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Council hears 'Access GP' small-business initiative update; debate centers on a 30% aspirational SBE goal
Summary
City staff outlined Access GP (advancing contracts, community engagement and supplier success), proposed a 30% aspirational small-business enterprise goal and recommended rescinding a 2020 DEI-related resolution to comply with federal directives; council members debated feasibility, measurement and next steps and staff said a framework will be returned Feb–Apr with a planned October 2026 tracking launch tied to the ERP system.
Council members and staff discussed a proposed small-business initiative called Access GP and whether to set a 30% aspirational small-business enterprise (SBE) goal.
Cheryl DeLeon, deputy city manager, presented the update and framed Access GP as "advancing contracts, community engagement, and supplier success for Grand Prairie." She said federal guidance required rescinding a 2020 council resolution that encouraged diversity, equity and inclusion language in contracts, and that rescission is on the consent agenda as item 14 (the Mayor Pro Tem said item 14 would be pulled for individual consideration).
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