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MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee MEETING MINUTES The MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Members attended both virtually and in-person at the City of Austin Permit and Development Center at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 1215 in Austin, TX. CALL TO ORDER Committee Chair, Ahmed Moledina called the meeting to order at 5:38pm. COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Ahmed Moledina (Chair) In-Person: Lena Banks (Vice Chair), Erica Douglass, Amin Dhukka, Shweta Padmanabha, Virtual: Julio Rojas-Aguilar, Talan Tyminski Terry Mitchell, Salman Rashid Absent: PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes from the MBE/WBE Advisory Committee Regular Meeting on March 12, 2024. • The minutes were considered for approval and approved on a motion by Committee Vice Chair, Lena Banks and seconded by Committee Member, Julio Rojas-Aguilar. Approved on a 6-0 vote. Committee Member, Erica Douglass was not present during vote. DISCUSSION 2. Conduct officer elections for the Committee Chair and Vice Chair. • The Committee held elections for Chair and Vice-Chair. Ahmed Moledina was nominated and re- elected as Chair. Lena Banks was nominated and re-elected as Vice-Chair. The officers were elected on a motion by Committee Member, Talan Tyminski, and seconded by Committee Member, Julio Rojas-Aguilar. Approved on a 6-0 vote. Committee Member, Erica Douglass was not present during vote. 3. Overview of the Annual Aspirational MBE/WBE Goals. SMBR Director, Edward Campos gave the presentation. • • The presentation outlined SMBR’s first attempt at the development of aspiration goals. STAFF BRIEFINGS 4. Briefing from the Director on initiatives related to SMBR. • SMBR Director, Edward Campos briefed the Committee on the following: o New City Manager began on May 6, 2024. o Provided information on the MBE/WBE Program administrative rules and personal net worth. Page 1 of 2  5. Briefing from the SMBR staff on the Council Awards and Certification Roll reports. • SMBR Acting Assistant Director, Felecia Shaw provided the updates on the Council Awards • SMBR Certification Division Manager, Elton Price provided the update on the Certification Roll reports. report. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Next Month’s Agenda: Future Items: • Approve meeting minutes • Update from Aviation on Airport Expansion • Staff briefings (Director’s updates and staff reports) • Key Performance Indicators that demonstrate the success of the committee Requested by Committee Vice-Chair, Lena Banks and Committee Member, Terry Mitchell Will discuss at a future meeting. Date TBD • Overview of the City’s solicitation process Will present jointly with the Purchasing Office at a future meeting. • List of most utilized spend codes (20 minutes) Requested by Committee Member, Terry Mitchell This list is ready and SMBR will present after the presentations on Goal Setting and the Disparity Study. Date TBD • Updates to the SBE/Local Preference Program and its application to professional service procurements (30 minutes) James Scarboro, Chief Procurement Officer, will present. Date TBD Reports: Quarterly Annual • MBE/WBE Project Goal Report • Chapter 380 Reports • Annual Procurement Forecast Report • Annual Aspirational MBE/WBE Project Goal Report • MBE/WBE Goal Achievement Report by Fiscal Year ADJOURNMENT Committee Chair, Ahmed Moledina adjourned the meeting at 6:19pm without objection. Page 2 of 2  These minutes were approved on August 6, 2024 on a motion by Committee Member, Amin Dhukka and seconded by Committee Member, Terry Mitchell. Approved on a 6-0 vote. Page 3 of 2