Title
Public Transit Department 2024 Title VI Plan Update
Description
Request City Council approval of the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department’s (PTD) Title VI Plan update as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The updated plan will take effect on October 1, 2024, and continue through September 30, 2027.
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.” Accordingly, The FTA requires that all recipients of federal funds document their compliance by submitting an updated Title VI Plan every three years. As the designated recipient of FTA funding for the regional areas surrounding Phoenix, PTD has updated its Title VI Plan in coordination with Valley Metro.
PTD’s current Title VI Plan will expire on September 30, 2024. The updated Title VI Plan will remain effective from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027. A summary of changes to the Title VI Plan resulting from this update is provided in Attachment A.
The Title VI Plan is available to the public on the PTD website or by contacting the department.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.