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DIVERSITY UTILIZATION BOARD / DUB <br />JULY 21, 2014 <br />Present: James Summers, Carrie Kosac, Kareemah Fowler, Tom Capers, Sam Centellas, Eric <br />Horvath, Cherri Peate, Sheri Miller -Story, John Voorde <br />Absent: Valerie Schey, Jan Hall, George King <br />Citizens: None <br />The July 7th meeting of the DUB was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. <br />Acting Clerk John Voorde distributes minutes of the June 160 and June 30th DUB meetings. <br />The June 161h meeting minutes were approved on motions by Eric Horvath and Kareemah Fowler. <br />The June 30" minutes were approved on proper motions from Care Kosac and Eric Horvath. <br />President Summers opened by recounting a meeting with Council liaison Valerie Schey and the City <br />Legal Department. From that meeting came the realization that the mission and progress of the DUB <br />could better communicated to the community. This, in turn combined with the efforts of other <br />interested groups could leverage meaningful progress in achieving the DUB's mission. <br />As an example President Summers cited the current project of turning the old Beacon Bowl into a <br />community center. Here the general contractor, DJ construction, would like to work with the DUB to <br />employ minority sub - contractors. Creating this kind of connectivity and communicating the result could <br />create a synergism boosting success. <br />President Summers went on to report he had some preliminary discussion about the St. Puis X project <br />using it as another opportunity for leveraging progress. <br />He also suggested that perhaps the SBA and SCORE might be asked to engage and evaluate business <br />projects, in a non - punitive way, to uncover opportunities for minority business. <br />Carrie Kosac cautioned that as business opportunities arise for MBE /WBE business, we guard against <br />"steering ", keeping opportunities open to all. <br />Eric Horvath thought another "Open House" for both certified and non - certified MBE /WBE business <br />would help with connectivity and also raise awareness. <br />Carrie Kosac thought training for contractors to develop an awareness of the different requirements <br />between residential and commercial construction would be helpful. <br />Kareemah Fowler and Cherri Peate saw this kind of activity as a way for the DUB to act as a collaborator. <br />Page 11 <br />