A staff member said at the Diversity and Inclusion Committee meeting on July 28, 2025, “Regarding our small business initiative, we have 2 contracts that have been awarded thus far, and we” (transcript cut off).

The comment came during opening remarks at the committee meeting and did not include the names of the vendors, contract values, or the departments administering the contracts. The available transcript stopped mid‑sentence and provided no subsequent discussion or formal action on the contracts.

The statement was the only substantive mention of the small business initiative in the provided meeting excerpt. Because the transcript excerpt does not identify further details, the number of contracts and the fact they have been awarded are the only verifiable items reported here.

Committee materials, minutes or a fuller transcript may contain additional specifics about the contracts, including award amounts, vendor names and any procurement or diversity criteria applied, but those were not included in the supplied text.