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OLLIE GARRETTPresident of Tabor 100

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Voting, Education, and Tomorrow’s Workforce

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New Initiative for Incarcerated Citizens

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2016 Crystal Eagle Awardees

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September 2016

Tabor Neighbors,

I would like to invite you to Tabor 100’s 17th Annual Gala, scheduled for September 30, 2016, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Washington State Convention Center. Included in the 500 business stakeholders, lawmakers and others are a Peter Rogoff, CEO of Sound Transit; Roger Millar, Secretary of the State Department of Transportation and Ron C. Sevart, President and CEO of Space Needle and Chihuly Glass and Garden. See more on page 3.

The proceeds from Tabor 100’s gala are used to support: • Student scholarship and grant programs. • The cost of events produced by Tabor 100 to

assist its members in connecting with both public and private businesses throughout the state.

• Other initiatives aligning Tabor 100’s overall

mission and volunteer-driven activities.

We are proud to recognize the results of our work during the year and over the decades. This recognition is front and center at the Gala through the Crystal Eagle Awards ceremony which provides recognition to people and organizations who display excellence in Economic Development, Legislative Action, Education, Community Service and Outstanding Leadership. We are proud to also recognize a community member with our Lifetime Achievement Award.

Your support allows us to continue being the voice of small businesses and the advocates of the communities our businesses serve. It allows us to continue delivering valuable services and resources to our members and be a valued constituent representative in our community’s civic affairs. With your help, we can continue to do this great work.

To confirm your attendance, be a sponsor or table captain, or for further details, please contact me at 425-881-1312 or President@Tabor100.org.

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You are invited to come and enjoy a memorable evening in the Sk ybridge of the Washington State Convention Center, Downtown Seattle on Friday, September 30, 2016.

6:00 PM Check-in, Reception, and Silent Auction7:00 PM Dinner, Entertainment, Program, and Awards Attire: Semi -Formal

Tabor 100 is an association of entrepreneurs and business advocates who are committed to economic power, educational excellence and social equity for African-Americans and the community at large. Tabor 100 is a 501(c)3 organization.

Save the date!

Purchase your ticket at www.Tabor100Gala.org today!

“Seizing your opportunity”

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► ► What to Expect at September General Meeting

Governor Jay Inslee is running for reelection. He first got into public service to fight for a new public high school in Selah in 1985. He then went on to represent the 14th legislative district in the state House of Representatives and in 1992

was elected to represent the 4th Congressional District in Eastern Washington. Jay later moved back to the Puget Sound area and was elected to Congress again in 1998 where he served until 2012. He now serves as Washington’s 23rd governor.

Running for Congress in Washington’s 7th Congressional District:

1. Pramila Jayapa is running for Congress in Washington’s 7th Congressional District, which covers most of Seattle, Edmonds, Shoreline, Burien, White Center and Vashon Island. Currently serving her first term in the State Senate for the 37th Legislative District. Experienced, passionate social justice activist, author and leader, with more than 30 years of experience in both domestic and international arenas. Pramila is the founder and former Executive Director of Washington state’s largest immigrant, civil and human rights organization, OneAmerica.

2. Brady Walkinshaw: In 2013, Brady was appointed to represent the 43rd district in the Washington State House. As a public servant, Brady is guided by his beliefs in environmental stewardship, fair wages, shared economic growth, and social justice. Walkinshaw succeeded Senator Jamie Pedersen in the House and then was elected in 2014. As a public servant, Brady is guided by his beliefs in environmental stewardship, fair wages, shared economic growth, and social justice.

2016 CRYSTAL EAGLE AWARDEES

1. Community Leadership Award: Frank Lemos

2. Outstanding Leadership Award: Joanne Harrell

3. Social Equity Leadership Award: Nick Brown

4. Emerging Leader Award: K. Wyking Garrett

5. Lifetime Achievement Award: John Franklin

6. Lady of Valor Award: Senator Maria Cantwell

7. Economic Development: The Breakfast Group

8. Surprise Award: Attend the Gala to find out!

AT THIS YEAR’S GALA RECEPTION, YOU WILL MEET...

Peter Rogoff, CEO Sound Transit and Roger Millar, Secretary of Transportation, WSDOT.

Keynote Address: Aaron Stewart, Mayor pro tem for the City of Parsons; the Founder & President of the non-profit Future Business Coalition; the Founder & CEO of the music management LLC Paradise Hill Productions & a singer with the three time Grammy Award winning group “The Sounds Of Blackness.”

Introduction by Ron C. Sevart, President & CEO, The Space Needle and Chihuly Gardens and Glass

Master of Ceremonies: Ron Sims, long-time King County Council member and the first and only African American King County Executive. Currently Ron is a civic volunteer active in health, education, environmental and social equity issues.

Mistress of Ceremonies: Helen Howell, Executive Director, Building Changes.

Photos on page 2 are from last year’s Gala taken by Flyright Photography.

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► ► New Initiative Provides Entrepreneurship Training, Microloans to Previously Incarcerated Citizens

BY CALVIN GOINGS, SBA Regional Administrator

The U.S. Small Business Administration is continuously exploring new ways to make small business ownership more accessible to all citizens.

The Aspire Entrepreneurship Initiative is the most recent way we are working to connect underserved populations with entrepreneurial resources and services.

About the Aspire Entrepreneurship Initiative

The new initiative expands access to entrepreneurial education and microloans to formerly incarcerated individuals, with a specific focus on those who are parents. Initial rollout for the initiative is planned for Detroit, Chicago, Louisville and St. Louis.

Together with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Justine PETERSEN, the initiative aims to increase the financial capability of the previously incarcerated and facilitate income generating opportunities.

Education will entail classroom instruction, mentoring and connections with the local business communities and social service providers to increase financial literacy and develop entrepreneurial skills. Microloans of up to $50,000 will be available to participants who demonstrate the capacity to start and run a business.

Why this is an important focus to the SBA

An estimated 60 percent of formerly incarcerated individuals remain unemployed one year after their release, raising the risk of recidivism and resulting in lost lifetime earnings. Further, nearly 1 in 28 U.S. children have a parent who is currently incarcerated and nearly half of all U.S. children have at least one parent with a criminal record.

The Aspire Entrepreneurship Initiative is designed to leverage federal resources and experienced organizations to build the necessary infrastructure to create new futures for those who have been incarcerated, specifically parents, improving their lives and the lives of their children.

A local extension of the SBA Microloan Program

The Aspire Entrepreneurship Initiative loan terms will be the same as those of the SBA Microloan Program, which during the past year, was adjusted to allow for individuals on parole or probation to be eligible for microloan programs. This change was made to aid individuals who face significant barriers to traditional employment to re-enter the workforce.

As we work with our local microlenders to identify ways we can better serve entrepreneurs throughout the Puget Sound, we are including increased accessibility to previously incarcerated citizens in our ongoing conversations.

Plus, several of our local resource partners have provided business mentoring and entrepreneurship training at local prisons and correctional facilities as a way to help soon-to-be-released citizens become financially independent and successful.

At the SBA, we believe by embracing an inclusive vision of entrepreneurship – one that draws upon entrepreneurs from all communities, from all demographics, and from all backgrounds – will continue to grow our economy and create good-paying jobs.

5:30 – 8 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 11Museum of Flight9404 East Marginal Way SouthSeattle, WA 98108

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Accommodation requests for people with disabilities can be made by contacting the WSDOT Diversity/ADA Affairs team at wsdotada@wsdot.wa.gov or by calling toll-free, 855-362-4ADA (4232). Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make a request by calling the Washington State Relay at 711.

Title VI Statement to Public: It is the Washington State Department of Transportation’s policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities. Any person who believes his or her Title VI protection has been violated, may file a complaint with WSDOT’s Office of Equal Opportunity. For additional information regarding Title VI complaint procedures and/or information regarding our non-discrimination obligations, please contact OEO’s Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7082.

WSDOT IS HOSTING A SPEED NETWORKING EVENT DESIGNED

TO HELP SUB-CONTRACTOR FIRMS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

WITH PRIME CONTRACTORS.

More information is available at by calling the WSDOT Office of Equal Opportunity at 1-888-259-9143 or on the web at www.wsdot.wa.gov/EqualOpportunity/events.htm

Speed Networking

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BY KEVIN WASHINGTON

Education Chair

Minority and small businesses need to pay heed to what takes place in the education space here in Washington because it affects your future employees.

As we draw closer to the election coming up this November – who you vote for and what ballot measures you approve [or, vote down] can be of tremendous importance to your community, as well as your business.

Minority and small businesses have a great deal at stake – and very little voice or power in this game. They also are not well organized, lack spare dollars for lobbyists, pit sectors against each other, and often have difficulty getting larger Chambers and business groups to hear or support their needs.

The first thing you can do is to inform yourself of the issues – and vote! Attend and participate in candidate forums. Talk to your representatives.

Secondly, Tabor 100 has been participating for several years in a coalition of about 40 organizations around this issue of education: the Excellent Schools Now Coalition [ESN]. ESN consolidates around key educational priorities for the upcoming session – and whether this McCleary debate should include a larger bang for the taxpayers buck than “more of the same”.

Washington State is one of only a few states where the achievement gap continues to widen – rather than being reduced. We also know the weakest performers remain students of color.

Unless you are able to outbid Boeing and Amazon for talent – you need to become more involved in creating a stronger workforce for the future. Our kids deserve better than they’re getting.

While the McCleary case continues to be the 800-pound gorilla haunting the members of the Washington Legislature, key action related to properly funding education probably won’t be taking place until the next Session. [Which opens in January of 2017.]

Before that – we have that little election thing taking place, where a portion of the House and the Senate

are on the ballot and these elected representatives can make a difference next year.

It’s time to find out who your incumbents are – and what their stances are around improving education in this state, and providing you with the skilled employees you need to make your businesses successful.

You have a local House member, as well as a State Senator. Find out who they are – and put them in your smartphone Contacts. Make sure you have their office phone number and email address. If you think you have no power in this situation – wait until you see what usually happens when you contact one of those people with a pointed question around where they stand on education issues, and what they plan to do around making sure there is adequate funding for education, and whether your Legislator or Senator has a plan for improving educational outcomes for Washington’s youth.

Tell them you are a businessperson; tell them you need better qualified employees applying for your positions to help you move your company forward and to make it successful. This isn’t necessarily a matter of just more dollars to fully fund education [though that is an issue], but also how those dollars are going to be spent.

Your call or email will get a response. More than likely from one of the Legislator’s staff – but you’ll get a response. Using email may even get you on their listserv to keep you posted on education issues and concerns. If you don’t agree with that response – let them know. If you agree – let them know that, too. Should you not hear back within a week, that tells you something, as well.

Especially, now, 50 days ahead of the election. If the Legislator is on the ballot this November, you have time to research their opponent. Now, you have options. Now, you have “leverage”. You also have local business colleagues with whom you can discuss these candidates, their stances, and their responses. In time to impact the election.

They know that. And now, so do you.

► ► Your Votes Affect Education Today and the Skills of Your Employees Tomorrow

 

 

Planning for the 2016 third annual Minority Business Policy Workshop is underway and set to take place Tuesday, October 11, 2016. This year's workshop will be a summit around minority business civil rights, including discussion around Washington State's Initiative 200 (RCW 49.60.400) and Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964. 

The workshop will feature presenters from the United States Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) Office of Civil Rights, the Washington State Attorney General's Office, as well as the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) presenting on Governor Inslee's Commissioned Statewide Disparity Study on state contracting for women and minority businesses. 

In addition, participants will have the opportunity to breakout into business industry groups to take part in hands on policy discussion input for the 2017 Washington State legislative session. The idea is to engage MBEs on policy and to hear from the community on their particular concerns and/or struggles as an MBE in Washington State and assist MBAC in drafting community request legislation to be added to MBAC's Washington State 2017 MBE Policy Agenda. 

All Washington State Elected Officials are invited and encouraged to attend. This year's event is one of kind in the country, as we will be covering detailed obligation of Title VI in public contracting and the conflicting concerns and misunderstandings of anti‐affirmative action state laws like I‐200 with Federal subject matter experts. 

This event is free of charge, but you must RSVP to attend. Please Save the Date and RSVP by October 3rd to President@NationalMBAC.org or call (360) 338‐8161. Thank you for your continued support of the minority business community and we look forward to seeing you there. 

Sincerely,   

 Frank Lemos, President National Minority Business Advisory Council (MBAC) www.NationalMBAC.org  

 

Tabor 100 has always emphasized the need for political involvement with member forums that feature national, state and local office seekers. This year is no different and many who want to represent us are coming to Tabor, explaining their positions and asking for your support.

All year, candidates have come to Tabor 100 to find out more about the organization, its goals and to explain to members their position on issues of importance to us. In July, Congressman Adam Smith (D-9th District), one of his primary opponents, Jesse Wineberry, and Gubernatorial hopeful, Bill Bryant explained their position on critical issues at the Tabor 100 General Meeting.

Smith touted his newly appointed African American District Director and explained that he has been engaged in issues of importance to Tabor 100 members during his more than a decade in Congress.

Bill Bryant, the Republican candidate for Governor, spoke about the need to reform the education system to provide adequate support to all students. He stressed the need to create more opportunities and the current Governor’s failure to do so for minority entrepreneurs.

The August meeting of Tabor 100 featured Doug Basler, Congressman Smith’s Republican challenger and Senator Cyrus Habib, currently representing parts of Bellevue and running for Lieutenant Governor. Basler emphasized his knowledge of business and his ability

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► ► Candidates Make Tabor 100 an Important Stop

Your First Step Toward Success

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ContactEconomic DevelopmentSmallbusiness@portseattle.org

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Continued from previous page...to use skills he has learned from running a successful business to assist Tabor members in their goals to both start new businesses and enhance existing enterprises.

Senator Habib is the Democrat running for the office of Lieutenant Governor and vowed to create offices in several parts of the state, including King County, and become an advocate for small businesses and those who are economically deprived. He suggested that the Legislature could easily determine the “social impact” of the budgets it passes. He pointed out that there has never been a look at how much good or harm

a particular state budgets might create for various communities in the state.

Governor Jay Inslee running for reelection. Senator Pramila Jayapal and Representative Brady Walkinshaw, are competing for an open seat in Congressional District 7 (parts of Seattle, Edmonds, White Center, Burien, etc). All three will be at the September Tabor 100 General Meeting.

THE TABOR 100 BOARD

President: Ollie Garrett President@Tabor100.org

Vice President: Brian Sims VP@Tabor100.org

Treasurer: Anita DeMahy Treasurer@Tabor100.org

Secretary: Sherlita Kennedy Secretary@Tabor100.org

Membership: Sharlene Spencer Membership@Tabor100.org

Education: Kevin C. Washington Education@Tabor100.org

Public Affairs: Henry Yates PublicAffairs@Tabor100.org

Economic Development: Edson Zavala EconomicDevelopment@Tabor100.org

Government Affairs: Jamila Johnson GovernmentAffairs@Tabor100.org

Fund Development: OPEN POSITION FundDevelopment@Tabor100.org

Business Development: Anthony Burnett BusinessDev@Tabor100.org

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

Sept 24: Annual Captains of Industry Gala from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Washington State Convention Center.

Oct 11: WSDOT Speed Networking from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Museum of Flight.

Oct 17: Seattle University’s Albers School of Business and Economic’s “The Next Generation Speaks: Family-owned Businesses” at 4:30 p.m.

Oct 29: General Membership meeting at The Central from 10 a.m. to noon.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Education Committee meets after the Tabor General Meeting, the last Saturday of the month from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at The Central.

Please contact any of the Chair’s for more information about their committee.

City of Seattle WMBE News – October 2016

1. Seeking Comments to improve our Construction Contract BoilerplateCity Purchasing and Contracting Services (CPCS) is in charge of the basic public works construction contract boilerplate for the City, which we update every three years through the City Construction Standards Plans and Specifications. This is the year to do another update for a new 2017 edition.

As we do each time, we offer an opportunity to provide input, comments or suggested changes. This year, the comment period is from Oct. 3 to Dec. 3, 2016.

We want our WMBE colleagues to participate. This is a chance to use the official process to advocate for contract changes. In November, we are hosting a free workshop for WMBE firms to learn about the planned changes and to voice your opinions or ideas. We will provide more detailsnext month.

2. New City Light WMBE Advisor: Kara Williams has been promoted from Seattle Office of Housing to Seattle City Light WMBE Program Manager. Kara comes to the utility with a wealth of construction and project management experience. However, Kara started her career with the City of Seattle as an intern working with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). In each position Kara has held with the City she has promoted WMBE utilization and encourages General Contractors to strive to achieve the aspirational goals. Kara is a member of Tabor 100 where she promotes inclusion as an Economic Development committee member. Kara holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Evergreen State College with an emphasis in Social Science and Environmental Studies. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health and a Project Management certification from Capella University. Kara’s focus during her education and professional life has been on how to eliminate disparities in housing, education, and employment but also how those disparities affect public health. Fun Fact: To Sing the National Anthem for a major event. Kara can be reached at kara.williams@seattle.gov or at (206) 684-3641.

3. Construction Inclusion Plan – our Survey: We work hard to be creative about ways to reduce cash-flow issues for our WMBE firms. While bonding and retainage requirements are often cited as the biggest problems, some of those guidelines are pretty firmly entrenched in state law. So, we went further to figure out other options. We implemented a prompt pay requirement; all prime contractors must pay WMBE or SCS subcontractors within 30 days – regardless of City payment to the prime. Not all of our current, active contracts have this, since it began on new contracts in the last year or two. For construction, our more recent contracts now also require the primes to pay a share of Advanced Mobilization Pay and Retainage Release when your share of the project is done if the prime contractors haveselected this option in their inclusion plan. We want to ensure you are getting these guaranteed payments. We sent a survey to about 90 WMBE construction firms. Please respond and/or expect a phone call from us asking for your reply.

4. Worker Diversity:The City adopted, as directed by ordinance, a Project Labor Agreement in early 2015. We call it a Community Workforce Agreement (CWA). It is signed by the City and all construction labor unions.

This community vision started in 1969, as the community understood how labor unions influence access to construction jobs. Tyree Scott, Roberto Maestas, Walt Hundley, Edwin Pratt, Dr. Samuel

McKinney, Michael Woo, Wing Luke, Sam Smith, Phil Hayasaka, Silme Domingo, Gene Viernes,and the Central Contractors Association, United Construction Workers Association, CORE, CAMP, the Alaska Cannery Workers, LELO and others fought this battle in those years past.

This ordinance and accompanying agreement go far towards that vision. The CWA means all contractors on City construction projects at $5+ million, must “look and act” like a union shop during the project. In return, unions skip their seniority rules, and are required to prioritize workers living in economically distressed areas. The City can withhold pay when a contractor doesn’t meet the workforce requirements. The City also sets goals for contractors to employ women and people of color.

We have seen important trends and successes.

• Women worked 4.5% of total hours in the past to 12% of hours on CWA projects.• African Americans traditionally have worked 4% of total hours, however we’ve seen that

increase to 10% on CWA projects.• The work performed by minority apprentices has jumped from 32% in the past to 49% of

the apprentice work on our CWA projects.• Native Americans have held at 3%.• Workers residing in city areas flagged as “economically distressed” worked 3% of total

hours in the past; they have worked 11% of total hours in our CWA.• One puzzling result has been declines of Latino/Latina from 16% on past projects to about 11%.

We are still uncertain why this would be so, and if changes to data collection are contributing to what appears as a decline.

• Each benchmark translates into a shift of job placements towards women, minorities, and those from our local distressed neighborhoods. The CWA translates into 250 additional tradeassignments shifting to those in economically distressed areas. Also, 137 additional trade assignments have gone to women and 50 to minority apprentices.

Source: City of Seattle – Priority Hire Project Overview, August 2016.