TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Jeffrey L. Oris, CEcD, Assistant City Manager
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: October 15, 2024
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APPROVAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AND DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FUNDING DISPARITY STUDY CONSULTING SERVICES.
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Recommended Action:
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Consider a motion to approve the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Delray Beach and Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency for Funding Disparity Study Consulting Services.
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Background:
In January 2023, the City entered into an agreement with Keen Independent Research to prepare a Disparity Study. This study is designed to determine if there is a disparity in the awarding or of agreements for the purchase of goods and services between minority-owned and woman-owned businesses and majority male-owned businesses. Further, if disparities are found, the study will include recommendations on ways to potentially mitigate and/or reduce any such disparity. At the time of the procurement of Keen Independent Research's services, the CRA was concerned about participating in the study research.
In May 2024, a public input meeting was held at the Delray Beach Golf Club as one of the last activities prior to the final analysis and completion of a draft deliverable. During this meeting, a number of members of the public enquired as to the CRA's adherence to any potential recommendations of the Study. As the CRA is required to follow the same procurement process as the City by Section 163.370 (5), Florida Statutes which reads "A community redevelopment agency shall procure all commodities and services under the same purchasing processes and requirements that apply to the county or municipality that created the agency". Thus, if the City adopted any measures to reduce any found disparity, the CRA would need to utilize these measures, however, the Study analyzed only City procurements, not CRA procurements....
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