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RESOLUTION NO. 87 3/t
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY pF REDDING
MODIFYING THE CITY ' S DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
(DBE) PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND
UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1987 , AND SETTING A
SINGLE GOAL OF 10% DBE PARTICIPATION FOR THE 1987-88 FISCAL
YEAR.
WHEREAS , as a condition of receiving federal fuinds, local
agencies are required to adopt a program for the inclusion of
those firms qualifying as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) or a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) ; and 1
WHEREAS , the federal regulations require that goals be
established and actively pursued to ensure that DBE and WBE firms
are not excluded from the competitive bidding processjand
WHEREAS , in prior years the City of Redding 'goals were
established as 10% DBE and 1% WBE; and
WHEREAS, revised DBE requirements were set forth in the
newly-enacted "Surface Transportation and Uniform 'Relocation
Assistance Act of 1987 , " also referred to as the "Federal Aid
Highway Act of 1987 , " requiring that an annual goal olf not less
than 10% be established for the participation of small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals . Furthermore, women shall Ie presumed
to be socially and economically disadvantaged for the Purposes of
said program. Separate WBE goals will no longer be used; and the
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