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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. Does 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 />- Requ ri`e 'proof of an aae"qua a Affi-rma eve Action and Minority Business <br />Enterprise program as a contract element for all subsequent regional. <br />recreation o en s ace gran s. <br />- ATT of ~Tie~ a ove~ <br />- None of the above? <br />- Another way? <br />ISSUE I3. How much environmental information should be required in regional <br />parK .master p i 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 challenges. 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 />