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RESOLUTION NO. '
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
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MANAGER TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH
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STEPS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT AN
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ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARING AND
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INCORPORATING THE RESULTS OF THIS
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HEARING INTO A DISPARITY STUDY BEING
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CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
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WHEREAS, as a result of the Future - Little Rock process it
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was decided that the City of Little Rock should do more to
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encourage disadvantaged business enterprises to apply for work
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17 with the City; and
18 WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that any
19 affirmative programs of this nature must be narrowly tailored to
20 meet specific needs based upon established problems within the
21 relevant market area; and
22 WHEREAS, the City, after a competitive selection process,
23 selected MGT, Inc., to help develop a disparity study that can
24 be the basis for setting appropriate goals for disadvantaged
25 business enterprises; and
26 WHEREAS, it has been determined that an additional public
27 hearing needs to be held to complete this study and that this
28 hearing process is in addition to the already agreed upon
29 contractual terms; and
30 WHEREAS, the cost of setting, conducting and evaluating the
31 information gained at this hearing and incorporating this
32 information into a final report is $18,600.
33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to amend the
contract with MGT, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $18,600 for
purposes of taking all steps necessary to conduct an additional
public hearing and incorporating the results of this hearing
into a disparity study being conducted on behalf of the City.
This contract was adopted pursuant to Little Rock, Ark., Ord.
No. 17,071 (January 2, 1996).
SECTION 2. Funds for this contract addendum are available
in Account No. 210 - 030 -0482.
ADOPTED: July 30., 1996
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