City of Milwaukee - File #: 231200

• File #: 231200
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/21/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/12/2023
• Title: : Substitute resolution relating to the City of Milwaukee 2023 Disparity Study.
• Sponsors: ALD. STAMPER, ALD. RAINEY, ALD. A. PRATT, ALD. TAYLOR, ALD. COGGS, ALD. CHAMBERS JR.
• Indexes: DISCRIMINATION, REPORTS AND STUDIES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/13/2023	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/12/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Spiker moved to adopt a proposed subtitute. Ald. Stamper asked that this sub be voted down. Ald. Chambers asked to added as a cosponsor. Ald. Zamarripa asked to be added as a co-sponsor to Ald. Spiker's substitute. Ald. Coggs called the question. Vote on call the question: Ald. Pratt - Aye Ald. Chambers - Aye Ald. Brostoff - Aye Ald. Bauman - Aye Ald. Westmoreland - Aye Ald. Coggs - Aye Ald. Rainey - Aye Ald. Zamarripa - No Ald. Taylor - Aye Ald. Murphy - No Ald. Borkowski - No Ald. Spiker - No Ald. Dimtrijevic - Aye Ald. Stamper - Aye Ald. Perez - No 10 ayes, 5 noes. The call of the question passes.	Fail	6:9
12/12/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:1
11/27/2023	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: President Jose Perez Bernadette Karanja - Chief Equity Officer David Maher - Griffin and Strong, LLC Rhonda Kelsey - Director of Purchasing Kathy Block - City Attorney's Office Ald. Mark Chambers (arrived at 11:20 A.M.) Roy Evans - attorney All CED Committee members present and Ald. Coggs added as co-sponsors.	Pass	4:0
11/21/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
231200
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. STAMPER, RAINEY, PRATT, TAYLOR, COGGS AND CHAMBERS
Title:
Substitute resolution relating to the City of Milwaukee 2023 Disparity Study.
Analysis
This resolution:

1. Adopts the 2023 Disparity Study prepared by Griffin & Strong, P.C., including all of the Study’s findings and recommendations.

2. Commits the City to implementing all recommendations of the 2023 Disparity Study.

3. Directs all City departments to take all necessary actions to implement the recommendations of the 2023 Disparity Study.

Body
Whereas, In 2021, the City of Milwaukee contracted with Griffin & Strong, P.C., (“GSPC”) to conduct a comprehensive disparity study to determine whether or not statistically significant disparity exists between the number of minority- and women-owned businesses that are ready, willing, and able to provide or perform goods, services (professional and non-professional) and construction services and the number of majority-owned concerns currently participating in these same types of contracts with the City; and

Whereas, GSPC analyzed the prime contractor contracting and subcontracting activities for the City’s purchases in the industry categories of construction; architecture and engineering; professional services; other services; and goods during the 5-year study period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019; and

Whereas, GSPC has prepared and submitted to the City the 2023 Disparity Study that is attached to this Common Council file; and

Whereas, The 2023 Disparity Study contains a number of legal, policy, quantitative and anecdotal and private-sector findings, including:

1. The City continues to implement race- and gender-neutral measures to try to increase utilization of MWBE (minority- and women-owned business enterprise) firms, but the present Study shows that those measures have not been effective in resolving or significantly reducing the identified disparities. Accordingly, t...