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12 <br />assistance or disability. The Council shall act affirmatively, through its <br />minority business enterprise program, and otherwise, to promote and enter <br />.into contracts with minority business enterprises (MBEs), and firms having <br />effective, implemented affirmative action programs. <br />The clause in the Council"s regional and open space acquisition and development <br />grant contracts, since 1974, is as follows: <br />g. The Grantee agrees to .comply with all applicable laws relating to <br />nondiscrimination, affirmative action and public purchase, involvement <br />and use. In particular, Grantee agrees not to discriminate against <br />any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, reli- <br />gion, sex or national origin and to take affirmative action~to assure <br />that applicants and employees are treated equally with respect to the <br />following: employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, <br />lay-off, termination, rates of pay and other forms of compensation, <br />and selection for training. <br />In 1984, the 1975 clause appears less than adequate. <br />Related Questions: <br />1. Ooes the Council's current recreation open space program provide. adequate <br />leadership in Affirmative Action and Minority Business Enterprise (AA/MBE) <br />questions? <br />2. Would any of the following alternatives better the status quo? <br />- Insert an AA/MBE clause in the policy plan as an added objective? • <br />- Require an AA/MBE statement from the responsible implementing agency <br />as a content element of each master plan? <br />- Require proof of~an a'8'equa~e ~rma~ Action and Minority Business <br />Enterprise program as a contract element for all subsequent regional <br />recreation o~en~ s ace gran` <br />All o~'f}-ie a~ove~ <br />- None of the above? <br />- Another way? <br />ISSUE 13. How much environmental information should be required in regional <br />par .mas er p ans <br />In recent years, some park master plans have been challenged over the adequacy <br />of their review for environmental impacts from the proposed .development. The <br />challenge often-has come from local resident groups. The plans have generally <br />withstood the chal]enges. In at least one case, review of the planning. process <br />showed that preparation of the master plan had gathered the equivalent of the <br />information needed to prepare an Environmental `Assessment Worksheet (EAW) under <br />Minnesota environmental laws. <br />Related Questions: <br />1. In your opinion, does the current regional master planning process ade- <br />quately address environmental concerns about park development? <br />