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A
B
B
C
Today
I
know
Emerson.
E
C
E
Do
have
a
quorum.
Thank
you.
This
is
the
nweb
committee
meeting.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today.
Both
community
members
listeners,
but
also
our
committee
members,
we're
going
to
start
off.
E
January
18th,
if
I,
can
have
a
motion
to
approve
those
minutes
in
a
second
I.
F
C
Properly
moved
and
seconded
I
know
y'all
were
going
through
it
are
there
any
changes
to
having
that.
G
H
Yeah
I'll
do
a
quick
roll
call:
okay,
councilmember
Burns.
D
A
I
H
A
D
Next
up
we
have
old
business.
B
Yes
and
I
asked
for
your
patience,
so
this
went
through
the
rules
committee,
so
it
went
had
a
couple
extra
things
we
had
to
do
in
order
to
bring
it
to
the
committee
once
it
went
to
the
rules
committee
and
then
also
to
prepare
to
go
to
City
Council.
We
voted
last
at
the
last
mwebe
meeting
and
then
after
the
vote
was
taken
and
staff
was
preparing
to
send
it
to
council.
B
It
was
noted
that
the
wrong
ordinance
revision
was
on
the
last
memo
and
they
asked
me
to
bring
it
back
again
once
with
the
corrected
ordinance
that
has
been
assigned,
which
is
18-0-23.
So
if
you
please
switch
us,
another
approval
was
needed.
E
C
In
the
discussion.
E
B
Great
councilmember,
Burns,
aye
council
member
Harris,
aye
Jared
Davis,
has
joined
us
as
well
so
Jared.
Well,
sorry,
you
did
you
hear
the
motion
before
it
looks
like
he
fell
off.
He
fell
off.
Okay,
Angela.
K
J
D
C
Next
up,
Item
B:
let's
actually
move
this
to
the
end.
If
y'all
wouldn't
mind,
I
want
to
try
to
get
through
some
of.
E
The
other
things
first
and
then
we
can
close
with
work
plan
updates.
So
if
there's
no
objections
I'll,
let's
move
to
C
anchor
procurement
and
NLC
updates.
If
there
are
any
updates.
B
B
Surveys
have
been
done
for
both
meetings.
The
next
meeting
is
not
until
April.
This
is
just
a
high
update
overview
of
the
updates.
B
The
next
steps
would
be
applying
for
the
funding
which
funding
just
opened
February
1st
and
it
ends
it
goes
through
March
31st.
So
we
have
plenty
of
time.
I
have
also
registered
on
NLC
to
do
the
funding
application,
so
that
would
be
the
next
step.
I
was
able
to
screen
print
it.
You
can't
download
the
form,
unfortunately,
so
I
will
forward
that
to
the
team,
but
an
LC
team
I.
Guess
that's
working
on
the
the
main
anchor
procurement
folks,
Ernest
and.
B
Michael
sorry,
my
mind
just
skipped
there
for
a
minute
whose
goal
number
three
was
in
line
with
the
anchor
procurement
project,
who
has
also
been
identified
to
work
on
the
project.
B
So
the
one-on-one
meeting
with
Bernard
Johnson,
who
is
the
subject
expert
for
anger
procurement,
has
not
been
finalized,
I'm
still
waiting.
We
have
a
couple
dates
that
we're
going
back
and
forth
on
so
that
hasn't
been
finalized,
we're
still
I
guess
in
the
phase
of
identifying
the
project
which
we
would
like
it
to
be
the
Northwestern
Stadium
program
or
build
construction
build
so
there's
a
meeting
scheduled
for
tomorrow
for
well
I'm.
B
So
there's
an
another
meeting,
I
believe
also
within
you
tomorrow.
That's
set
up
that
were
just
taking
next
steps
to
identifying
what
the
project
will
look
like
collaborating
with
the
city
looking
at
their
procurement
process,
so
that
we
can
better
prepare
the
businesses
in
Evanston
who
are
minor,
achieved
women
evidence
Evanston,
base,
I,
guess
as
well,
who
would
be
in
line
to
work
on
the
project
with
Northwestern
contractor.
B
B
Is
that
a
good
summary,
Michael
and
Ernest
of
the
meeting
as
well
or
if
you
want
to
add
anything
else
so
pretty
much
until
we're
have
a
solid
project
to
work
on
would
be
the
next
steps
with
NLC
as
well
and
again.
The
next
meeting
for
the
cohort
is
not
until
April,
so
we
have
a
a
nice
little
time
period
to
be
able
to
start
working
and
putting
things
together.
C
Because
I
think
that
call
with
Bernard
is
going
to
be
really
key.
So
keep
us
in
myself
in
the
working
group
and.
C
In
tune
with
that,
so
we
can
get
that
on
our
schedules.
Yeah.
F
I
I
I
have
to
say
that
I
feel
like
a
little
still
behind
on
our
total
on
my
total
understanding
of
our
relationship
with
the
national
league
of
cities
and
the
liaison
who
was
on
the
the
call
last
month,
whose
name
I,
don't
I,
don't
recall
at
the
moment.
B
H
F
You
know,
adhering
to
the
open
meetings,
regulations
and
everything
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
our
like
overall
relationship
and
kind
of
how
that
process
works
is
I
looked
into
the
organization
more
and
it's
it's
a
big
organization,
it's
very
influential
and
it's
got
a
number
of
different
programs,
so
I
I'm
I
know
you
guys
have
been
on
it
Tammy
you
know
and
and
councilmember
burns,
but
I
feel
a
little
like
I'm,
not
exactly
sure
that
I
I'm
truly
truly
understanding
our
relationship
and
and
roles
and
opportunities
other
than
this
grant
that
that
we're
going
to
be
hopefully
applying
for
yeah.
C
Michael,
that's
that's
where
Bernard
comes
in.
So
if
you
remember,
we've
had
so
many
calls,
the
the
four
of
us,
and
so
this
might
have
gotten
lost,
but
Tammy
just
mentioned.
Bernard
Bernard
is
the
project
leader.
Sophia
Sophia
was
the
first
step
as
far
as
I
could
tell
her.
Role
was
to
to
recruit
municipalities
and
organizations
to
participate
in
the
program,
but
she's.
I
C
The
Pro
the
program
specialist,
as
far
as
I
can
tell
Bernard
seems
to
be
that
person
and
so
Tammy.
Just.
C
A
few
moments
ago
that
she's
attempting
to
schedule
a
meeting
with
Bernard
so
that
you
know
Yumi
and
Michael
and
Tammy
can
speak
with
him.
So
that's
super
nice
I,
don't
know
his
last
name
or
Tammy.
Do
you
know
his
his
role?
You
said
he's
the
project
leader.
B
C
So
Michael
I
think
after
that
call
we'll
all
be
better
informed
about.
You
know
what
that
relationship
is
to
use
your
the
words
you
use,
and
just
you
know
how
we
can
partner
with
them
to
help
towards
addressing
one
of
the
one
of
the
you
know,
goals
and
strategies
that
that
your
group
outline
so.
C
Who
may
have
forgot
forgotten
about
this
NLC
as
Michael
said,
big
organization
that
held
you,
know,
Municipal
conferences
and
has
a
bunch
of
different
programs
to
support
local
governments.
They
reached
out
to
us
not
just
about
anchor
procurement,
but
they
have
a
few
different
programs
categories
in
this
program
that
that
cities
could
be
eligible
for,
and
it
comes
with,
some
technical
support.
It
comes
with
potential
funding.
C
It
comes
with
some
other
things
that
we're
still
trying
to
understand
and
we
felt
like
it
aligned
perfectly
with
one
of
the
areas
that
Michael
and
Ernest
are
working
on
in
their
working
group,
and
so
it
was.
It
was
something
that
we
needed
to
jump
on.
If
we
were
interested,
so
we
you
know,
had
the
city
manager
sign
off
on
it.
C
Tammy
is
you
know
our
kind
of
our
staff
person
who's
assigned
to
it
and,
and
then
Michael
and
Ernest
are
also
involved,
so
just
wanted
to
give
everybody
else.
The
full
group
and
understanding
of
what
NLC
is
and
and
how
it
relates
to
the
city
and
we'll
provide
more
information
as
we
have
it.
Okay,
so
that's
the
NLC
update.
If
there's
no
questions
or
comments
about
that,
we'll
move
to
the
next
agenda
item,
which
is
where
are
we
at
draft
nwebe
compliance
and
data
form
yeah?
E
C
So,
committee
members,
you
may
recall
that
on
our
previous
that
our
previous
committee
meeting,
we
discussed
I-
think
we
had
it
on
for
discussion
and
not
for
you
know,
introduction
or
action,
but
we
discussed
that
District
aggregating
the
data
around
minority
businesses
and
and
we
had
Amari
Johnson
who's,
an
attorney
in
our
Law
Department,
come
in
and
weigh
in
on
the
topic
and
I
think
essentially
what
she
said
is
there's
no
no
direction
in
the
statute
that
we
can't
do
it
or
we
can't
do
it.
C
It's
just
silent
on
the
matter.
But
what
we
do
know
is
that
agents
you
know.
Cook
County
and
other
agencies
that
have
nwebe
certifications.
Do
ask
the
applicants,
you
know
what
they're
qualifying
under
and
they
have
to
show.
You
know
some
type
of
evidence
of
it,
and
so
these
are
the
the
groups
that
you
can.
You
know
these
are
the
groups
that
make
up
minority.
You
know
in
order
to
get
a
certification,
you
have
to
fall
a
minority
certification
in
order
to
become
a
minority
to
get
a
minority
business
certification.
C
You
have
to
qualify
under
these
categories
and
they're
written
out
here,
and
the
problem
is
is
because
there
are
third
party
or
other
agencies
that
are
qualifying
the
minority
businesses
before
they
get
to
the
City
of
Evanston.
All
we
know
is
that
they
qualified,
we
don't
know
under
which
category,
and
so
this
is
something
that
we
can
add
to
the
nwebe
vendor
status,
form
I,
guess
this
is
what
that
is
to
capture
that
information.
C
You
see
it's
a
it's
a
you
know,
simple
check,
check
box,
you
know
what
What
do
you
qualify
under
and
it's
pretty
straightforward,
so
American,
Indian
or
Alaska
native
Asian
has
some
other
information
in
Southeast,
Asia
or
Indian
subcontinent,
and
it
goes
goes
on
black
rapid
America
and
hispanica
Latino
and
native
Hawaiian
or
other
Pacific
Islander
I.
C
Think
the
matter
before
us
is
not
just
if
we
want
to
include
this,
but
if
we
do
include
it,
should
we
make
it
essentially
a
requirement,
or
should
we
make
it
a
something
that
we
encourage
people
to
fill
out,
but
not
something
that
they
have
to
fill
out
and
so
I'll
in
there
just
in
case
if
people
have
any
clarifying
questions,
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is
the
point
of
this-
is
that
in
order
to
do,
in
my
opinion,
more
impactful
racial
Equity
work
in
particular,
it's
hard
to
do
that?
C
Work?
If
you
don't
understand,
you
know
who
we're
advantaging
who's
benefiting,
who
we're
not
reaching,
who
were
not
able
to
find
opportunities
for,
and
it's
not
to
you
know
just
it's
this.
This
is
not
to
be
used
as
as
a
way
to
discriminate
against
any
group,
but
instead
to
see
who
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
at
reaching
out
to
and
connecting
with
opportunities
with
the
city,
so
I'll
leave
it
there
and
if
it
opens
up
to
any
discussion
or
questions.
B
Okay,
can
I
have
one
just
make
one
clarifying
statement:
it's
an
existing
exhibit
that
we
use
I
just
labeled.
It
mwbe
vendor
status,
just
for
the
discussion
here,
but
this
is
an
actual
exhibit
that
we
have
in
our
bid
and
RFP
document
and
it's
the
mwebe
participation
compliance
form,
and
so
we
just
simply
added
the
language
that
we
were
told
by
our
legal
counsel
that
we
could
add
and
the
categories
per
se
the
different.
What
makes
up
a
minority
group.
A
C
C
A
Number
two
for
the
purpose
of
35
ilcs
200,
yada
yada.
It
says
minority
person
shall
mean
a
person
who
is
a
citizen
or
lawful,
permanent
resident
of
the
United
States
and
who
is
of
any
of
the
following.
This
firm
is,
and
you
can
only
check
one
of
those.
C
And
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
up
to
us
to
decide
how
we
want
to
do
it.
We
could
probably
say
you
know
check
as
many
apply
I
think
what
we
were
trying
to
do
is
mirror
the
type
of
to
mirror
the
question
that
they
likely
get
from
those
certifying
agencies
like
Cook
County,
the
ones
that
that
have
minority
business
certification
programs
we're
trying
to
mirror
the
way
in
which
they
ask
this
question,
but
because
this
is
a
local
question
at
this
point,
I
mean
it's
up
to
us.
A
So
that
I'm
just
trying
to
get
clarity
and
then
I
see
Ernest
has
a
question.
So
I
can
come
back
with
my
second
question
and.
C
Tammy,
if
I'm,
if
I'm
getting
that
wrong,
if
you
have
a
better
answer
as
to
why
we've
you
know
worded
the
question
that
way
feel
free
to
hop
in
I'm
I'm,
assuming
that
it
was
because
this
kind
of
mirrors
what
somebody
would
see
when
they
you
know,
apply
to
be
a
minority
as
a
minority
to
receive
a
minority
business.
H
B
I
I
believe
we
allow
more
than
one
box
to
check
you're
kind
of
not
having
a
true
Vision
or
a
true
look
at
your
different
minority
groups
is
kind
of
what
you
say
double
dipping
into
it's,
not
a
true.
J
Well,
you're
not
identifying
the
true
classification
for
them
for
that
particular
minority
organizations,
because
usually
with
the
SBA,
when
someone
we're
going
forward
when
you're
going
for
that
particular
certification,
you
want
to
be,
they
want
to.
Have
you
classify
under
one
or
the
other
I
mean
because
my
set
first
thing:
I
have
different
nationalities,
but
I
can
only
identify
with
one
if
I'm
going
for
the
certification,
because
they
won't
give
it
out
to
multiple
minority
groups
so
to
speak,
and
they
will
be
unfair
and
when
bidding
on
a
contract.
J
A
So
I
I
get
that,
but
to
some
degree
you
you
can
be
more
than
one
and
and
so
we
saw
that
with
Tiger
Woods,
where
he
wouldn't
take
one
identity
right
and
I,
don't
consider
it
double
dipping,
but
this
is
just
my
mentality.
If
it's,
if
you
follow
in
any
of
these
places,
then
you
fall
in
any
of
the
places
that
are
on
our
list
of
accepted
whatever.
Does
that
make
sense?
C
And
I
should
be.
Let
me
be
clearing
with
this,
because
I
think
this
will
help
we're.
This
is
not
a
qualifying
question.
This
is
just
a
this
is
a
like.
This
is
a
reporting
or
this
is
to
use
to
advance
our
racial
Equity
work,
they've
already
qualified
as
a
minority,
business
owner
or
a
minority
business,
because
they
because
they've
already
gotten
that
certification
from
one
of
the
other
agencies
that
do
that
or
we're
asking
and
I
think.
This
is
why
the
question
is
phrased
in
the
way.
C
Is
you
know
for
the
minority
business
certification
that
you
have
that
you
hold?
What
which
one
of
these
did
you
check
to
qualify
right?
That's
really
our
we're
trying
to
perfectly
mirror
the
experience
that
they've
already
had
certifying
under
minority
business
status
and
I
think
we
risk
potentially
confusing
people
if
we
deviate
too
much
from
it,
because
this
is
not
a
question
of
how
do
you
identify
and
it's
also
not
a
question
of
we're
not
trying
to
attempt
into
qualify
anybody
they've
already
been
qualified,
we're
simply
trying
to
know
hey.
C
You
already
have
a
minority
business
certification,
which
one
of
these
boxes
did
you
did
you.
You
know
click
or
check
off
when
you
got
it,
that's
it.
That's
all
we're
trying
to
understand
I,
don't
know
who
was
first
I,
think
Michael,
Angelo
I,
don't
know
who
but
Angela.
F
A
K
Muted,
there
we
go,
I
got
my
hand
down
and
now
my
mic
on,
so
thank
you
Michael,
so
I
I
think
it's
just
a
question
of
wording.
That's
making
it
a
little
confusing
so
I
think
if
it
if
it
was
just
clear
that
you
know
that
they
qualif
that
they
all
you're
asking
for
is
which
category
they
they
qualified
under
in.
K
C
It's
a
great
Point
Let's
make
that
if
this
goes
forward,
we
could
definitely
make
that
change
and.
D
Trying
to
do
here,
Michael.
F
Yeah
along
the
same
lines,
I
think
it
is
a
little
confusing
because
it
looks
like
a
registration
form
and
it
it's
not
what
we're
saying
it's
not
a
registration
form,
but
it
looks
like
one
because
we
took
it
from
one
basically
so
I
think
we
we
just
have
to
be
a
little
careful
that
people
don't
think
they're
registering
as
a
minority
or
woman-owned
business
by
filling
out
this
form-
and
maybe
we
should
be
more
specific
of
saying
if
you
are
a
recognized
registered
minority
or
woman-owned
business
under
the
whatever
wherever
this
came
from
right,
then
tell
us
what
you
you
know
tell
us
how
you
filled
that
out.
F
If
we
wanted
a
more
you
know,
a
more
qualitative,
you
know
questionnaire
about
you're,
doing
business
in
Evans
and
what
are
you?
What
are
you?
What
do
you
identify
as
that,
then
the
form
could
be
15
pages
long,
and
you
know
my
wife
could
identify
as
two
or
three
things
as
well,
and
so
what
is
she
gonna,
Choose
Or
Not
choose
a
a
again.
F
It
has
to
do
with
I
think
function,
because,
if
you're
just
trying
to
qualify
to
be
eligible
to
be,
you
know
up
for
these
opportunities
and
to
also
count
during
towards
our
our
own
Administration
and
our
own
supervision
of
allotting
mwebe
contracts.
Then
you
only
need
one
and
you
can't
we
can't
I,
don't
believe
we
can.
Anybody
can
legally
choose
between
the
five
or
six
or
seven
or
eight
of
oh
well.
F
We're
gonna
take
that
one
that
qualified,
but
not
this
one,
that
qualified
either
you're
qualified
or
you're,
not
qualified,
and
then
it's
a
blank
slate
of
who
of
who
you
are
so
I
I,
just
think
there.
We
have
those
different
considerations
on
this
on
this
committee,
all
the
time
and
I
I.
Maybe
this
has
to
be
clarified
a
little
bit
more
as
to
exactly
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
with
it,
so
that
people
aren't
confused
by
it
and
we're
we're
not
confused
by
it.
C
Yeah
I
think
I
think
the
how
Angela
described
it
and
I
attempted
to
describe
it
is
is
really
what
we're
trying
to
do.
We
I
think
in
the
moving
forward.
We
can
see
if
we
wanted
to
have
a
play
of
a
role,
a
function
or
a
role
Beyond.
C
What
is
intended
to
at
this
time
at
this
time?
The
reason
why
I
brought
this
up
is
to
Simply
understand
how
people
qualified
what
people
use
to
qualify
for
a
minority
business
certification.
So
there's
there's
businesses
that
work
with
the
city
and
in
in
order
to
comply
with
our
nwebe
goals.
They
say
they
they
they
produce
their
certification,
their
minority
business
certification,
that's
not
from
the
city
of
Edison,
that's
from
other
some
other
third-party
agency.
I
would
imagine
in
order
to
get
that
certification.
C
They
produce
some
some
documents
or
some
information
to
show
that
they're,
a
member
of
one
of
these
groups,
we're
simply
asking
is
just
a
first
start
to
not
as
to
not
over
complicate
this
is
which
box
did
you
check
to
get
the
certification?
That's
it
so
I
think
this
could
be
worded
better
as
Angela
I
think
my
and
Michael
said
we
can
word
this
a
lot
better
to
make
that
clear.
C
But
that's
that's
the
intention
very
simple:
what
box
did
you
check
or
you've
already
been
qualified
and
and
so
whether
you
picked,
you
know
black
or
Latino
for
the
for,
for
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
doesn't
really
matter.
We
just
know
that
you
are
a
member.
At
least
you
do
identify
and
you
do
qualify
under
that
group
and
will
for
the
at
least
for
the
initial
purposes.
C
We
can
use
that
information
to
try
to
start
to
get
some
information
about
who
were
connect,
who
were
able
to
effectively
connect
with
for
different
opportunities,
councilmember
yeah.
A
So
can
we
then,
because
this
does
look
like
an
application?
Can
we
then
ask
them
to
submit
whatever
they
submitted
and
again
I'm
I'm
new
to
this?
So
maybe
that's
a
dumb
question,
but
could
we
ask
them
to
submit
whatever
they
submitted
to
be
passed
on
to
to
us?
Instead
of
this
whole
application,
you
at
the
bottom,
it
says
copies
of
whatever
they
need
to
resubmit,
that
a
copy
of
that
for
us,
because
this
does
look
like
an
application,
it
does
look
like
we
may
do
something
with
it
to
re-certify,
qualify
or
whatever.
C
So
I
think
if
we
were
to
ask
for
more
information,
we
would
be
at
that
point
recertifying
them.
If
we
were
going
to
ask
for
the
same
information,
they've
already
provided
another
agency
I
think
what
we
tried
to
do
is
a
softer
touch
to
say:
look.
You
already
went
through
the
hard
work
or
whatever
of
qualifying.
We
just
want
to
know
what
category
you
know
what
what
group
and
and
and
so
but
I
think
if
we
were
to
ask
for
them
to
present
documentation,
they
feel
like
all
right.
C
What
am
I
recertifying
now
for
something
that
I
already
have
unless
you're
saying
not
to
produce
the
quality
the
documents
to
qualified,
but
the
actual
they
so
I
guess
they've
already
produced
the
certification
right,
Tammy
like
they
come
to
the
city.
We
already
know
they
have
they've
been
certified
because
they
give
us
the
certification
right.
They
do
produce
that.
B
So
the
MW
epe
participation
compliance
form
is
part
of
the
bid
or
RFP
formal
process,
so
when
they
submit
their
documentation
for
whatever
they're
bidding
on,
they
would
complete
the
form.
In
addition,
they
would
also
Supply
their
certification
from
whichever
I'm
certifying
agency
Cook
County
city
of
Chicago,
State
of
Illinois
Women's,
Business,
Enterprise,
National
Council
or
the
Chicago
minority
supplier,
Development
Council.
They
would
so.
C
B
We
know
which
group
either
a
minority
or
women
and
soon
a
disadvantage,
but
we
don't
know
how
they,
if.
C
My
group,
if
by
group,
I
mean
minority
group
so
to
take
it
back
to
this.
This
agenda
item
is
about
disaggregating
the
minority
data.
So
when
I
say
group,
it's
within
the
context
of
this
agenda.
I'm
talking
about
the
group,
the
the
American
India
and
Alaska
native
Native
Asian,
black
or
African-American
Hispanic
Latino
native
Hawaiian,.
C
Because
again,
you,
you
can't
do
racial
Equity
work
without
understanding
how
people
you
know
have
identified
in
this
context
to
get
different
certifications.
We
just
we
don't
know
what
that
means.
For
instance,
we
could
be
give
a
hundred
percent
of
the
contracts
to
one
of
these
groups
right,
and
that
says
a
lot
about
our
ability.
You
know
our
inability
to
reach
other
groups,
so
we
need.
We
need
more
information
to
really
do
more
deeper
and
meaningful
racial
Equity
work.
Angela.
K
Thank
you.
So
you
asked
two
questions.
One
is
whether
there
should
be
an
option
to
not
answer
it
and
I
I
would
not
be
in
favor
of
that.
I
think
that
if
they
are
qualifying
as
a
minority
business
they're
certified
as
a
minority
business
I,
don't
think
they
should
have
any
problem.
Answering
that
question
we're
not
asking,
for
example,
the
women
or
the
disadvantaged
businesses
to
identify
their
ethnic
status.
K
We
are
just
we're
just
asking
if
you
qualified
on
the
minority
qualification,
which
minority
I
think
that
that's
I
don't
think
you
should
leave
it
optional.
That
was
your
second
question
and
then
just
to
speak
again
in
not
in
support
of
having
them
submit
all
of
their
paperwork
that
they
use
to
qualify
for
their
certification.
It
is
at
least
a
one
to
two
inch
thick
packet
having
having
certified
before
it's
a
it's,
a
it's
a
nasty
process,
and
it
will
definitely
make
your
applicant
pool
smaller.
F
Michael
yeah,
just
yes
and
I,
agree.
I,
agree
with
that.
I
think
it
just
should
very
clearly
State.
You
know
if
you
have
qualified
under
those
seven
organizations
that
Tammy
red
us,
what
did
you
qualify
under
and
this
is
a
mandatory.
C
You
went
on
mute,
the
Michael,
oh.
F
Sorry,
sorry,
so
you
know,
if
you
are
certified
by
one
of
the
organizations
that
Tammy
mentioned,
which
the
city
has
acknowledged,
then
what
did
you
qualify
under?
And
this
is
a
mandatory
disclosure?
So
I
just
think
that,
like
the
form
should
just
very
clearly
just
state
that
yeah
I
agree,
yeah
and
and
then
we
we,
you
know,
then
this
is
just
the
two
a
little
too
vague,
but
I.
Think
everybody's
saying
the
same
thing.
J
C
Yeah
and
I
got
mixed
up
too
I
think
there's
two
documents,
there's
the
actual
certification
that
they
do
produce
already
and
then
I
think
I
interpreted
what
councilmember
Harris
was
referring
to
as
her
possibly
saying
the
documents
that
they
use
to
qualify
for
the
stratification,
which
is,
as
Angela
said,
is
quite
extensive,
but
I
don't
even
know.
If
that's
what
counseling
member
Harris
meant
she
might
have,
and
your
Cosmo
Harris,
you
might
have
just
meant
the
certification
itself
and
if
that's
what
you
were
saying,
we
should
collect.
A
C
I
mean
it's,
you
know
we,
the
the
other
option
that
we
talked
about
was
having
an
earned
certification
process
which,
as
Angela
said,
very
extensive.
You
know
to
do
for
somebody
to
have
to
produce
that
information
twice.
Maybe
we
I
mean
we
could
just
ask
for
the
same
packet
that
they
produced.
You
know
that
they
submitted
to
one
of
the
other
agencies.
I.
Think
again,
we
were
trying
to
be
a
little.
C
We
weren't
trying
to
be
as
heavy-handed
with
this
right,
especially
because
I
I
do
believe
that
this
should
be
mandatory,
because
it's
information
that
they've
already
provided
to
another
agency
in
order
to
qualify
for
this
certification.
So
if
it
is
mandatory
and
again
we're
trying
to
be
less
heavy-handed
it
you
know
it's,
you
know
it
could
just
go
off
the
honor
System.
It's
like.
C
We
know
you
qualify,
I,
don't
know
if
there's
any
incentive
for
somebody
to
who
has
already
qualified
for
the
certification
to
you
know
to
to
provide
misinformation
as
to
how
they
qualified
under
what
group
so
I
think
the
honor
System
should
be,
should
work,
you
know,
but
but
again
we
can
talk
about
it.
Earnest
yeah.
J
Again,
just
just
to
how
many
what
you're
saying
once
the
bid
process
starts,
it's
going
to
ask
for
the
information
anyway.
So
in
reality,
it's
not
going
to
really
matter
and
they're
going
to
ask
just
for
the
certification
they're
not
going
to
ask
for
all
the
documents
that
you
that
you
provided
to
get
certified.
C
To
having
them
just
kind
of
self-disclose
under
what
group
they
qualify
for
the
minority
business
certification,
on
top
of
that,
we
could
kind
of
instead
of
like
you
know,
we
could
verify
by
having
them
submit
some
documentation
again.
I
think
that
would
probably
be
a
little
too
much
and
so
as
to
not
be
heavy-handed.
C
We
we
could
just
again
based
off
an
honor
System.
We
know
they've
already
submitted
their
certification
to
us,
so
we
know
they
qualify.
We
just
want
to
know
you
know
under
which
group
did
you
qualify?
That's
it
it's
a
simple
check
box
that
I,
don't
even
think.
They'd
have
I
mean
they're
going
to
Breeze
through
this,
because
they've
already
qualified
for
it,
but
yeah,
just
a
quick
check
box
and
then
they're
on
to
the
next
question.
B
And
can
I
add
if
they
do
have
the
certification
already
from
one
of
those
agencies.
They
have
gone
through
a
long
process
and
had
to
submit,
as
Angela
mentioned,
hundreds
of
pages
of
documentation
to
prove
that
they
meet
that
group
or
that
they
are
a
minority
or
what
type
of
minority
these
agencies
they
have
a
lengthy
process,
and
they
do.
They
have
departments
that
just
do
certification.
So
I
would
believe
that
what
they're
stating
or
the
certification
they
have
received.
It
is,
in
fact,
true
and
been
documented
and
verified.
B
C
So
we'll
you
know
we
don't
have
to
take
action
on
this
tonight
because
before
we
do,
I
want
to
make
sure
we
have
the
the
exact
information
or
the
exact
the
language
that
we're
going
to
use
for
this.
So
we'll
we'll,
you
know,
we'll
hold
this
for
now
and
bring
it
back
to
our
next
meeting
with
the
adjusted
with
the
updated
language.
If
that's,
okay
and
I
guess
go
ahead,
Tammy
I'm,
sorry.
B
I
was
just
going
to
ask
for
everyone
who
had
suggestions
if
you
want
to
just
send
me
those
suggestions
or
send
me
this
form
with
your
inserts,
and
we
can
try
to
merge
it
all
together
again,
this
was
just
to
dry
off.
Our
first
goal
go
around
that
was
prepared,
so
it
is
it's
under
evaluation
to
change
and.
C
All
right,
we're,
probably
probably
moved
and
seconded
any
any
further
discussion,
all
right,
seeing
none
Tammy!
You
can
take
the
role.
D
I
H
F
J
G
C
G
F
J
G
We're
trying
to
get
the
agenda
back
up
committee
members.
We
should
have
it
up
momentarily.
D
D
Oh
LEP
is.
C
I,
don't
know
if
you
reached
out
to
Nathan
Norman
Tammy
I
know
you
do
you
do
part
of
this
update,
but
we
talked
about
having
a
more
extensive
dive
into,
not
only
you
know,
current
LEP
eligible
projects,
but
also
projected
some
future
projects
that
are
not
projected,
but
some
future
projects
shall
we
have
Nathan
on
at
the
next
meeting.
Yeah.
B
B
D
Okay
and
so
he'll
he'll
he'll
report
to
us
at
the
at
the
next
meeting.
B
My
report
for
mwbe
is
really
short.
There
were
just
two
items
that
were
added
since
the
last
time
we
met,
which
is
the
halfway
down
the
material
testing
RFP
2253.
B
It
is
from
fiscal
year
20
2022,
but
was
just
awarded,
which
is
for
material
testing
services
awarded
to
Integra
and
Tara.
Excuse
me.
B
So
it
was
it's
a
200
000
project,
but
this
award
was
only
for
task,
one
which
was
only
65,
000.
and
Tara
is
a
minority
firm,
so
they
will
be
receiving.
25
They
will
receive
25
gold
towards
the
city
goal.
They
have
Medical
City
goal.
Excuse
me.
B
The
second
item
that
was
awarded
was
the
Evanston
Municipal
storage
facility
phase,
one
that
was
not
a
project
that
was
initiated
or
started
out
of
the
purchasing
department,
but
it
is
over
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars,
so
it
is
LEP
eligible.
It
was
awarded
to
G.A,
Johnson
and
Sons,
which
they
are
located
in
Evanston.
So
this
one
also
will
receive
credit
to
reaching
the
city's
MW
Ebe
called
the
LEP
penalty
fund
has
not
changed
since
the
last
time
we
met
in
January
still
77
596.75.
B
There
was
no
Wafers
as
well,
and
the
list
was
not
updated
as
from
Monday's
council
meeting,
since
this
had
to
be
posted
before
five
o'clock
to
meet
the
open
meetings
act.
So
I
couldn't
add,
February
13th,
Council
agenda
items,
they'll
be
on
the
next
spreadsheet
tracking
sheet
and
council.
Member
Harris
has
a
question.
A
A
So
the
council's
taking
a
hit
on
that
storage
facility
is
there
when
a
a
proverbial
hit
people
were
upset
that
there
was
not
a
minority
component
to
that
do
we
have
a
threshold
which
we
try
to
make
sure
I
know
it.
Was
women
correct?
No,
this.
B
Yes,
25
of
contracted
projects.
D
C
You're
saying
councilmember
Harris
the:
what
about
the
minority
participation
do.
D
C
Tammy,
and
if
this
doesn't
capture
your
question
council
member
Harris,
let
me
know,
but
is
it,
is
it
do
do
companies?
Let's
say
they
were
also
minority
business
certified?
Would
they
would?
Is
it
typical
that
companies
would
check
both
boxes?
They
say
we
qualify
under
Evolution
base
and
minority-based
are
we
are
we
to
assume
that
this
business
is
not
a
minority
certified
business
because
they
only
checked
Evanston
base
Enterprise.
E
B
So
if
they
were
a
minority,
they
could
have
selected
multiple
boxes,
but
we
only
again
just
count
towards
one
of
the
groups:
minority,
women
or
Evanston.
B
We
don't
give
or
recognize
both
or
multiple
certifications,
so
we're
we're
always
looking
for
Evanston
opportunities.
So
when
there
is
a
a
business
located
within
Evanston,
we
would
give
them
the
credit
as
an
evanston-based
business.
A
B
A
C
You
saying
that
you
wanna
make
sure
that
people
are
disclosing
when
they
qualify
under
more
than
one
nwebe
category.
A
Again,
I
am
new
to
the
conversation
so
but
in
my
mind,
if
I
as
a
black
woman,
I
have
a
construction
degree,
if
I
had
a
business
and
I
want
I,
don't
necessarily
want
credit,
but
as
a
city
I
want
you
to
know
that
I'm,
a
black
woman
that
lives
in
Evanston,
that's
three
things
that
when
we're
being
fussed
about,
we
can
say
we
with
this
one
pick.
We
hit
three
marginalized
communities.
C
Sense
and
I
think
what
what
I
think
Tammy
is
not
that's,
because
I
asked
a
question
that
I
think
would
have
answered
that
to
a
certain
extent,
I
think
Tammy
is
probably
uncomfortable
saying
that
every
company
discloses
which
category
nweb
categories
they
qualify
under
every
and
not
just
one.
You
know
if
they
qualify
for
more
than
one
they
they
do,
because
unless
you
ask
them,
you
probably
wouldn't
know
like
okay
did
you.
We
saw
you
check
Davidson,
that's
your
evanston-based
Enterprise,
but
you
didn't
check
that
you're,
a
minority
business.
C
Are
you
a
minority
business?
Did
you
only
check
or
you
know,
could
you
have
qualified
under
more
than
one
I?
Don't
know
if
we're
asking
every
company
that
question
we're
just
saying.
C
Well,
I
think
in
that
sense,
then,
that
this,
when
you
see
to
take
it
back
to
the
Evanston,
Municipal
storage,
I,
think
using
what
you
just
said.
I
think
it
is
likely
that
they
are
only
be
in
Evanston
based
Enterprise
and
they
don't
qualify
as
a
minority
business,
which
is
why
they
did
not
choose
to
select
that
box
and
but
to
your
question
they
you
know
we
could
and
I
think
this
might
get
to
what
you're
saying
we
could
have
not
just
nwebe
goals
but
separate
NW
or
in
I.
C
Think
that's
end
up
or
m
m
or
W
goes
I,
don't
know,
I,
don't
know.
If
that
would
what
purpose
that
would
necessarily
serve
I
just
need
to
think
about
it,
some
more,
but
it
is
legal
to
take
it
back
to
I
think
it
was
Council
Cummings,
but
over
now
that
was
we
had
another
lawyer
with
us
at
the
time,
but
he
said
that
we
can't
require
minority
participation,
but
we
can
have.
C
We
can
have
minority
goals,
so
it
would
still
be
legal
for
us
to
have
separate
minority
goals
and
then
have
separate
evidence-based
Enterprise
goals.
We've
decided
to
group
it
all
together
to
say:
look
as
long
as
you
qualify
for
one.
You
know
and
you
reach
the
25
you're
still
in
compliance,
but
we
could
change
it
up
or
we
could
keep
it
the
same
and
I
don't
know
if
that
helps.
Hopefully
it
does
a
little
bit
Michael.
F
Yeah
I
I
think
you
were
you're
hitting
on
what
what
I
was
gonna
kind
of
say
too,
is
is
that
this
committee
right
and
this
goal
it
treats
a
local
evanston-based
business,
the
same
as
a
minority
or
woman-owned
business.
So
the
goals
are
promoting
minority
women
and
evanston-owned
businesses
in
in
what
we're
tracking
here.
So
as
it's
similar
to
the
earlier
conversation
of
the
The
Forum,
the
only
they
only
qualify,
they
only
have
to
report
one
to
qualify
under
the
ordinance
it.
F
It
doesn't
do
them
any
good
to
have
two
or
three
qualifications,
necessarily
because
they're
not
being
evaluated
that
way.
If
we
want
to
gather
that
information
I
think
we're
those
we're
taking
those
steps
on
that
or
the
form
we've
discussed
earlier,
to
gather
that
information
for
our
own
knowledge
to
increase
Outreach
to
you
know
to
to
work
with
that
with
that
data.
So,
but
I
don't
think
our
ordinances
work
where
you
can
separate
M
or
W
or
e
at
the
current
moment
and
I
could
be
wrong.
C
If
we
feel
like
an
adjustment
is
needed,
that
would
benefit
our
goals
and
WB
goals.
We
could,
and
it
would
still
be
legal
I.
Just
I
wanted
people
to
know
the
the
legal
distinction
between
what
we're
allowed
to
do
to
promote
minority
inclusion
and
what
we're
not
allowed
to
do,
but
we
would
still
be
legally,
we
would
be
able
to
create
minority
business
goals.
Separate
from
you
know,
evanston-based
Enterprise
we
just
couldn't
require,
you
know
require
it,
but
we
can
create
goals.
F
Around
it
and
I
think
council
member
Harris's
point
was
like
well.
If
this
is
a
minority
and
an
Evidence
in
based
business,
great
we've
got,
you
know,
we're
double
supporting
groups.
We've
chosen
to
support
it's
the
I,
don't
know
the
legal
differences
in
in
those
that
I
know
it's
kind
of
tricky
so
but
I
I
think
it
would
be
great
information
to
know.
F
But
I
think
we
also
have
to
decide
are
the
pro
those
priorities
and,
if
they're,
if
the
council
is
getting
heat
about?
Well,
it's
local,
but
it's
not
minority.
It's
not
woman
I!
Those
are
priorities,
I,
think
that
have
to
be
discussed
and
and
worked
through
the
legal
system
and
the
in
the
council
system.
F
C
J
This
is
both
your
thoughts
I'm,
just
thinking
that
it
would
be
nice
to
know
even
if
you're
Everton
base,
whether
or
not
you
are
you
know
a
minority,
business,
Enterprise
or
woman,
because
right
we're
trying
to
track
that
now,
when
we're
looking
for
contractors
at
this
point
or
identifying
those
business
who
are
minority
owned,
so
it'll
be
it'll,
be
great
or
or
behooves
me,
but
we
wouldn't
be
collecting
some
of
that
information
just
so
that
we
have
something
to
work
with
in
promoting
our
own
goals.
At
this
point,.
C
And
I
would
think
people
would
check
multiple
boxes.
Tell
me
you
could
weigh
in
here
I'm
sure
you've
seen
it
before,
where
more
than
one
box
is
selected
right.
Is
that
have
you
seen
that
come
through
in
an
application?
Yes,
yeah,
because
I
would
think,
even
if
you're
not
directly
incentivized
to
do
it?
You
know,
as
a
you
know,
business
owner
myself,
I've
been
a
consultant.
I
know
if
I
qualified
under
more
than
one
I
would
want.
You
know
the
purchasing
department
in
the
city
to
know
that
you
know
with
the
thought
that
it
would.
C
K
I
mean
I
think
if
we
got
to
go
back
and
design
things
from
scratch,
I
mean
Evanston.
Business
is
on
a
level
already
have
a
full
committee
dedicated
to
them,
which
is
the
economic
development
committee
right,
it's
all
about
developing
business
in
Evanston,
and
so,
if,
if
you
got
to
kind
of
go
back
and
design
it
from
scratch,
you
know
some
of
those
issues
could
live
there
and
this
committee
could
be
more
focused
around
minority
women,
disadvantaged
businesses.
K
So
but
I
don't
think
that
that's
an
option
on
the
table
I'm
just
pointing
it
out.
C
Okay
and
then
just
to
quickly
go
back
to
LEP,
just
I
always
want
to
make
sure
people
to
kind
of
give
some
Refreshers
LEP
local,
Employment,
Program
I.
Think
the
the
project
that
we
just
talked
about.
The
Evanston
Municipal
stores
facility
phase-
one
is
a
LEP
eligible
project.
Is
that
the
case.
E
C
And
so
to
use
that
as
an
example,
we
have
a
local
employment
ordinance
where
we,
because
it's
required,
because
it's
speak,
because
it's
about
local
inclusion
of
local
workers,
we
can
have
a
requirement
legal
legally
and
that's
what
the
LEP
program
is
about.
There's
a
certain
amount
of
percentage
of
work
that
that
is
required
to
go
towards
evidence
and
residents.
If
it's
100,
City
funded
is
my
understanding
and
and
if
someone
was
to
opt
out
of
it.
C
Unlike
the
the
nweb
goes
because
we
can
require
it,
we
also
can
require
that
a
penalty
fee
is
paid
and
that's
how
we've
amassed
the
77
000
and
some
change
that
you
saw
that
you
see
on
this
page,
so
I
just
wanted
to
give
folks
a
refresher
on
the
LEP
and
how
that
ties
into
the
fund.
C
Okay,
if
we,
if
we
have
any
other
questions
for
this,
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
item,
I,
don't
think
we
have
to
take
any
action
on
this.
No,
so
his
next
stop
is
it.
The
last
item
is
the
work
plan.
C
Yes,
perfect,
so
I
think
it's
the
next
step
and
and
because
of
the
NLC
support.
Michael
and
Ernest
have
have
already
done
this,
which
is
identify
kind
of
a
first
thing
that
you
want
to
do.
You
know
that
you
think
you
should
do
based
on
what
each
group
came
up
with
so
I
think
between
now
and
the
next
meeting
I'd
love
for
each
group
to
reach
out
to
myself
and
Tammy
to
send
us
an
email
and
just
start
prioritizing
your
list
and
identifying.
C
You
know
what
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
should
do.
First
for
group,
one
in
particular
I
think
some
of
those
strategies
we
might
want
to
take
on.
As
can
you
scroll
down
a
little
bit
right?
There
is
fine
yeah
we
may
want
to
oh
this
is
the
output
hold
on.
Let
me
make.
C
Potentially
or
maybe
we
may
not,
but
we
certainly
need
to
try
to
advance
it
quickly.
Some
of
those
are
I
think
I
highlighted
all
of
them
in
bold
under
the
example
strategies
which
I
think
many
of
those,
if
not
all,
of
them
were
also
incorporated
into
group
number
ones.
Output,
but
developing
maintaining
an
nweb
directory
I
think
that's
really
important.
It
still
comes
up,
Believe,
It
or
Not
people
are
like,
we
don't
have
a
list
or
we
don't
have
a
an
updated
list
or
a
complete
list
that
still
comes
up,
I.
E
C
At
some
point
you
know,
I
think
someone
or
some
organization
needs
to
own
that
to
say
look
we're
gonna,
really,
you
know,
take
charge
in
developing
a
list
and
updating
it,
and
you
know
why
not
the
city,
why
not?
This
committee
helps
to
Usher
that
in
so
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
as
a
group,
probably
talk
about
how
to
do
that.
Well,
the
preparing
status
reports
and
an
annual
economic
presentation
to
the
mayor
and
city
council?
C
Maybe
not
that
might
be
some
of
the
work
group
who
work
on
identifying,
assess
the
needs
of
the
NW
committee
on
a
regular
basis,
maybe
working
group
on
that
one
review,
the
economic
development
community,
so
I
think
the
two
things
that
the
full
group
may
want
to
work
on
is
the
directory
and
and
perhaps
an
event
really
deciding
you
know
if
if
we
want
to
do
a
relaunch
event
at
some
point,
I
know
with
Michael
and
ernest's
group,
you
know
at
some
point
to
advance
the
to
try
to
help
and
you
meet
their
nweb
goals
on
the
stadium
project.
C
We
need
to
hope
we
need
to
plan,
probably
several
community
events
in
advance
of
the
bid
package
going
out
so
that
they're
already
scheduled
and
we're
not.
You
know,
working
on
our
back
foot
but
that
we've
already
you
know,
plan
the
events
and
have
a
sense
of
when
they're
going
to
be
so
there's
some
events
that
we
need
to
be
planned.
That
need
to
be
planned
as
well,
and
maybe
what
we
do
is,
if
there's
an
event,
a
necessary
event.
C
If,
if
each,
if
each
group
identifies
a
necessary
event
in
order
to
you
know,
reach
the
assigned
goal,
and
maybe
at
the
next
meeting,
you
know
as
one
assignment
we
can
bring
those
up
because
events
take
time
to
plan
is
the
point
we
have
the
money
to
do.
Events
I
think
events
can
be
really
impactful
if
planned,
correctly
and
and
if
enough
time
is
given
and
so
and
I'll
I'll
send
this
out
in
a
follow-up
email,
but
I
think
that
might
be
one
of
the
assignments
that
comes
out
of
this
meeting
is
hey.
C
Let's,
let's
think
about
all
the
events,
even
future
events,
you
know
in
the
far
off
future,
but
also
short-term
events
that
each
group
thinks
we
need
to
do
in
order
to
to
meet
the
goals.
The
the
event
could
just
be
hey
before
we
create
a
directory
or
before
we
create
how
identify
how
we're
going
to
assess
the
needs
of
the
nweb
committee.
We
want
to
try
to
gather
you
know
the
nweb
committee
in
some
space
to
to
speak
with
them.
C
Could
you
know
be
one
of
the
events
that
we
do
so
as
the
next
as
a
as
a
next
assignment?
You
know,
let's,
let's
think
about
what
what
events
we
need
to
do
for
each
group.
You
know
for
each
goal
and
then-
and
that
actually
might
be
the
first
step,
but
aside
from
that
start
to
prioritize
the
list
and
just
think
about
what
you
want
to
work
on
first,
in
addition
to
the
event,
you
know
what
else,
what
should
go?
C
First
and
and
then,
let's
you
know
and
I,
would
you
know
if
you
can
meet
with
your
your
partner
or
Partners
to
to
think
about
that,
and
then
at
the
next
meeting,
let's
report
out
and
and
see
if
we
can
help
each
other,
you
know
with
any
direction
that
we
may
need
in
order
to
move
forward.
So,
for
example,
Michael
and
Ernest
and
I
have
been
meeting
a
lot.
You
know
there.
C
That
was
the
Nu
Stadium
project
and
we've
already
taken
the
next
step
right
of
meeting
with
the
northwestern's
procurement
team
and
and
and
and
and
Dave
Davis
who's,
their
kind
of
community
liaison
to
start
to
think
through
with
them
how
what
the
timeline
is
and
how
we
made
best
partner
I'd,
like
some
of
the
the
other
two
groups,
to
also
identify
priorities
and
to
think
about
what
is
what
are
some
of
those
next
steps
that
we
need
to
take
in
order
to
move
forward
and
whatever
support
you
need
for
the
city
for
staff.
C
L
Sorry,
real
quick,
let
me
pull
up
my
notes,
so
our
group
me
Jared
and
Angela
had
a
couple
ideas
around
events,
many
events
and
then
I
also
wanted
to
propose
something
specific
before
kind
of
like
the
mini
listening
sessions
and
I'll
kind
of
let
you
Angela
go
over
the
list
of
things
that
Jared
had
put
together
in
the
beginning,
but
I
would
like
to
propose
kind
of
like
the
mwebe
introduction
to
the
community
community
events
kind
of
get
it
on
the
calendar
as
our
first
event.
L
We
could
also
use
that
as
an
opportunity
to
directly
invite
invite
people
that
we
are
wanting
to
reach
out
to
and
have
other
data
collecting
tools
available.
The
day
of
the
event.
L
I
think
that
would
be
a
good
opportunity
to
gather
a
large
crowd
to
then
get
the
city
to
then
get
the
the
other
Mini
City
Hall,
listening
sessions
that
Jared
and
Angela
had
proposed
kind
of
you
know
get
that
rolling,
but
also
get
more
specific,
detailed,
Partners
involved
during
the
little
mini
sessions
which
include
you
know,
partnering
with
the
with
the
chambers
women
in
business,
which
is
like
a
sector
of
the
mwb.
L
As
well
so
with
that,
I
think
that
it
would
be
kind
of
like
a
cool
kind
of
spring
event
that
we
could
start
planning
to
introduce.
You
know
our
ideas,
what
we're
looking
for,
but
also
ahead
of
time,
get
some
type
of
data
collecting
things
together.
If
that
makes
sense,.
C
It
does
and
I
think
that's
great
and
I
would
say
again
in
between
this
meeting
and
the
next.
You
know
lets
me
back
with
with
our
groups
and
just
fully
flesh
it
out
what
you
know.
When
are
you
thinking
what
time
you
know
what
financial
needs?
What
might
you
need
require
again?
We
have
the
77
000,
so
we
have
some
ability
to
do
events.
Obviously
we
also
want
to
use
those
funds
for
other
purposes,
but
I
think
we
can.
We
can
even
start
to
budget
that
out.
C
Maybe
that's
something
else
we
can
begin
to
do
once
we
have
a
clear
sense
of
you
know
what
events
we
want
to
do
and
and
what
the
other
funding
requirements
or
needs
may
be
based
on
how
we
want
to
move
towards
these
goals,
but
I
think
that
all
that
sounds
great.
G
K
Thank
you,
so
first
question
I
have
is
just
to
clarify
on
the
open
meetings
act.
So
so
we
haven't
been
meeting
as
a
group
of
three
because
we
didn't
think
we
could
before.
But
now
do
we
have
10
on
our
committee.
So
does
that
mean
that
our
Quorum
is
six
and
then
therefore
the
Quorum
of
a
quorum
or
majority
of
a
quorum
is
now
four,
so
three
people
could
meet.
B
Was
just
going
to
say
we
do
have
a
new
member
who
was
just
added
Monday,
but
she
hasn't
completed
the
training
or
the
documentation,
probably
not
until
the
end
of
this
week
or
next
week.
So
I
think
that's
when
she
can
officially
count
towards
the
quorum.
K
So
how
many
members
do
we
currently
have
on
I
counted
10
on
the
last
minutes?
Does
that
mean
she'll
be
11.
should
have
11.?
Yes,
okay,
so
so
then,
the
the
biggest
group
just
I
just
want
someone
to
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
the
biggest
group
that
could
meet
out
of
11
would
be
would
be
again,
four
correct.
C
K
Okay,
thank
you
for
that
clarification.
That's
super
helpful
and,
and
just
again
for
so,
Jared
has
sent
a
list
out
of
the
black
business
Consortium
directory
and
there's
about
200
in
that
list
and
the
suggestion
being
that,
amongst
the
three
of
us,
we
split
it
up
and
reach
out
to
65
businesses.
K
A
piece
I
think
that's
a
kind
of
a
great
example
of
where
it
would
be
helpful
to
have
I,
don't
know
if
we
want
to
try
to
work
with
a
student
group
or
someone
to
additional
volunteers
to
help
us
with
this
or
if
this
is
something
we
want
to
try
and
divide
up
across
the
whole
committee,
because
65
business
contacts
again
playing
phone
tag,
emails
Etc
is
a
pretty
big,
a
pretty
big
commitment
for
three
group
members
to
complete.
C
So
I
think
this
is
the
value
of
that
the
next
meeting,
starting
to
prioritize
what
we
want
to
work
on
first
and
then
coming
together
as
a
full
group
to
talk
through
how
we
get
it
done
because,
in
my
mind,
just
to
use
what
you
just
said.
As
an
example,
I
think,
a
better
use
of
the
working
group
sign
right
now
is
to
just
think
about
how
we
accomplish
that.
So
you've
identified
basically
a
problem
like
we
have
in
order
to
you
know
to
recertify
or,
however,
you
want
to
say
it.
C
You
know
to
check
on
whether
or
not
these
businesses
are
still
operational.
It's
going
to
require.
You
know,
at
least
without
some
other.
You
know,
technology
intervention,
that's
going
to
create,
require
people
to
make
phone
calls
and
to
do
Outreach.
Maybe
people
recertify
themselves
if
we
can
get
them
on
some
website
or
some
something
that
they
can
kind
of
manage
and
maintain
themselves
and
the
incentive
to
updating
this
information
on
an
annual
basis
is
that
you
know
it
helps
their
business
in
some
way.
C
I
don't
know
how,
but
we
can
come
up
with
that.
So
I
think
that's
more
of
what
I
at
least
see
the
working
groups
doing
is
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
like
address
these
issues
from
a
systemic
standpoint
and
then
making
recommendations
to
the
to
the
the
council
or
the
community
as
to
how
to
solve
them,
but
I
definitely
don't
think
it
I,
don't
see
the
working
groups
having
to
do
that
work.
It's
more
so
saying
all
right.
C
If
we
can't
figure
out
identify
a
technology
solution
that
would
allow
us
to
update
you
know
to
know
which
minority
businesses
are
still
operational,
then
how
do
we?
You
know
on
a
on
a
continual
basis,
update
the
list
like
let's
solve
the
problem
and
then
once
we
do,
that
figure
out.
You
know
who
who
Who's
going
to
do
it,
because
it's
certainly
not
going
to
be
the
nweb
committee
doing
that
work.
It
has
to
be
some
other
group
that
we
identify
or
again
a
technology
solution.
J
C
I
would
say
we
could
do.
We
can
do
a
full
report
for
the
we
could
allow
the
the
I
can't
remember
which
group
group
it
is,
but
we
could
do
a
full
report
at
the
next
meeting,
but
also,
let's
and
I'll,
send
all
of
this
out
in
the
follow-up
email,
but
also,
let's,
let's
start
to
prioritize
how
we
want
to
you
know
what
what
strategies
we
want
to
advance
first,
as
well
as
identify
future
events,
so
we
can
get
them.
L
In
the
final
yeah,
we
can
record
like
a
whole
proposal
around
the
bench
that
I
had
forwarded
earlier
today,
that
I
thought
I.
L
Chance
to
go
over
so
if
we
could
allow
a
little
time
I'd.
C
Yeah,
what
I'll
do
is
I'll
have
we'll
we'll
allow
we'll
we'll,
probably
because
I
wanted
Evanston
local
market
to
come
on
at
some
point
instead
of
next
meeting.
Maybe
we
have
them
come
up
the
following
meeting
so
I'll
make
sure
to
leave
now
that
I
think
we're
ready
to
make
some
progress
on
our
work
plan.
I'll.
Make
sure
that
our
agenda
allows
for
enough
time
to
fully
report
out
and
to
start
to
prioritize
and
some
of
the
strategies.
If
that's
okay,
yeah.
L
C
You,
okay,
I,
don't
want
to
hold
folks
longer
than
needed.
So
any
other
questions
comments
about
this
again.
Sam
and
I
are
working
on
a
follow-up
email
to
specifically
identify
kind
of
next
steps,
as
it
relates
to
the
work
plan.
But
any
other
questions
comments
before
we
adjourn.
C
Okay,
all
right.
Well,
thank
you,
Tammy,
as
always,
and
to
all
the
committee
members
for
finding
some
time
also
see
John
Gonzalez
on
here
as
well.
I
didn't
know
he
was
on
here,
so
hello,
I
appreciate
you
joining
as
well.
What's
what's
John,
what's
is
John?
What's
your
title
again,.
C
Specialist
and
purchasing
manager.
Thank
you
both
for
joining
us
and
yeah.
If
we'll
send
out
a
follow-up
email,
if
you
have
any
questions,
comments
or
any
feedback
at
all,
feel
free
to
send
it
to
Tammy
and
I
in
between
meetings,
and
our
next
meeting
is.
C
G
C
So
without
seeing
anything
else
on
our
agenda,
the
meeting
is
adjourned.
Everybody
take
care,
have
a
great
night
and
we'll
see
you
soon.
All.