time, County Registrar current voter registration turnout records processed by Consultant to identify Spanish- and Asian -American surnames; American Community Survey data on Citizens of Voting Age by race and ethnicity (also known as "eligible voters") from the latest Census Bureau reports (five-year data from 2009-2013). In 2011, jurisdictions and demographers could get Citizen Voting Age data (also referred to as "eligible voter" data), broken down by race and ethnicity, from the California Statewide Database (assuming the jurisdiction or its consultant necessary software and expertise). The challenge today is that the Statewide Database data, posted in 2011, were processed using the 2005-2009 data from the American Community Survey. The Statewide Database data is now significantly out of date: the Census Bureau has released two annual updates to the data, and those updates included what the Census Bureau calls a "re -balancing" of the data using statistical controls from the 2010 Census, instead of the 2000 Census statistical controls used for the 2005-2009 data. Consultant's research has found that the new data is more significantly more accurate thanks both to being more up to date and to the greatly increased accuracy of the updated statistical controls. The Statewide Database has no known plans to update its American Community Survey data on Citizens of Voting Age by race and ethnicity (used by the 9t' Circuit Federal Courts as the best count of "eligible voters") until the 2021 redistricting cycle. Task B: Elections Database Task: Consultant will compile a list of 2001 - 2015 election results for all Council elections; for elections for overlapping school, county and state elections that involved "protected class" candidates; and for measures placed on the ballot by the City. Consultant will work with the City to identify/confirm the ethnicity of the various candidates in these elections. Page 9 of 13 REV: 09-24-18 VR ATTY/AGR.2018.228/National Demographics Corporation