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Joint resolution endorsing the Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services Committee (LCCTSC) Title VI Program draft.
Staff Summary
* Lake County Coordinated Transportation Services Committee (LCCTSC) Title VI Program Draft: Endorsement.
* Section 601 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states the following: "no person in the United States shall, on the grounds 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."
* As a recipient of federal transit funding, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) has requested that Lake County endorse a Title VI Program.
* The Title VI Program outlines the notice and process should any patron feel the federally funded paratransit service is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
* The Title VI Program draft has been reviewed by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office.
* The Title VI Program draft was shared with the LCCTSC Board of Directors on January 21, 2015.
* This resolution endorses the LCCTSC Northwest Demonstration Project Title VI Program draft.
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WHEREAS, Lake County receives federal transit funds from the RTA to support LCCTSC paratransit service; and
WHEREAS, as a recipient of federal transit funding, the RTA has requested that Lake County endorse a Title VI Program ensuring that "no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance"; and
WHEREAS, the Title VI Program outlines the notice and process should any patron feel the LCCTSC federally funded paratransit service is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and
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WHEREAS, the Title VI Program draft has been review...
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