City of Philadelphia - File #: 070410

• File #: 070410
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 5/10/2007
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/10/2007
• Title: Calling on the Director of Finance to fully comply with the provisions of Chapter 17-1503(1)(a) of The Philadelphia Code, pursuant to Section 6-109 of the Home Rule Charter, and submit to City Council a revised up-to-date listing of Minority, Women and Disabled Owned Business Enterprises (M/W/DSBEs) qualified to contract with the City; and urging the Director of Finance to do so in accordance with steps outlined herein and submit said revised listing no later than forty-five days from the recorded date of passage.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/10/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
5/10/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
5/10/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/10/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/10/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
5/10/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Calling on the Director of Finance to fully comply with the provisions of Chapter 17-1503(1)(a) of The Philadelphia Code, pursuant to Section 6-109 of the Home Rule Charter, and submit to City Council a revised up-to-date listing of Minority, Women and Disabled Owned Business Enterprises (M/W/DSBEs) qualified to contract with the City; and urging the Director of Finance to do so in accordance with steps outlined herein and submit said revised listing no later than forty-five days from the recorded date of passage.
Body
WHEREAS, The Director of Finance submitted a proposed up-to-date listing of M/W/DSBEs to City Council, with a cover letter dated April 20, 2007, reporting that listing to be the "MBEC Directory" - consisting of sixty-eight pages (38 two-sided 8.5" x 14"sheets) of company names arranged alphabetically, contact information and locations by street address, city and state; and

WHEREAS, The submitted listing and the cover letter offer no explanation regarding the steps taken to compile or to "ensure completeness of the list" as provided for in Chapter 17-1503(1)(a) of The Philadelphia Code, and refers the reader to the MBEC Directory website to conduct an online search for information which should be a part of the submitted material; and

WHEREAS, The submitted listing is presented in a format that could only be used to confirm that a particular company is actually on the list and to obtain what is reported to be current contact information - and Council wishes to set forth additional steps the Director of Finance shall take "to expand the reach of said listing" by submitting a revised up-to-date listing, in accordance with Chapter 17-1503(1)(a) of The Philadelphia Code; and

WHEREAS, The revised listing should be accompanied by a document that provides a comprehensive explanation of the steps taken to "ensure completeness of the list" that would include, but not necessarily be limited to: outreach targets and process; referral and r...