§ 434.40. Provision of services.

Special services to be furnished within the district may be provided using one (1) or more of the following:

(1)

The city may perform the services.

(2)

The city may contract for services.

(3)

The city may enter into a service agreement with a district management entity or a service provider. Notwithstanding any other ordinance provision, the service agreement provided for in this subsection is hereby exempt from the requirements of the following provisions of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances: section 18.200 (equal benefits provisions in contracts); section 24.220 (prevailing wage); section 139.50 (non-discrimination and affirmative action provisions in contracts); and Chapter 423 (small and underutilized business enterprise program). Provided, however, that the service agreement shall contain provisions requiring the district management entity or service provider to do the following:

a.

The district management entity or service provider shall, when seeking competitive bids for special services in the district, issue bid solicitations to vendors including those on a list of small and underutilized businesses provided annually by the city.

b.

The district management entity or service provider shall maintain a Modified Affirmative Action Plan that meets the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or Minneapolis Code of Ordinances section 139.50.

c.

The district management entity or service provider shall extend any benefits offered to its employees based on marital status to employees with domestic partners registered as such pursuant to Minneapolis Code of Ordinances section 18.200.

d.

The district management entity or service provider shall agree that any construction work that requires funding from more than one (1) year's assessment cycle shall be subject to the prevailing wage provisions of section 24.220. Further, the district management entity or service provider shall not sell bonds to obtain a larger funding source.

e.

The district management entity or service provider shall submit to the city finance officer as soon as practical after each calendar year end but prior to adoption of the next year's budget, an annual report of services activity and an independent audit of financial activity for each calendar year in which services are performed in the district. (2014-Or-020, § 1, 5-9-14; Ord. No. 2019-026 , § 1, 6-21-19)