REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 17, 2016
FROM: BRIAN R. MARSHALL, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: KATHLEEN HEALY, Administrative Manager
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Department of Transportation Title VI Triennial Program
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the Department of Transportation Title VI triennial program for the period of July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2016.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires all direct grant recipients and sub-recipients of federal financial assistance document their compliance of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by submitting a Title VI Program (Program) to their FTA regional civil rights officer once every three years. This Program must be approved by the transit provider's board of directors or appropriate governing entity or official(s) responsible for policy decisions prior to submission to the FTA. Accordingly, every three years the Department of Transportation (DOT) requests Council approve the DOT's Program. This Program submission covers July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2016.
BACKGROUND
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states, "No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." For all transit providers, a Title VI Program must be approved by the transit provider's board of directors or appropriate governing entity or official(s) responsible for policy decisions prior to submission to the FTA.
The DOT's last Program was approved by Council on November 21, 2013, and submitted to the FTA on December 1, 2013. The DOT Program was found to be satisfactory and compliant by the FTA. Council was also briefed on the Program on September 1, 2016, during a workshop. The workshop reviewed many elements of ...
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