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### Dea rSi ro rMadam : I (Larr yL . Davis ) hereb ywithdra wm ycomplain t forwarde d o n Novembe r5 , 200 9 an d entitle d "Noncomplianc e Complain t an d Whisleblowin g Report Pursuan t t o Th e Protecte d Disclosure Ac t 2 6 o f200 0 signed , Februar y16 , 2000. " Th e complain t lodge d agains t th e Jackso n Municipa l Airport Authorit yi s bein g withdraw n i n deferenc e t o th e enclose d 1 4 CF

R 1 6 Complain t I no wsubmit . Ifyo u t o contac t me , I ca n reache d vi a th e numbers liste d above , b yemai l an d vi a th e U.S. Posta l Service . Sincerely , Lan yL . Davi s C.c . Anthon yW . Brown , Externa l Progra m Manager , FA AOffic e o fCivi l Right

sLarr yL . Davi s 141 2 Fourtf i Ave . Jackson , M S 3902 3 (601 ) 212-0297^(601 ) 3SS-091 S davisl3030@hotmafl.co m February26,201 0 VI AFirs t Clas s AAal l An d Facsimil e Offic e o fth e Chie fCounse l Attention : FA

APar t ] 6 Airpor t Proceeding s Docke t AGC-61 0 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Ave . S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 1 Re : Part 1 6 Complaint ; Lan yDavis , Complianc e Analys t v . Th e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authorit y Dea rSi ro rMadam ; Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . Part 16 , I Mr . Lan yL . Davi s (hereinafte r"Complainant") , fil e thi s complain t agains t th e administrativ e bod yo fth e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authorit y an d its Boar d o fCommisaoner s th e operato ran d sponso ro fth e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authorit y(hereinafte r"th e Authority" ) allegin g tha t th e Authorit yis i n violatio n o f 4 9 CFR Par

t 26 , Participatio n b yDisadvantage d Business Enterprise s i n Departmen t o f Transportatio n Financia l Assistanc e Programs , an d 4 9 CF R Part 23 , Participatio n o f Disadvantage d Business Enterpris e i n Airpor t Concessions . Al l communication s wit h respec t t o thi s complain t shoul d b e addresse d to : Larr yL . Davis , 141 2 Fourt h Ave. , Jackson , M S 30203 , (601 ) 212-0297 , davisl3030@hotmail.com . Th e Complainant , a n Africa n America n mal e is a n employe e o fth e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authorit yi n th e positio n o fComplianc e Analys t an d ha s bee n assigne d th e dutie s o fDisadvantage d Business Enterpris e Liaiso n Office rfo rbot h th e concessio n an d constructio n component s (hereinafte r"DBELO & ACDBELO" ) o fth e Authorit yI n accordanc e wit h 4 9 CF R Transportatio n Subtitl e A . Offic e o fth e Secretar yo f Transportatio n PAR

T2 3 & 2 6 - Participatio n B yDisadvantage d Busines s Enterprise s I n Unite d State s Departmen t O fTransportatio n Financia l Assistanc e Programs .Larr yLDavi s v . JMAA Th e complainan t ha s bee n employe d a t th e Authorit ysinc e Februar y200 4 an d serve d as th e Authority' s DBEL O & ACDBEL O fro m Jun e 200 6 unti l Novembe r2008 . A s th e Authority' s DBEL

O & ACDBELO , th e complainan t wa s charge d wit h implementin g al l aspect s o fth e Authority' s DB E an d ACDB E programs . As th e Complianc e Analys t fo r th e Authority , th e Complainan t is responsibl e fo rcollectin g data , preparin g report s an d monitorin g complianc e t o th e provision s o fth e Disadvantage d Business Enterpris e (hereinafte r"DBE" ) Progra m an d th e Minorit yan d Wome n Business Enterpris e Program . Assis t i n providin g necessar yinformatio n o n thes e program s t o contractor s an d vendor s includin g makin g verba l presentation s alon g wit h othe rdutie s associate d wit h th e DBE program . Th e Airport Jackso n Internationa l Airpor t Authorit y(hereinafte r"th e Authority" ) is a public-use , medium-hu b commercial-servic e airpor t I n Jackson , Mississippi . Th e Authorit yown s an d operate s Jackson-Ever s Internationa l Airport , an d on e othe rairpor t (Hawkin s Field) , an d is th e airpor t sponso rfo rth e purpose s o fcomplianc e wit h federa l statutes , regulations , an d gran t assurances . I n eac h o fth e fisca l year s fro m 200 6 throug h th e present , JMAA receive d federa l financia l assistanc e unde rFAA' s Airpor t Improvemen t Progra m (hereinafte r"AlP" ) t o financ e i n whol e o ri n par t th e plannin g an d developmen t o fth e Jackson-Evers Internationa l Airpor t an d HavAin s Field . Th e Al P progra m i s a gran t progra m authorize d b yth e Airpor t an d Airwa yImprovemen t Act . 4 9 US C § 4710 1 & 47107 , e t seq . A

s a recipien t o fFedera l Al P funds , th e Responden t is subjec t t o al l gran t assurances , includin g th e assuranc e t o compl ywit h th e requirement s o fTitl e 4 9 CFR Parts 2 6 an d 23 , th e DB E an d ACDB E regulation s o fth e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportation . Subjec t o fth e Complian t Matte ro fComplianc e Wit h Federa l Obligations , th e Administrativ e Staf fo fth e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authorit yan d its Boar d o fCommissioner s fai l t o adher e t o rules , regulations , gran t conditions , writte n an d implie d gran t assurance s o fsigne d financia l agreement s wit h th e Unite d State s Departmen t o fTransportatio n ("U.S . DOT") , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA" ) unde rAirpor t Improvemen t Progra m (hereinafte r"AlP") , an d th e Federa l Transportatio n Authorit y("FTA" ) gran t assuranc e conditions . Th e allege d violation s discusse d i n thi s complian t occurre d fro m Jun e 200 6 t o th e presen t an d pertai n to , bu t ar e no t limite d to , federa l regulation s A 9 CF R Par

t 2 3 an d Par t 26 , section s §26.51 , §26.13 , §26.23 , §26.25 , §26.10 3 §26.109 . Th e assurance s containe d i n grant-in-ai d agreement s issue d unde rth e Airpor t an d Airwa yImprovemen t Ac t o f1982 (AAIA) , as amended , 4 9 U.S.C . 4710 1 e t seq. , specificall ysectio n 51 1 (a) , 4 9 U.S,C . 47107(a ) an d (b) . Sectio n 505(d ) o fth e Airpor t an d Airwa yImprovemen t Ac t o f1982 , as amended , 4 9 U.S.C . 47113 . Obligation s containe d i n propert ydeed s fo rpropert ytransferre d pursuan t t o sectio n 1 6 o fth e Federa l Airport Ac t (4 9 y.S.C , 1115) . sectio n 2 3 o fth e Airpor t an d Airwa yDevelopmen t Ac t (4 9 U.S.C . 1723) , o rsectio n 51 6 o fth e Airpor t an d Airwa yImprovemen t Ac t (4 9 U.S.C . 47125) . Federa l Rul e o fCivi l Procedur e 8 , Fed . R. Civ , P . 8(a)(2) . Titl e VI I o fth e Civi l Rights Ac t o f 1964 (Titl e Vll) , a s amended . 4 2 U.S.C . 5 2000 e e t seq . Pag e 2 o f6Lorr yL. Davi s v . JMA A 49 CFR Par

^ 26 , sectio n §26.2 5 Wha t i s th e requiremen t fo ra liaiso n officer ? Yo u mus t hav e a DB E liaiso n officer , wh o shal l hav e direct , independen t acces s t o you rChie f Executiv e Office rconcernin g DBE progra m matters . Th e liaiso n office rshal l b e responsibl e fo rimplementin g al l aspect s o fyou rDBE program . Yo u mus t als o hav e adequat e staf ft o administe rth e progra m i n complianc e wit h thi s part . 1 . Fro m Jun e 200 6 t o Octobe r2008 . m yname , Larr yL. Davis , wa s use d o n lega l an d officia l document s a s th e DB E Liaiso n Office r("DBELO" ) fo rth e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authority . Th e Complainan t suii>mits tha t th e administrativ e body , specificall yth e Chie fExecutiv e Office rMr . Dirk Vanderlees t an d Chie fOperatin g Office rMs . Bonni e Wilson , repeatedl y ignore d an yan d al l inpu t (verba l an d wnitten ) fro m th e DBELO . Mr . Larr yL. Davis . I submi t tha t muc h o ftha t inpu t (no t i n th e leas t all ) pertaine d t o 49 CF R Part 26 , § 26.5 1 "Wha t mean s d o recipient s us e t o mee t overal l goals? " 2 . A s th e direc t resul t o fth e failur e o fth e JMA Aadministrativ e body , th e DB E progra m administere d b yth e Authorit yis ho t narrowl ytailore d specificall yas i t relate s t o goa l settin g o n federa l an d stat e assiste d project s an d contracts . Goal s establishe d o n federall yan d stat e assiste d project s lacke d th e requisit e findings t o justifyth e percen t o fDB E participation . Th e Authority' s projec t goa l settin g proces s canno t surviv e stric t scrutin y standards . 3 . Arbitraril yestablishin g goal s o n ever yfederal , stat e an d loca l projec t le t irrespectiv e t o annua l goa l accomplishmen t data , doe s no t mee t th e definitio n o fa narrowl ytailore d progra m tha t serve s t o addres s importan t an d compellin g governmenta l interest , JMA Agoal s establishe d o n project s fro m Octobe r1 , 200 8 thr u February25 , 201 0 lac k an ysubstantia l relationshi p t o define d discriminator/ remediatio n objectives . Th e JMA Aproces s fo r establishin g goal s o n federa l an d stat e assiste d project s i s inconsisten t an d lack s a stron g basi s fo rimplementation . 4 . A s th e JMA AComplianc e Analyst , i t was/i s m yjo b t o trac k statistics , monito r complianc e an d ensur e goa l obtalnment . A s th e DBEL

O fo rJMAAfro m Jun e 200 6 t o Octobe r2008 , i t wa s m yjo b t o overse e th e program , identif y progra m strength s an d weaknesse s an d t o mak e procedura l recommendation s t o th e administratio n fo rpolic yadjustmen t an d changes . Almos t al l o fth e recommendation s submitte d t o th e JMA Aadministrativ e bod y(i n writte n form ) b yth e Complainant , wer e completel yignored , resultin g i n rac e consciou s goal s bein g se t o n al l project s AlP , State , an d PFC . Rac e Consciou s goal s wer e se t o n ever yprojec t le t withou t regar d t o a coheren t polic yo ran ydefi ; litiv e goa l settin g methodology . 5 . I (th e complainant ) alleg e tha t al l projec t goal s establishe d o n federall y funde d project s an d le t fro m Octobe r1 , 200 8 unti l February25 . 201 0 (constructio n an d professiona l service ) lac k th e du e diligenc e an d requisit e finding s t o mee t narro wtailorin g requirement s fo rgoa l setting , goa l Pag e 3 o f6Larr yL . Davi s v . JMA

A complianc e an d definitiv e DB E progra m administration . Nint h Circui t Cour t o fAppeal s decisio n i n Wester n State s Pavin g Co . v . Stat e o fWashingto n Dept . o fTransportation , 40 7 F . 3 d 98 3 (9t h Cir . 2005] , o rconsider : Th e U.S . Suprem e Cour t Case , Cit yo fRichmon d v . J . A . Croso n Co. , 48 8 U.S . 46 9 (1989 ) Pp . 48 8 U . S . 498-506 . JUSTIC E O'CONNO R delivere d th e opinio n o fth e Cour t wit h respec t t o Part s I , lll-B , an d IV , concludin g that : (a ) Ageneralize d assertio n tha t ther e ha s bee n pas t discriminatio n i n th e entir e constructio n industrycanno t justif yth e us e o fa n unyieldin g racia l quota , sinc e i t provide s n o guidanc e fo rth e city' s legislativ e bod yt o determin e th e precis e scop e o fth e injur/ i t seeks t o remedy , an d woul d allo wrace-base d decisio n makin g essentiall ylimitles s i n scop e an d duration . Th e city' s argumen t tha t i t i s attemptin g t o remed yvariou s form s o fpas t societa l discriminatio n tha t ar e allege d t o b e responsibl e fo rth e smal l numbe ro fminorit yentrepreneur s i n th e loca l contractin g industr yfails , sinc e th e cit yals o lists a hos t o fnonracia l factor s whic h woul d see m t o fac e a membe ro fan yracia l grou p seekin g t o estabfis h a ne wbusines s enterprise , suc h a s deficiencie s i n workin g capital , inabiiit yt o mee t bondin g requirements , unfamiliarit ywit h biddin g procedures , an d disabilit ycause d b ya n inadequat e trac k record . Pp . 48 8 U . S. 498-499 . (b ) Non e o fth e "facts " cite d b yth e cit yo rrelie d o n b yth e Distric t Court , singl yo rtogether , provid e a basi s fo ro prim a faci e cas e o fa constitutiona l o rstatutor yviolatio n b yanyon e i n th e city' s constructio n industry . Th e fac t tha t th e Pla n declare s itsel ft o b e "remedial " i s insufficien t sinc e th e mer e recitatio n o fa "benign " o rlegitimat e purpos e fo ra racia l classificatio n i s entitle d t o littl e o rn o weight . Similariy , th e view s o fPla n proponent s a s t o pas t an d presen t d/scrim/naffo n i n th e industryar e highl yconclusory , an d o f littl e probativ e value . Relianc e o n th e disparit ybetwee n th e numbe ro f prim e contract s awarde d t o minorit ybusinesse s an d th e city' s minorit y populatio n i s als o misplaced , sinc e th e prope rstatistica l evaluatio n woul d compar e th e percentag e o fMBE's . N o evidenc e is know n t o exis t tha t demonstrate s tha t th e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authority' s governin g bod yI.e . th e Boar d o fCommissioner s b y resolution , statue , ordinanc e o ran yothe rmean s provide d publi cguidance , legislatio n o rauthorit yt o implemen t th e DB E goa l settin g progra m i n th e matte rtha t i t i s currentl ybein g implemented . Additionally , ther e is n o evidenc e tha t th e governin g bod yeve rapprove d th e annua l goa l fo rF Y 201 0 tha t bega n i n Octobe r2009 . I (th e Complainant ) believ e tha t th e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authorit yha s faile d t o compl ywit h It

s obligation s unde rCFR 49 , Part s 2 3 & 26 . I (th e Complainant ) brough t thes e issues t o th e attentio n o fth e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authority' s Boar d o f Commissioner s durin g Ma yo f2008 . Arevie wensued , recorde d an d seale d deposition s wer e taken , ultimatel yresultin g i n a Directo ro fDBE an d Communit yDevelopmen t bein g hire d b yth e Authority . I (th e Complainant ) wa s assure d b yJMA Aadministratio n Pag e 4 o f6Larr yL , Davi s v . JMA

A tha t issues an d concern s raise d b ym e woul d b e addressed , a s th e ne wprogra m Directo rwa s hire d conversely , 1 (th e Complainant) , becam e convince d o fth e continuin g cours e o fth e noncomplian t conduc t an d violatfon s o fCF R 49 , Part s 2 3 & 2 6 i n Augus t 200 9 whil e puttin g togethe rdat a fo rth e 201 0 annua l constructio n an d concessio n goals , an d n o membe ro fth e senio rstaf fo rth e administrativ e bod ywa s intereste d i n viewin g th e 200 8 o r200 9 DB E accomplishment s o rstatistica l outcomes . Th e indiscriminat e establishmen t o fgoal s o n al l federa l an d stat e project s an d contract s irrespectiv e t o goa l achievemen t dat a is i n direc t violatio n o f4 9 CF R Par t 2 3 an d Par t 26 , section , §26.13,(a) . §26.7(b) . §26.45(5)ii,§26.51(a)(2) . Th e practic e o f haphazardl yestablishin g rac e consciou s goal s o n al l project s indiscriminately , negate s th e provision s o fa flexibl e schem e o rflexibl e progra m implementatio n an d impose s a n unleve l playin g field an d undu e burde n o n Non-DB B firms . Thi s practic e eliminate s th e legitimac yo fa narrowl ytailore d progra m designe d t o overcom e th e effect s o f discrimination ; i n thi s environment , projec t goal s ar e no t adjuste d t o achiev e annua l approve d goal s a s i s require d b ylaw . Whil e actin g i n th e capacit yan d scop e o fth e DBEL O fo rth e Authority , I (th e Complainant ) drafte d man yCF R 4 9 Part s 2 3 & 2 6 complian t document s designe d t o correc t thi s problem...al l recommendation s wer e ignored . Outsid e o fm yactions , ther e bee n ha s n o attemp t t o revie wo rvisi t interna l DBE relate d policie s o rprocedure s t o ensur e compliance . Thi s informatio n wa s disclose d t o Th e JMA ABoar d o fCommissioner s an d agai n i n thi s 1 4 C.F.R . Par

t 1 6 filin g i n th e interes t o fpubli cconcern . Browne rv . Cit yo fRichardson , Tex . state d tha t ""th e disclosur e o fmisbehavio rb ypubli cofficial s is a matte ro fpubli c interes t an d therefor e deserve s constitutiona l protection. " Thi s complain t is squarel y withi n Browner' s domain : i t addresse s th e negligenc e an d imprope rbehavio ro fpubli c officials . Additionally , Th e Unite d State s Suprem e Cour t se t th e parameter s i n Connic k v . Myers . I n Connick , th e Cour t observe d tha t speec h concernin g matter s o fpubli c interes t "i s mor e tha n self-expression ; i t is th e essenc e o fself-government" . Accordingly , speec h b ypubli cemployee s o n publi cissues "occupie s th e 'highes t run g o fth e hierarch yo fRrs

t Amendmen t values. " Rathe rtha n addressin g th e DB E progra m polic yan d procedur e concern s raise d b ym e (th e Complainant) , I (th e Complainant) , hav e bee n single d ou t an d denie d acces s t o informatio n an d vita l resource s neede d t o effectivel ycomplet e m yassigne d dutie s as Complianc e Analys t a s th e direc t resul t o fm ypubli cassertions . 1 (th e Complainant ) hav e experience d advers e employmen t action s i n retaliatio n fo rm ybringin g thes e an d othe rissues t o th e attentio n o fth e administrativ e bod yan d Boar d o fCommissioner s o f th e Authority . Thes e an d othe radvers e employmen t action s includ e vague , unsubstantiated , unachievable , imbalonce d an d wrongfu l employe e performanc e evaluations . I (th e Complainant ) hav e experience d tota l isolatio n an d disparat e treatmen t i.e . bein g treate d an d compensate d differentl ytha n othe remployee s i n simila rposition s withi n th e organization . Thes e advers e employmen t action s ar e unlawfu l an d i n violatio n o fm y(th e Complainant ) rights unde rfedera l regulation s 4 9 CF R Part 2 3 an d Par t 26 , section s §26.109 . th e Mississipp i Whistleblowe rLaw s Cod e Sectio n 25-9-171 , e t seq . an d m y(th e Complainant's ) firs t Amendmen t rights an d righ t t o du e process . Pag e 5 of6Larr yL . Davi s v . JMA

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### Damaoe s An d ReliefRequeste d B ybringin g fort h thi s notic e o fcomplaint , I (LanyDavis) see k th e followin g mandatory relief : 1 . I (th e Complainant ) a m requestin g th e al l m y2009 Perfomnance Appraisa l record s b e expunge d fi-om al l Departmen t record s an d files. 2 . I (th e Complainant ) a m requestin g tha t m ymeri t solar / increas e fo r2008 an d 2009 b e approved , an d ttia t I receiv e al l additiona l mone yI woul d hav e received , plu s interest , fro m th e dat e ofdenia l unti l th e present . 3 . I (th e Complainant ) a m requestin g $25,000.00 i n emotiona l distres s damage s a s a resul t o fth e stress , anxiety , an d depressio n tha t I experience d a s a resul t ofth e abov e - liste d retaliator / actions . 4 . Remuneratio n o flost wage s a s a resul t o fth e failur e t o compensat e commiserat e wit h assigne d duties , issuance o fa n injunctio n t o enjoi n th e above-describe d retaliatoryaction s b yth e JMA AOfficial s iro m occumn g i n th e future . 5 . Paymen t o fan yan d al l attorne yfees . Certificatio n ofServic e I herebycertifytha t I hav e thi s da yserve d th e foregoin g complain t o n th e Jackso n Municipa l Airpor

t Authority , Attn : Mr . Dir k B . Vanderlees t Chie fExecutiv e Offic e an d Mr . Georg e E . Irvin , Sr. . Chairma n o fth e Board ofCommissioners . Jackso n Municipa l Airpor t Authority . P.O . Bo

x98109,10 0 Internationa l Dr. . Suite 30 0 Jackson , M S 39298-8109 , vi a Certifie d Registere d Mai l RR R (Retur n Receip t Requested ) an d Facsimil e Transmissio n (601)939-3713 . Date : Marc h 2 , 201 0 By :

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