RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 4, 2010
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council on its sponsorship of the 43rd Chicago Business Opportunity Fair “Rebound 2010: Connect, Drive, Thrive”
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WHEREAS, the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, (CMSDC) is one of the nation’s premier organizations for minority business development in the nation; and
WHEREAS, CMSDC was born out of a direct initiative of corporate, government and civic leaders in response to a call from the minority community for business access and economic parity; and
WHEREAS, for over twenty years, the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council has championed the interests of minority entrepreneurs in the Metropolitan Chicago Area and nationally; and
WHEREAS, the CMSDC will sponsor the 43rd Chicago Business Opportunity Fair “Rebound 2010: Connect, Drive, Thrive” on March 29, 2010 through March 31, 2010, at Navy Pier, in Chicago, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Business Opportunity Fair is an annual trade show event with emphasis and focus on minority, women and small businesses meeting buyers from governmental agencies and the private sector; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has been a pioneer in recognizing the economic contributions of minority, women and small businesses; and
WHEREAS, this recognition is evinced by the District’s early adoption and continuing advocacy of policies which support minority, women and small businesses within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the development of minority, women and small business is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois and the United States of America.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, do hereby join with the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council in celebrating and supporting the 43rd Chicago Business Opportunity Fair “Rebound 2010: Connect, Drive, Thrive”; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council.
Dated: March 4, 2010
Approved: TERRENCE J. O’BRIEN, President; KATHLEEN THERESE MEANY, Vice-President; GLORIA ALITTO MAJEWSKI, Chairman, Committee on Finance; FRANK AVILA; PATRICIA HORTON; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS; DEBRA SHORE; MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Frederick M. Feldman, General Counsel