HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-310 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-310
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1,
2001 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2002, FOR CITY OF
CHULA VISTA PROJECTS, UTILIZING FEDERAL
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FUNDING
WHEREAS, all local agencies receiving Federally-assisted funds from the Federal
Highway Administration are required to submit a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program is designed to allow
contractors/consultants owned and controlled by minorities, women and other socially and
economically disadvantaged persons to have the opportunity to bid and work on projects funded
by the Federal Highway Administration; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Chula Vista to ensure that DBE's have an equal
opportunity to receive and participate on Department of Transportation (DOT) funded projects
and it will be the DBE Programs goal to accomplish the following:
1. To ensure non-discrimination in the award and administration of DOT assisted contracts;
2. To create a level playing field on which DBE's can compete fairly for DOT assisted
contracts;
3. To ensure that the DBE Program is narrowly tailored in accordance with applicable law;
4. To ensure that only firms that fully meet 49 CFR 26 eligibility standards are permitted to
participate as DBE's;
5. To help remove bathers for the participation of DBE's in DOT assisted contracts; and
6. To assist the development of firms to compete successfully in the market place outside
the DBE Program.
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has published a Public Notice, announcing the City
of Chula Vista's proposed DBE Program and the overall annual goal for the Fiscal Yer
2001/2002 contracts assisted by Federal Highway Administration, in general circulation media
including women/minority focused media, local trade papers and the Star News; and
WHEREAS, the DBE Program, proposed goals and their rational were available for
inspection for thirty days and the City accepted comments on the goals for forty-five (45) days
from the date of the Public Notice and during the Public Notice period, no comments were made
regarding the DBE Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby accept the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for the period of
Resolution 2001-310
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October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 for City of Chnla Vista projects utilizing Federal
Highway Administration funding.
Presented by Approved as to form by
P. Lip John M. Kaheny
l?ublic Works Director City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 18th day of September, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Rindone, Salas and Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Padilla
Shirley Horton~,~Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk dj
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2001-310 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 18th day of September, 2001.
Executed this 18th day of September, 2001.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk