TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jay Reinstein, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Randy Hume, Transit Director
DATE: June 11, 2018
RE:
Title
Transit Title VI Program
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Objective D: To develop and maintain public transportation investments with high quality transit and airport services
Executive Summary:
The Transit Department is the recipient of federal transit grant funds, with numerous terms and conditions. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires grantees to update and submit for approval a Title VI program every three years. The City's/FAST's Title VI program update is due on June 1, 2018.
Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. FTA has reduced reporting requirements for smaller transit systems and grantees like FAST operating less than 50 peak period buses in recent years. Due to confusion between Title VI which is part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Environmental Justice (EJ) which was initiated by Executive Order, FTA separated the two closely related program. EJ is more focused on capital projects and provides protections for low-income as well as minority populations. The plan also addresses limited English proficiency (LEP).
The attached program update has few changes since the 2015 program was approved.
City Council's approval of the program update is requested for submission to FTA.
Background:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title VI also includes provisions to ensure access to FTA funded programs for persons who have limited English proficiency (LEP). The program is an organizing framework by which t...
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