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Carrie Kosac agreed that some foundational building blocks should be agreed upon before proceeding. <br />She also suggested the Council Attorney or one from the City Legal Department, address everything <br />from parliamentary procedure to possible legal conflicts with state or federal requirements. <br />Kareemah Fowler thought a review of how and why the ordinance was written along with a review of <br />how the past DUB saw their role. She suggested City Council member Karen White could be asked to <br />present this information. <br />Sam Centellas and Eric Horvath agreed the DUB should research what other cities are doing in regard to <br />increasing minority owned business opportunities. Perhaps some "best practices" could be learned <br />from this study. <br />Carrie Kosac volunteered a contact in Fort Wayne namely John Dortch she could reach out to at 260- <br />241 -7697. <br />Following discussion regarding recommendation numbers 7 & 8 and the definition of LBE, Local Business <br />Enterprise, it was agreed once again, legal assistance would be helpful. <br />Regarding timely updates of DUB information on the City website, it was agreed the Diversity <br />Compliance Officer would be the most appropriate person to take responsibility for this. Asking for <br />public comment Mr. Summers heard from John Sanders who said he would continue attending DUB <br />meetings as long as he felt progress was being made. <br />As pledged President Summers adjourned at 6:30. <br />Attachment: Summers DUB recommendations <br />