MBE/WBE Participation Report Year 2011

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City of South Bend's MBE/WBE Utilization Board Memorandum To: Office of City Clerk—City of South Bend From: Anthony Fitts,as President of the MBE/WBE Utilization Board CC: MBE/WBE Utilization Board Members Mayor's Office Common Council Date: January 18, 2011 Re: PRELIMINARY MBE/WBE PARTICIPATION REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2011 Section 14.5-11 of Ordinance No. 10081-11 (Substitute Bill No.86-10, as amended) requires that the MBE/WBE Utilization Board, in conjunction with the Diversity Compliance Officer,file a report(a MBE/WBE Participation Report) with the Office of the City Clerk by the third Wednesday of January,which this year is January 18th This memorandum is intended to report on the progress of the recently formed MBE/WBE Utilization Board (hereinafter referred to as"MWUB") and,for this year only,to substitute for the aforementioned MBE/WBE Participation Report. The reason: the MWUB has been in place for only three months prior to the January 18th reporting deadline date, a Diversity Compliance Officer is not now in place,and our activities and efforts to date have centered around organization formation and review of the Ordinance. However,following the hiring of a Diversity Compliance Officer, we commit to work with the Diversity Compliance Office to submit an "interim-year" MBE/WBE Participation Report for 2012. The Participation Report required by Ordinance No. 10081-11 is to provide data on all city contracts for the prior calendar year, as outlined below: 1. Summary efforts taken to create and promote economic growth opportunities for MBEs/WBEs; 2. List of certified local MBEs utilized by the city; 3. List of certified regional MBEs utilized by the city; 4. List of certified local WBEs utilized by the city; 5. List of certified regional WBEs utilized by the city; 6. Total dollar amount of city contracts awarded to certified local MBEs; 7. Total dollar amount of city contracts awarded to certified local WBEs;