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a) Evidence of (i) statistically significant disparities or (ii) discrimination in the <br />availability and utilization of minority -owned businesses or women -owned businesses <br />shall constitute a compelling government interest for the City Council to adopt <br />ordinances, resolutions or programs to remedy such disparities or discrimination. <br />b) Whenever there exists (i) a compelling government interest or (ii) an analysis that <br />documents a statistically significant disparity between the availability and utilization of <br />women -owned and minority -owned businesses, the city manager is authorized and <br />encouraged to require city departments and affiliates to implement appropriate <br />enhancement or remedial measures, including race - conscious remedies consistent with <br />prevailing law, ordinances and resolutions, and including the submittal by city <br />departments and affiliates of annual progress reports on usage of women -owned and <br />minority -owned businesses as directed by the city manager. <br />c) To the extent authorized by law, the city manager shall establish a program for the <br />purpose of implementing enhancement or remedial measures consistent with Code of <br />Virginia § 15.2- 965.1, as amended, restated or moved from time to time, to increase the <br />participation of minority -owned businesses and women -owned businesses in the business <br />development and economic development programs of the city and its affiliated political <br />subdivisions. The meanings of the terms "minority -owned business" and "women -owned <br />business" shall be as defined in § 12 -176 of the city code. <br />