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OMWBD senior manager Fahad Bey told commissioners the office currently has 29 pending certifications under desk review and has completed 97 new and recertification applications year to date. Bey said the office provided 43 business consultations, performed 18 bid‑compliance reviews, reviewed 41 bids and received five complaints. He said one file is pending denial or appeal.

Bey said the consolidated directory of XPE (minority, women and veteran‑owned) firms has grown to about 1,020 listings and gave percentage snapshots of utilization by agency type: combined city/county/municipal MBE utilization at about 12 percent, women‑owned business utilization about 7.6 percent, veterans roughly 1.3 percent and disability‑owned firms about 0.18 percent. Bey also listed project‑level utilization percentages on ongoing public‑private projects and described outreach and certification work.

Why it matters: Bey said the disparity study will drive the next utilization plan and potential ordinance updates. He described the office’s plan to publish the study in June 2025 and then convene a public Q&A and an internal working committee to draft policy recommendations. Bey said the goal is to present a new ordinance and utilization plan in the fall 2025 budget season for council and OMWBD board action.

Commissioners and staff asked about trends and capacity building. Commissioner Mark Young and others pressed OMWBD on where the office sees the greatest needs; Bey and Joseph Lee, who works in OMWBD, identified capacity building—mentor‑protégé programs, joint ventures and other supports to help small firms scale up—as the top priority. Lee said outreach and compliance tracking (letters of intent and good‑faith documentation) have improved in recent years, and that the directory has grown after processing a backlog of pending applications.

Bey said the office has contracted with a vendor, b2g, for a new certification and vendor‑management software package that will add online certification, an online directory, e‑blast capability to registered firms and a records module; he said the module is not yet live but is expected by the end of the year. He also said OMWBD is working with a prime contractor on the 2025 disparity study, which will include the consolidated city of Indianapolis and Marion County agencies, the Marion County Public Library, the Indianapolis Public School system and the Business Ownership Initiative division of the Indy Chamber.

The presentation included a slide list of OMWBD outreach events and a summary of projects where OMWBD is tracking contractor/subcontractor utilization. Commissioners asked for clarification on several percentage figures in the slides; staff and Bey provided those numeric clarifications during the meeting.

The commissioners did not take formal action on the OMWBD report at the meeting. Bey and Lee said the office will follow the disparity‑study timeline and proceed with public outreach and internal committee work ahead of ordinance drafting in the fall.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Economic Development Commission - May 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Office of Minority and Women Business Development reported certification, compliance and outreach metrics and described a timetable for the office’s five‑year disparity study during an Economic Development Commission meeting.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6559100,"EDC approves Oxford Row project report, recommends council bond ordinance",0,1166000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3213762-82ad686d506e7d4c5464e59f7de4de22&start=1166&end=1166","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3213762-82ad686d506e7d4c5464e59f7de4de22/thumbnail_1166000.jpg","/articles/6559100/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/EDC-approves-Oxford-Row-project-report-recommends-council-bond-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559100-f9d241fd105147b56490d7a12ce1f0ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1770562961&Signature=EFoOF73Y~kH79a4nyLez8m19ediU6nx5TEp8tgC3~y4acYd5uMBUJRCleOdEhi-anmvfoEOL~Qdh0inrB2QiNNBUgo213kWruNnUR8hPF8MflLd2rSAwFkxzbpbx0jLa-hC-Ju~xiCBx7CiXAhWr12ECCOY4kuTMnbR8vATHozOFa7cRML0EskivHOXHnP3r4JUirPrHONCfyR5X6DsDl1ojreWNxoW1eZHc1jkFi71LteCEQaL69vPdzqCSDytbCuYzh5-KWW6PlG~1Z0D8~WBdxL2VsNCw5p2EKnolLf-e7mcf8HwG9MX33Hvjn02qftqGx0hTCcLailDBVv~Ojw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Indianapolis City Economic Development Commission voted to approve the project report and to recommend that the City‑County Council adopt a corresponding special bond ordinance for Oxford Row, a proposed mixed‑use development in the Fall Creek Place neighborhood.

After a brief public hearing with no public comment, Commissioner Mark Young moved to adopt the EDC resolutions approving the proposal and project report and recommending council approval of a bond ordinance; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The chair recorded the motion as approved and directed staff to forward the materials to council.

Why it matters: Developers said Oxford Row is a three‑story, neighborhood‑scale mixed‑use project intended to complete a retail‑anchored node at 25th and Delaware (across from Gusta Market). Project presenters described an affordability commitment—10 percent of units set at 50 percent of area median income (AMI)—and said the development will include ground‑floor retail intended to serve the immediate neighborhood.

Project details presented and clarifications
- Developers (Nathaniel Gonzalez and Brandon Powell) described the building as a three‑story walk‑up with street‑facing retail and residential units above. They said the retail portion is roughly 5,000 square feet.
- There are inconsistent unit counts in the presentation: presenters described “41 one‑bedroom units and six large two‑bedroom units” in one portion of the slides and later referred to the project as a 46‑unit development. The developers and staff document in the meeting packet should be consulted for the final unit count.
- Developers said roughly 59–60 parking spaces are planned behind the building, arranged to be concealed from the main street view. They said they expect about 30–35 resident vehicles to occupy on‑site spaces and to reserve remaining spaces for retail use; street parking also exists in the neighborhood.
- The capital stack described: approximately 60 percent bank debt and 40 percent equity, subject to change. Stins Construction (listed as the contractor) was identified as the general contractor; developers said Stins will also manage the property.
- Timeline: presenters said, if financing and approvals align, they hope to begin construction in late summer or early fall of the year; they cautioned that national economic uncertainty and subcontractor pricing pressure could affect those dates.

OMWBD and compliance
Joseph Lee of OMWBD submitted a memo in the meeting packet and told the commission the developer has worked with OMWBD to prepare an inclusion plan. Lee cited past performance by Stins (a prior small project with 35.63 percent XPE utilization) and said he expects the Oxford Row project—estimated in the memo at roughly the $10–$12 million range—to be likely to meet or exceed city utilization goals.

Public hearing and vote
The chair opened and closed the public hearing with no public comments. The commissioners then voted to adopt the EDC resolutions that approve the project report and recommend council approval of a special bond ordinance. The motion was made by Commissioner Mark Young, seconded, and carried by voice vote; the chair announced the motion carries and directed staff to transmit the project report and recommended ordinance to council for consideration.

Next steps: The EDC packet included the project report and a draft special bond ordinance for council consideration. If the City‑County Council approves the ordinance and bond authorization, developers said they will proceed with finalizing financing and seeking permits.","The Economic Development Commission approved the project report and recommended a special bond ordinance for Oxford Row, a proposed mixed‑use project in Fall Creek Place; developers described the project, affordability commitments and a near‑term construction target.","actionData","errors"]

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