RESOLUTION NO. 230967

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Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French

RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review the Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Program personal net worth requirements and business size standards; directing the City Manager to review personal net worth requirements and business size standards in peer cities; directing the City Manager to analyze potential legal risks of altering personal net worth requirements and business size standards; directing the City Manager to issue a request for proposals to conduct a disparity study; directing the City Manager to pause graduation and termination from the program; and directing the City Manager to report back within 45 days.

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WHEREAS, the City Council seeks staff expertise in reviewing certain aspects of the City's Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Program; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby directed to review the program personal net worth requirements and business size standards that apply to the Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Program.

Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to review MBE/WBE program personal net worth requirements and business size standards in peer cities.

Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby directed to analyze potential legal risks of altering the MBE/WBE program personal net worth requirements and business size standards.

Section 4. That the City Manager is hereby directed to issue a request for proposals to conduct a disparity study.

Section 5. That the City Manager is hereby directed to pause graduation and termination from the MBE/WBE program until the above analysis and a new disparity study are completed.

Section 6. That the City Manager is hereby directed to present the above findings to council within (45) days of the passage of this resolution.

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