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ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:March 18, 2015 Action Agenda Item No.5.a.iv. SUBJECT:2015 Orange Public Transportation Title VI Plan DEPARTMENT:Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)N ATTACHMENT(S): 1.Draft2015Title VI Plan 2.Resolutionof Adoption INFORMATION CONTACT: Bret Martin, Transportation Planner, 919-245-2582 Peter Murphy, Transportation Administrator, 919-245-2002 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919- 245-2592 PURPOSE:To consider endorsement of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) action on March 17, 2015, regarding the Orange Public Transportation Title VI Plan. BACKGROUND:Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Specifically, Title VI provides that “no person in the United States shall,on the ground of race, color, or 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” (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d).The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 added the requirement that there be no discrimination on the grounds of sex, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 defined the word “program” to make clear that discrimination is prohibited through an entire agency if any part of the agency receives federal financial assistance. In response to this requirement, public transportation providers making use of federal financial assistance to provide their services are required to develop a Title VI plan/program to guide their administration and management of Title VI-related activities.More particularly, the plan must clarify roles, responsibilities, and procedures established to ensure compliance with Title VI. Orange County transportation planning staff has developed a plan/program that includes the required components for a Title VI plan/program as provided in guidance issued by the Federal Transit Administration (Attachment 1). The plan focuses on Orange Public Transportation programs with significant public contact responsibilities and provides policy direction necessary to ensure compliance with Title VI. The draft Orange Public Transportation Title VI plan contains the following federally required components: 1)Draft of notice to the public indicating that the agency complies with Title VI and informs the public of the protections against discrimination afforded to them by Title VI; 39 ReturntoAgenda