121206 MBCVirginia Beach Minority Business Council 2006
Annual Report, December 12, 2006
Liaisons and Members
Councilman Ron Villanueva, City
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Ms. Wanda J. Cooper, Secretarial Officer
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Council Liaison
Mr. Luis Rivera, MBC Member
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Councilman Bob Dyer, City Council
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Liaison
Mr. James K. Hill, MBC Member
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Ms. Louisa Strayhorn, Governor’s
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Mr. Edwin Tirona, MBC Member
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Liaison
Mr. John M. Williams, MBC Member
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Mr. Michael Stewart, School Board
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Liaison
Ms. Linda Bright, MBC Member
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Mr. Prescott Sherrod, Chairperson
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Mr. Michael Chinn, MBC Member
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Mr. Dan Pearsall, Vice-Chair
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Ms. Angelica Ceron, MBC Member
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Mr. William R. Brown, Financial
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Counselor
Minority Business Council Vision
To be the leading influence in
contractor resources with
city opportunities.
Minority Business Council
Mission Statement
Advance and facilitate an environment
of business opportunities, focusing on
increasing expenditures to minority and
women-owned businesses by the City of
Virginia Beach as a means to further the
City’s economic development and
vitality.
Goals
Identify and encourage city
agencies and firms projecting the
city's image to fairly reflect
Virginia Beach as a City of ethnic
and racial diversity when
carrying forward the city's
business.
Goals
continued
Help achieve and maintain the
opportunity for improved
minority business participation
levels in the procurement process
for goods and services and
construction and housing.
Strategies
Minority Awareness
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Outreach Programs
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Policy Development
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Data Collection & Analysis
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Major Accomplishments
? Ordinance Change
•Strengthened requirements for construction
•Bids and RFP’s
•Women and Minority Participation Plans
? Networking events
•With Governor Kaine’sstaff –April 7
•VDOT and SBA –August 4
? Liaisons
•VBDA
•School Board
•Governor’s Office
•Additional City Council Liaison
? Increased number of on-going Contractor Counselings
? Improved MBC Website –
www.vbgov.com/finance/mbc
? Most successful MBC EXPO
? By Laws and Vision
Major Accomplishments
continued
Newly created Relationships
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•US Internal Revenue Service
•Empowerment 2010
•US Small Business Administration
•Virginia Department of Minority
Business Enterprise
•Virginia Department of Business
Assistance
•Hampton Roads Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce
Major Accomplishments
continued
Partnered with:
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•E
conomic Development
Business Appreciation
Golf and Networking
Event;
•Various City departments
to participate in the USA
Black Pages Directory
Database:
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•Obtained approval from
DMBE to access their
SWAM database (realtime
model)
Major Accomplishments
continued
? Participated in:
•Matchmaking Session for the National
Association of Women Business
Owners
•VMSDC Business Opportunity Fair
•Empowerment 2010 Small
Business/Veterans Owned Businesses
Conference
•Black EXPO Steering Committee
? Benchmarked with:
•City of Jacksonville
•City of Charlotte
? Increased Minority Expenditures and
Awards
Virginia Beach
POPULATION DIVERSITY
6%
71% 5%
20%
2004
73% 20%
6%
4%
2003
19%
71%
5%
4%
2000
14%
81%
4%
3%
1990
87%
10%
3%
2%
1980
WhiteBlackHispanic
American Indian/ AlaskaAsian/Hawaiian/PacificTwo or more races
Other races
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Fact Finder; American Community Survey
Award Data
Goods and Services Contracts over $50,000 -
8. 58% to Minorities
$710%
$6
8%
$5
6%
Millions
$4
$3
4%
$2
2%
$1
$00%
FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03FY04FY05FY06
$ Minority% Minority Vendors
2006 = $6.1 million
Award Data
Construction Contracts Awarded –
Contracts Over $50,000
$515%
Millions
$4
10%
$3
$2
5%
$1
$00%
FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03FY04FY05FY06
$ Minority% Minority Vendors
Total for 2006 -$814,700
Payment Data for
Minority Owned Businesses
$10
$9
$8.12
$8
$7
Millions
$6
$5.27
Expenditures
$5.49
$4.89
$5
# of Firms
$4.49
$4.31
$4
$2.96
$3
$2.26
$2
160
143
144138
$1127
122
53
44
$0
FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03FY04FY05FY06
*Data Includes Minority Women-Owned Business Payments
Payment Data For
Women Owned Businesses*
$8
$6.62$6.14
$7
$6
$4.67
Expenditures
$5$4.28
Millions
$4
$2.89
364
# of Firms
$3
$2.00
314
$1.33306
$2
$1.22
253
234
202
$1
51
44
$0
FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03FY04FY05FY06
*Data Excludes Payments to Minority Women-Owned Firms
Payment Data
Percent of Total Payments
Minorities and Women-Owned
8%
7%
6%
5%
4.1%
4%3.4%
3.2%
3.1%2.8%
3.0%3.0%
2.6%
3%
2.0%
1.8%1.8%
2%1.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1%
0%
FY00FY01FY02FY03FY04FY05FY06
% Minority Vendors% Woman-Owned Vendors
Next Steps
Improve access to and
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disseminate annual
forecasts of contract
opportunities
Continue to form new
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partnerships
Continue to monitor
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progress
Active participation in
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establishment of local
Chapter of the National
Association of Minority
Contractors
Next Steps
continued
? Build stronger
relationships with City
departments
•Administrative Directive
•Recognition and Awards
? Continue to build
database and website
? Evaluate contractor
performance
Next Steps
continued
Contractor assistance program
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Access to Capital/ Scholarships
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Private Sector Support and
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Mentoring
MOU with the Department of
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Business Assistance
Hire Minority Business Specialist
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Representative
Strengthen partnership with
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Small Business Administration
Continue to look for
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opportunities to debundle
requirements (where feasible)
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
Thank You for Your Support