<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Forest Preserve District of Cook County - Meeting of Contract Compliance Committee on 6/27/2023 at 9:15 AM</title><link>https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1109448&amp;GUID=02D34031-6C9A-476A-88E3-7C5990AD289A</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=02D34031-6C9A-476A-88E3-7C5990AD289A&amp;ID=1109448&amp;M=CalendarDetail&amp;Title=Forest+Preserve+District+of+Cook+County+-+Meeting+of+Contract+Compliance+Committee+on+6%2F27%2F2023+at+9%3A15+AM" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>23-0435</title><link>https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6266668&amp;GUID=E622A920-1C92-40D3-B2A9-45BDEE6B57F1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">E622A920-1C92-40D3-B2A9-45BDEE6B57F1-2024-05-23-16-24-13</guid><description>File #: 23-0435&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Committee Minutes&lt;br /&gt;Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES

Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 4/25/2023&lt;br /&gt;Action: approve&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Committee Minutes</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 16:24:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-0288</title><link>https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6173309&amp;GUID=00345E76-ADDF-4501-B054-A992DF05725E</link><guid isPermaLink="false">00345E76-ADDF-4501-B054-A992DF05725E-2024-04-05-21-43-32</guid><description>File #: 23-0288&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Report&lt;br /&gt;Title: REPORT

Department:  Department of Finance and Administration  

Request:  Refer to Contract Compliance Committee 

Report Title:  Forest Preserves of Cook County Annual Business Diversity Report FY 2022

Report Period:  1/1/2022 - 12/31/2022 

Summary:  In July 2012, state legislation authorized the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) to establish provisions to address the underuse of minority and women-owned businesses with respect to procurement contracts.  An ordinance establishing the program’s parameters and guidelines was passed by the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners in September 2012. This initiative is significantly benefiting the residents of Cook County by increasing the pool of qualified minority and women-owned businesses that have the opportunity to be selected for contracts awarded by the Forest Preserves each year. 

To remedy historic inequity and to facilitate greater inclusion, the Forest Preserves established aspirational contract goals for the participation of minority and women-owned businesses as set forth&lt;br /&gt;Action: recommend for receving and filing&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Report</category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:43:32 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>