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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING of the MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Tuesday, November 12,2024 at 5:30 pm City of Austin Permit and Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive – Room 1215 Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of this MBE/WBE Advisory Committee may be participating by videoconference. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES The public will be allowed to speak at the Advisory Committee meeting remotely by phone or in-person at the address listed above. To participate remotely, speakers must register in advance with the board liaison before the registration deadline. Public Communication: General The first 10 speakers will be allowed to speak on any topic that is not posted on the agenda. The Committee Chair will call upon speakers at the beginning of the meeting. A person may not speak at general communication more often than once out of every three regularly scheduled committee meetings. Public Comment on Agenda Items Members of the public may speak on any item posted to the agenda. Speakers will be called upon when this agenda item is taken up by the Committee Chair. How to Register to Speak Remotely All speakers are required to register for remote participation. Registered speakers will be allowed 3 minutes to speak by telephone only. The deadline to register is at 12:00pm on the day before the meeting. To register to speak, email the board liaison, Nakia James at nakia.james@austintexas.gov before the deadline. Once registration closes, the board liaison will send all speakers an email to confirm registration, provide instructions on speaking at the meeting, and the number to call in on the day of the meeting. How to Sign-Up to Speak In-Person Speakers that would like to address the committee in person will be allowed to sign up until 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. Speakers will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please contact Nakia James at (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the MBE/WBE and Small Business Procurement Program Advisory Committee, contact Nakia James at (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov. Page 1 of 2 Ahmed Moledina, Chair (D10) Terry Mitchell (D4) Sherice Williams (D8) Lena Banks, Vice-Chair (D1) Julio Rojas-Aguilar (D5) Amin Dhukka (D9) Talan Tyminski (D2) Erica Douglass (D6) Shweta Padmanabha (Mayor) Vacant (D3) Salman Rashid (D7) CURRENT COMMISSIONERS AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes from the MBE/WBE Advisory Committee Regular Meeting on October 1, 2024. (5 minutes) DISCUSSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION BRIEFINGS 2. Discussion regarding the list of the City’s most utilized spend codes. (20 minutes) 3. Discussion and appropriate action regarding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that demonstrate the success of the committee. (30 minutes) 4. Small and Minority Business Resources Department (SMBR) Director’s Report on upcoming initiatives and events related to SMBR. (10 minutes) 5. Staff briefing on the Council Awards report by the SMBR Acting Assistant Director. (10 minutes) 6. Staff briefing on the Certification Roll report by the SMBR Certification Division Manager. 7. Call for future agenda items from Committee members. (10 minutes) (10 minutes) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT For more information on the MBE/WBE and Small Business Procurement Program Advisory Committee, contact Nakia James at (512) 974-9108 or nakia.james@austintexas.gov. Page 2 of 2