TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Renee Jadusingh, Esq., CRA Executive Director
DATE: September 24, 2024
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AND DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR FUNDING A PORTION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH DISPARITY STUDY
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Delray Beach and Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency to fund a portion of the City of Delray Beach Disparity Study in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
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Background:
At the May 14, 2019, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Workshop, and the May 14, 2019, CRA Board Meeting, there were discussions related to the “Keep it Local” policies and initiatives that are currently in place at the City of Delray Beach (City) to promote local businesses and job opportunities. Additionally, discussions related to a Disparity Study also occurred. The purpose of conducting such a study would be to determine whether or not a statistically significant disparity exists within the City’s award of contracts to minority and woman owned enterprises. At the May 14, 2019, CRA Board Meeting, the CRA Board unanimously approved its support of the City in moving forward with its “Keep it Local” policies and conducting a disparity study.
At the December 10, 2019, the CRA Board support the CRA to providing twenty percent (20%) of the required funding for the City to conduct a disparity study.
Pursuant to the CRA Board’s support, the CRA and the City have engaged in multiple discussions regarding the funding of a disparity study. In January 17, 2023, the City is engaged the services of Keen Independent Research, LLC, (Consultant) to conduct a disparity study (Study) with a contract amount of Two Hundred Forty Two Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Six Dollars and 00/100 Cents ($242,356.00).
Section 163.370(5), Florida Statutes states “[a] community redeve...
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