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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Phil Batchelor
County Administrator
DATE: October 6, 1992
SUBJECT: Meeting with Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity,
Associated General Contractors, and Interested Public Participants
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity held a meeting to review the issues
referred by the Board of Supervisors at its September 15, 1992 meeting, Those issues
(attachment 1) were discussed by the Advisory Council, Associated General Contractors,
Minority Contractors and other interested individuals.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
It was the decision of the Advisory Council to recommend the following:
1. Request that the Board postpone making a decision on the MBE/WBE proposals for
thirty to forty five days to give the Advisory Council an opportunity to further discuss
with the Associated General Contractors, County staff, and other interested individuals
the various enforcement, incentive, bonding recommendations, and "good faith effort"
requirements presented to and by the Council.
2. Support staff's recommendation to lower the threshold level of the MBE/WBE program
to the formal bid levels of $25,000 for Public Works contracts and $10,000 for General
Services and flood control contracts.
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3. Adopt the County's 1989 definition of Hispanic that excludes Portuguese and
European Spanish from the definition. The definition states: Hispanic: all persons
having origins in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central or South America, regardless
of race.
4. Consider re-establishing a Contract Compliance Specialist position in the
Affirmative Action Office to assist in meeting the County's MBE/WBE goals.
The Advisory Council has scheduled a special meeting for October 16, 1992 to continue its
consideration of the MBE/WBE proposals. The Advisory Council's next regularly scheduled
meeting is November 6, 1992 and intends to compile all recommendations for consideration by
the Board of Supervisors at the time.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUN'T'Y, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 6 , 1992 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Report on Meeting with the Advisory Council on Equal
Employment Opportunity, Associated General Contractors,
and Interested Public Participants
The Board received the report of the County Administrator
transmitting the recommendations of the Advisory .Council (copy
attached) .
Clifford Tong, Small Business Connection, 1091A Orchard Road,
Lafayette, spoke on the need to make sure that the Minority Business
Enterprise/Women' s Business Enterprise Program is the right one for
Contra Costa County. He requested the establishment of realistic
goals for the bidding process and an enforcement policy to insure
their attainment.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that this matter is continued to
November 17 , 1992 , with a request to the Advisory Council to schedule
additional meetings as may be required on the issues presented at the
September 15 , 1992 Board meeting.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
cc: County Administrator Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
Affirmative Action Officer ATTESTED: �1��'��-� J l!9,7z
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By ,Deputy
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SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
MEETING IN ALL ITS CAPACITIES
PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE CODE SECTION 24-20402
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
CONSENT ITEMS: Approved as listed except as noted below:
1. 14, 1.15 AND 1.16 DELETED
x.25 PROCLAIMED September 25, 1992 as "Day of the Child in Contra
Costa County, " as recommended by Supervisor McPeak, and
presented Resolution to Florence Pierson, from the Mt. Diablo
Unitarian Universalist Church Children's Task Force.
1. 55 DEFERRED to September 22, 1992 at 10:45 a.m. decision on
tentative map, conditions of approval and findings for
Subdivision No. 7451, E1 Sobrante area.
DETERMINATION ITEMS: Approved as listed except as noted below:
2.1 DECLARED intent to ratify and adopt on October 6, 1992, Minority
and Women Business Enterprise Programs as proposed, subject to
the following considerations and modifications:
1. Change "and" to "or" in Item C of the "good faith effort"
requirements.
2. Consider increasing the threshold to which the construction
program applies to at least $100,000.
3. Refer to the Internal Operations Committee, County Counsel,
and the County Administrator consideration of a simplified
program for those projects below the threshold.
4. Evaluate how to include Portuguese in the Hispanic
definition of minority, and determine what data needs to be
gathered to achieve this.
5. Review the "good faith effort" language to remove as much
subjectivity as possible.
6. Work with The Associated General Contractors to evaluate the
feasibility of a bonding program for M/WBE small business
entities.
7. Refer this item to the Advisory Council on Equal Employment
Opportunity, to be scheduled for its meeting of October 2,
1992, to obtain additional input, with comments to be
returned to the Board on October 6, 1992.
2.2 CONTINUED to September 22, 1992 Report from County Administrator
regarding proposed lease with AB Lease for undeveloped land
located at Buchanan Field Airport to provide opportunity for
review by the Aviation Advisory Committee. (V absent)
2. 3 DETERMINED to extend to January 31, 1993 the terms of
Supervisors Tom Torlakson and Tom Powers, together with their
alternates, Supervisors Nancy Fanden and Robert Schroder, as the
Contra Costa County representatives to the Association of Bay
Area Governments' executive board.
2. 4 INTRODUCED ORDINANCE extending regional planning commisions to
October 1, 1993, FIXED September 22, 1992 for adoption, and
REQUESTED Director of Community Development to review and report
at the end of one year on the Board's request that the Zoning
Administrator batch issues and meet in the Community when
feasible.
TIMED ITEMS:
9.A.M:
H.A. HEARD Presentation by Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Employees on Rideshare Week, ADOPTED Resolution commending
local businesses, cities and school districts for participating
in the "Spare the Air" Campaign, and DESIGNATED Val Alexeeff as
the County's contact person.
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