Committee on Budget and Government Operations
October 5, 2016 City Council Meeting
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is the third largest city in the United States with an estimated population of roughly 2.7 million; and
WHEREAS, at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census, 32.9 percent of Chicago's overall population identified as black; and
WHEREAS, to date, the estimated black population of Chicago still constitutes roughly one-third ofthe city's population; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago has a vested interest in the continued development and growth of Minority Owned Business Enterprises, as codified in 2-92-650 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, as amended to be in compliance with the decision in Builders Ass'n of Greater Chicago v. City of Chicago, (298 F. Supp. 2d 725 (N.D. III. 2003) and adopted by Chicago City Council in May 2004; and
WHEREAS, the stated intent ofthe ordinance seeks to provide a level playing field and equal access for all contractors and subcontractors to participate in city contracting opportunities with the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Transit Authority is subject to the requirements of 2-92-650 of the Municipal Code of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, despite such legal directives, based on the demographics ofthe CTA and many companies with whom they contract, inadequacies exist in the hiring and employment protocol ofthe Chicago Transit Authority and businesses awarded contracts by the Board; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Transit Authority receives taxpayer money towards the development, operation, profitability, and sustainability ofthe Chicago transit system; and
WHEREAS, the projected public funding for the Chicago Transit Authority in 2015 was $757.1 million dollars from Chicagoans through the Chicago Real Estate Transfer Tax and sales tax, among
WHEREAS, the 2016 operating budget for the Chicago Transit Authority was more than 1.4 billion dollars; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, 88 percent of of operating revenue came directly from ...
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