Title
Approval of Federal Transit Administration Required 2018 Title VI Program Update
Description
Request City Council approval of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) required 2018 Title VI Program update for the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department (PTD). The program plan will be effective Dec. 1, 2018 through Nov. 30, 2021.
Report
Summary
As required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, “No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, and national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
Every three years, each recipient of federal funding must submit an updated Title VI Program that documents compliance with federal Title VI guidance. As the primary (designated) recipient of FTA funding in the Phoenix-Metro region, Public Transit is required to submit its updated program. The Title VI Program is also required by FTA guidance to be approved by the the City Council.
Public Transit has collaborated with Valley Metro and regional partners to update the Title VI Program. Public Transit will submit the Title VI Plan to the FTA on behalf of the entire region.
The Title VI Program elements include the following:
- A signed Title VI assurance and governing body approval of the overall Title VI Program.
- A copy of the agency’s public notice with a list of where the notice is posted.
- Instructions for how to file a complaint with a copy of the complaint form.
- A list of any Title VI investigations, lawsuits or complaints and how such complaints were addressed and resolved by the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department.
- A Public Participation Plan and list of outreach activities conducted since the last submission.
- A Language Assistance Plan for providing language assistance.
- A table depicting the racial composition of transportation-related committees, board, and advisory councils.
- Title VI analyses conducted for applicable facilities.
- System-wide standards and policies.
- Demographic and service profile maps and charts.
- Fare and Service Equity Policy.
- Origin and Destination data to include customer travel patterns and demographic markup.
- Service Monitoring Program.
- Description of how primary recipient of FTA funding monitors subrecipients.
The draft Public Transit Department 2018 Title VI Program Plan is available to the public at the Phoenix Public Transit Department located at 302 N. 1st Ave., 9th floor, Phoenix, 85003 and http://www.phoenix.gov/publictransitsite/Documents/2018-08-13_City-of-Phoenix_Title-VI-Program.pdf.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.