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R-16-29 <br />A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE <br />(MWBE) INCLUSION POLICY FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. <br />WHEREAS, in September 2013 the City of Portsmouth retained MGT of America, Inc. to <br />conduct a Procurement Disparity Study; and <br />WHEREAS, the Procurement Disparity Study found that statistically significant <br />disparities exist between the availability and utilization of minority and women owned businesses <br />both in City contracting and in the private sector; and <br />WHEREAS, the Procurement Disparity Study recommended the adoption of race and <br />gender conscious measures which are narrowly tailored to address the Study's findings; and <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with the Study's recommendation, adraft Minority and <br />Women Business Enterprise (WMBE) Inclusion Policy has been prepared, and Council has <br />reviewed the draft Policy; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia that the City of Portsmouth Minority and Women Business Enterprise Inclusion Policy is <br />hereby adopted in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that <br />the City Manager and her designees are authorized to take such further actions as are necessary or <br />desirable to implement the said Policy. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held on <br />October 11, 2016. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />