REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 05/17/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE 2024-2026 CITY OF CORONA TRANSIT SERVICE TITLE VI PROGRAM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to approve and adopt the 2024-2026 City of Corona Transit Service Title VI Program. As a recipient of Federal Transit Administration funds, transit agencies must prepare a Title VI Program every three years. The proposed 2024-2026 Title VI Program has been revised and updated in compliance with Federal Transit regulations Circular 4702.1B and must be approved and adopted by the City Council and submitted to the federal regional civil rights office by June 1, 2023.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve and adopt the 2024-2026 City of Corona Transit Title VI Program in accordance with Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.1b.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits recipients and sub-recipients of federal financial assistance (e.g., states, local governments, transit providers) from discriminating based on race, color, or national origin in their programs or activities and obligates federal funding agencies to enforce compliance. Under Title VI, the United States Department of Transportation has the responsibility to provide oversight of recipients and to enforce their compliance with Title VI.
On February 11, 1994, Executive Order (EO) 12898, "Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations," was enacted by President Clinton. The Presidential memorandum accompanying EO 12898 identified Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as one of several federal laws that should be applied "to prevent minority communities and low-income ...
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