Policy No.: 200.023
Resolution No.: RR 38-16
Date Approved: 04/25/2016
Supersedes the following Resolutions & Policies: N/A

Policy

(Approved by the Board of Park Commissioners.)

Purpose:

The Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma (Metro Parks Tacoma) is accountable to its citizens for its use of public dollars. The limited financial resources of Metro Parks Tacoma must be wisely used to ensure adequate funding to support the services, public facilities, and infrastructure necessary to meet the community’s present and future needs.

This Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Policy establishes the basis and justification for an MWBE program and requires administrative procedures for implementing the program.

The purpose of an MWBE program is to ensure equitable participation of Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises in an entity’s contracting program. This policy and program specifically seeks to prevent MPT from actively or passively participating in discrimination against MWBEs with its contracting dollars.

Policy Requirements:

Section I.

The Board of Park Commissioners is charged with establishing the policy direction for Metro Parks Tacoma under Washington State law. Sound business practice and good government dictates that the Board establish policies regarding the fiscal activities of Metro Parks Tacoma in accordance with applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.

Section II.

Metro Parks Tacoma staff shall establish a comprehensive program to ensure proactive outreach to minority and women owned businesses. Such program shall be detailed in administrative procedures developed by the Executive Director.

Section III.

MPT shall strive to attain an overall MWBE participation goal of 8% of public work construction dollars awarded for projects exceeding $20,000 including subcontractors. Following an appropriate measurement and tracking period, but not longer than 12 months following the adaption of this policy (and every calendar year thereafter), staff will make a report to the Board of Park Commissioners regarding actual MWBE utilization for public work projects. The above goal may be revised by the Board following analysis of the report.

Section IV.

The Board of Park Commissioners reserves its authority to modify, amend or repeal this policy by majority action of the Board of Park Commissioners.