City of Albuquerque - File #: R-20-100

• File #: R-20-100
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/9/2020
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/21/2020
• Enactment date: 10/2/2020
• Enactment #: R-2020-099
• Title: Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From The Department Of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency And Providing An Appropriation To The Economic Development Department For Fiscal Years 2021 And 2022 (Pe?a)
• Sponsors: Klarissa J. Peña

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/2/2020	City Clerk	Published
10/1/2020	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/25/2020	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
9/21/2020	City Council	Passed	Pass
9/9/2020	City Council	Introduced
9/9/2020	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-20-100 ENACTMENT NO. ______________________

SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a


RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From The Department Of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency And Providing An Appropriation To The Economic Development Department For Fiscal Years 2021 And 2022 (Pe?a)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021 and 2022.
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Economic Development Department, in partnership with the Minority Business Development Agency, will develop and operate an MBDA Business Center to support Minority Business Enterprise in Albuquerque, in the state, and across the United States; and
WHEREAS, strong empirical evidence shows that promotion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is an effective strategy for improving profitability, creativity, governance, and problem-solving outcomes in the private sector; and
WHEREAS, Albuquerque's opportunities to leverage the benefits of diversity in the private sector increase as the proportion of local vendors identifying as Minority Business Enterprises grows (from 9.6% in FY18 to 11.9% in FY20); and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Mayor Keller, the Albuquerque Economic Development Department has committed to a strategy that includes growth of local businesses, shifting more of the City's purchasing to Minority Business Enterprises; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency promotes the growth of minority-owned businesses through public and private sector programs, policy, and research, operating through a national network of MBDA Business Centers; and
WHEREAS, development of an MBDA New Mexico Business Center would allow Albuquerque Economic Deve...