https://metro.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4763564&GUID=43ABD36E-EB6E-4FAB-81E6-C82894EE468FLegistar15https://metro.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4763564&GUID=43ABD36E-EB6E-4FAB-81E6-C82894EE468F43ABD36E-EB6E-4FAB-81E6-C82894EE468F-2025-06-09-06-42-42Title: APPROVE Motion by Directors Dupont-Walker, Hahn, Mitchell, Butts, Najarian, and Solis that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to study and recommend MSZ and SBE solutions that embrace Equity considerations, including but not limited to the Disparity Study, impact on historically underutilized businesses, and consistency with industry best practices. These studies should focus on the following: A. Review requirements for contracting opportunities with SBEs, including but not limited to: 1. Determining feasibility of achieving certification reciprocity with agencies at the state, county, and local levels that have similar baseline standards as Metro 2. Exploring strategies to ensure that only legitimate SBEs and MSZs may compete for Metro contracts 3. Reviewing certification standards, ownership, owner credentials, and other costs associated with competing for contracts, and recommending steps to streamline the process, ensuring integrity while making it more user-friendly and less costly B. Review procurement requirements and identify potential ways to increase contractMon, 09 Jun 2025 06:42:42 GMT