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Commissioner
Please include on the agenda of the April 14, 1988 Commission
meeting as a discussion item for Athalie Range and Bill Perry,
Jr. to discuss the Minority Procurement Program.
Thank you.
cc: Mayor Suarez
Commissioner Dawkins
Commissioner Plummer
Vice -Mayor Kennedy
Aurelio Perez-Lugones
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March 9, 1988
Mr. Cesar H. Odio, City Manager
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida
Dear Cesar:
Several African American contractors have shared with me concerns relative
to not having access to contractual/vending services with the City of Miami.
These expressed concerns have given cause for me to review Resolution 86-983
and Ordinance 10062.
It is understandable why the Minority and Women Business Affairs and
Procurement Program is not working. The location, staffing and reporting
relationship of this operation is indicative of a low -priority. There also
appears to be role and function confusion relative to compliance as well
as misplacement of authority.
Within the next two weeks, I expect to have a set of specific recommendations
for freeing up the impediments to African American contractors receiving
their fair share. In the meantime, I wish to receive a copy of certain
pertinent documents - recommended minority sub -vendor goals, recommendations
of the MWPAC, approved set -asides, compliance report, and actual dollar amount
received by African American vendors.
I will be prepared to share my recommendations with you by the first commission
meeting in April.
Please consider this a request to appear on the next meeting's agenda.
Sincerely,
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cc: Mayor Xavier Suarez
City Commissioners
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March 9, 1988
Mr. Cesar H. Odio, City Manager
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami , Florida
Dear Cesar:
Several African American contractors have shared with me concerns relative
to not having access to contractual/vending services with the City of Miami.
These expressed concerns have given cause for me to review Resolution 86-983
and Ordinance 10062.
It is understandable why the Minority and Women Business Affairs and
Procurement Program is not working. The location, staffing and reporting
relationship of this operation is indicative of a low -priority. There also
appears to be role and function confusion relative to compliance as well
as misplacement of authority.
Within the next two weeks, I expect to have a set of specific recommendations
for freeing up the impediments to African American contractors receiving
their fair share. In the meantime, I wish to receive a copy of certain
pertinent documents - recommended minority sub -vendor goals, recommendations
of the MWPAC, approved set -asides, compliance report, and actual dollar amount
received by African American vendors.
I will be prepared to share my recommendations with you by the first commission
meeting in April.
Please consider this a request to appear on the next meeting's agenda.
Sincerely,
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Bill Perry
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cc: Mayor Xavier Suarez
City Commissioners
RECOMMENDED RELIEF RE: MBE PROGRAM
POLICY
-Revisit and strengthen Minority and Women Business Affairs and Procurement
Ordinance N10062 (clean up vague language).
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-Include analysis and assessment of MBE program as part of the managers mid -year ;
and annual evaluation.
-Direct the law department to work with MBE administrator to devise some
creative solutions to problems resulting from Ordinance #F10332 e.g., a drastic
reduction in the number of certifiable African American and Latin American
contractors.
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-Establish a bonding assistance program.
-Centralize the MBE operation b grantingprogram control to the director
along with commensurate authority and havep the director report directly to
the city attorney (or the manager).
-Re-establish a committed vigilant, sensitive watchdog committee comprised l
of City of Miami voters.
ADMINISTRATION
-Increase staffing of MBE program by at least four and provide clerical
assistance with a computer and necessary software.
-Provide the MBE program with a budget.
-Have the director of the MBE program initiate on -going training sessions
with mid -level and top-level management to sensitize them to the expectancies
of viable MBE and affirmative action programs, including leveraging the city's
power relationship with the private sector.
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