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Item 1.F.
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| City Council Regular | |
| Date: | 09/09/2024 |
| Title: | Approval of the Airport's Updated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program |
| Presented by: | Shane Ketterling, Assistant Director of Aviation and Transit |
| Department: | Airport |
| Presentation: | No |
| Legal Review: | Yes |
| Project Number: | N/A |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and the Mayor sign the Airport's updated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
As recipients of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant funding, the Airport is required to have a DBE Program. A DBE is a for-profit small business that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged. The intent of this federally required program is to provide a level playing field for DBE companies interested in doing business at the Airport and is tailored toward the many construction projects completed each year at the Airport that are paid for with federal funds. The Airport is required to periodically update the DBE Program as needed; subsequently, the revised plan must now be approved by City Council and signed by the Mayor.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Approve the Airport's updated DBE Program; or,
- Not Approve the updated DBE Program and jeopardize future FAA grant funding
FISCAL EFFECTS
While there are no financial impacts pertaining to the DBE Program, as a recipient of federal funding, the Airport is required to have a DBE Program in place. Failure to submit an updated plan may jeopardize or delay millions of dollars worth of federal grant funding that the Airport receives on an annual basis.