ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION FACT SHEET					City of Shreveport
TITLE			DATE			ORIGINATING DEPT./DIV.
An Ordinance Amending the 2006 Budget for the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund and Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.						City Council
						SPONSOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER
						Calvin Lester
PURPOSE
To fund a disparity study to determine whether or not, and to what extent, remedial programs for racial or gender preference are appropriate.
This Ordinance or Resolution will have direct impact on Council District:							Citywide
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A disparity study will provide the City of Shreveport with the evidence, in accordance with current case law, to determine whether or not, and to what extent, remedial programs for racial or gender preferences or set asides for the purchase of goods and services are appropriate. The objective of a study are: - To determine the history of the utilization of MBEs and WBEs by the agency in contracting and procurement opportunities; - To investigate and describe prevailing practices in the public and private sectors that have caused und utilization of MBEs and WBEs; - To determine the availability of minority and women-owned businesses; - To determine whether race-neutral and gender-neutral programs can redress the effects of discrimination; and - To identify the revisions necessary for the agency's M/WBE programs to meet requirements of court decisions.
Introduction:	November 14, 2006
Final Passage:	November 28, 2006
SPECIAL PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
None.
FINANCES				SOURCE OF FUNDS
$300,000				Riverfront Operating Reserves
CONCLUSION
FACT SHEET PREPARED BY:		Sharon Pilkinton Council Analyst

ORDINANCE NO. OF 2006

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2006 BUDGET FOR THE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

BY: Councilman Calvin B. Lester

WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to amend the 2006 budget for the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that Ordinance No. 178 of 2005, the 2006 budget for the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund, is hereby amended as follows:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease Operating Reserves by $300,000.

Increased Transfer to Capital Projects by $300,000

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the remainder of Ordinance No. 178 of 2005 shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:

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City Attorney’s Office