Agenda - 03-10-20; 8-n Attachment 2 - OCTS Draft Title VI Plan

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DocuSign Envelope ID:3FDDF183-DEOC-45F5-AE17-OB9CF99E613F Staff Support for Language Assistance • Agency staff will be provided a list of referral resources that can assist LEP persons with written translation and oral interpretation, including the Title VI Officer and any outside consultant contracted to provide language services. This list will be updated as needed to remain current. • All main offices and vehicles will have on hand a supply of language assistance flashcards and materials translated into the languages of the largest LEP language groups. When encountered by an LEP person, staff(including drivers) should present the individual with an iSpeak flashcard and let them choose the language. Do not assume you know their preferred language. Drivers are permitted to seek volunteer assistance from other passengers before contacting a referral resource. Document the encounter and report it to the Title VI Coordinator. • Training: All employees will be instructed on our procedures for providing timely and reasonable assistance to LEP persons. New employee orientation will also explain these procedures to new hires. Staff routinely encountering LEP persons by telephone or in person will receive annual refresher training. All other employees will be reminded of LEP through annual Title VI program acknowledgements (Section 5.0) and basic Title VI trainings (Section 11.0). Protect-Specific LEP Outreach A project-specific four factor analysis will be conducted for any project or outreach event limited to a specific geographical area (i.e., the project study area or outreach area, respectively). Language assistance will be provided in accordance with the measures already outlined, including translating written materials for each LEP language group that is 5% or 1,000, whichever is less, of the project or outreach area population. Monitoring and Updating the LAP Monitoring of daily interactions with LEP persons will be continuous, thus language assistance techniques may be refined at any time. This Plan will be periodically reviewed—at least annually—to determine if our assistance measures and staff training are working. Resource availability and feedback from agency staff and the general public will be factors in the evaluation and any proposed updates. Among other practices, this process will include working with LEP community contacts to determine if our employees are responding appropriately to requests made with limited English or in languages other than English, and observing how agency staff responds to requests, including observing drivers or surveying riders. To the best of our ability, we will attempt to never eliminate a successful existing LEP service. Significant LEP program revisions will be approved or adopted by our board or designated official and dated accordingly. LEP data and procedures will be reviewed and updated at least once every three years. 8.1 DEMOGRAPHIC REOUFST The following form was used to collect required data on Key Community Contacts and nonelected committee members. Orange County Public Transportation is required by Title A of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related authorities to record demographic information on members of its boards and committees. Please provide the following information: Race/Ethnicity: National Origin:(if born outside the U.S.) ❑White ❑Mexican ❑Black/African American ❑Central American: ❑Asian ❑South American: ❑American Indian/Alaskan Native ❑Puerto Rican ❑Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ❑Chinese ❑Hispanic/Latino ❑Vietnamese ❑Other(please specify): ❑Korean ❑Other(please specify):