CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-20-112 ENACTMENT NO. ______________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving The Transit Department's 2020 Title VI Program For Submission To The Federal Transit Administration (Benton, by request)
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APPROVING THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT'S 2020 TITLE VI PROGRAM FOR SUBMISSION TO THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. ?2000d et seq ("the Act") and 49 CFR Part 21, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; and
WHEREAS, as a recipient of FTA funds, the Transit Department is required to comply with the requirements of the Act and applicable implementing regulations; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to FTA Circular 4702.1B, the Transit Department is required to submit its Title VI program to its governing entity for approval; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Title VI program is substantially similar to the 2017 Title VI program previously approved by the Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council has considered and determined to approve the department's 2020 Title VI program and policies as set forth in the attached Exhibit A entitled "2020 Title VI Program," including but not limited to the major service change policy, disparate impact and disproportionate burden policies, and results of the agency's system-wide service standards and policies monitoring program, all of which are set forth in the "2020 Title VI Program".
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the 2020 Title VI Program and policies as set forth in the attached Exhibit A entitled "2020 Title VI Program" are approved, including but not limited to the major service change policy, disparate impact and disproportionate burden policies, results of the agency's system-...
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