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A resolution approving the Transit Services Division's 2017 - 2020 Title VI program, which documents how services are provided without regard to race, color, or national origin
Presenter:
Craig Blewitt, Transit Services Division Manager
Christopher Ryan, SRF Consulting, Inc.
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Summary:
As a recipient of federal funding, the City of Colorado Springs Transit Services Division is responsible for the effective execution of nondiscrimination laws and regulations promulgated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires all fixed-route transit providers to prepare and submit a Title VI Program to the Regional FTA Civil Rights Officer once every three years to document compliance with Civil Rights regulations. The Program outlines how the Transit Services Division with ensure transit service is provided equitably to all, focusing on minority and low-income populations.
Previous Council Action:
City Council approved an updated Title VI Program via Resolution 89-14 on September 9, 2014. The plan was effective from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2017.
Background:
Agencies must submit Programs that, at a minimum, contain the following components:
? A copy of the agency's Title VI notice to the public;
? A copy of the agency's instructions to the public regarding how to file a Title VI discrimination complaint;
? A list of any transportation-related Title VI investigations, complaints, or lawsuits filed with the agency since the last-submitted Program;
? A Public Participation Plan including outreach plans to engage minority and limited English proficient persons if certain population and rider thresholds are met;
? The racial makeup of any transit-related non-elected planning or advisory board;
? A narrative regarding the efforts the agency uses to ensure Title VI compliance from any subrecipients; and
? Any Title VI equity analyses performed in relation to any facilities constructed since the last Pr...
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