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Meeting Date:	08/14/2023
El Aguila Title VI Civil Rts/Fed Regs Re-Adoption 2023
Submitted for:	Ray Rodriguez	Submitted By:	Ray Rodriguez
Department:	Civil Legal Division

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to readopt the Title VI 1964 Civil Rights Plan (Title VI) for year 2023 as required by the federal government. The submittal and re-adoption of the Title VI Plan incorporates a Limited English Proficiency Plan (LEP) into the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region Office; This Title VI plan has and/or shall be presented for review and approval by the Webb County CAA Advisory Board and Texas Department of Transportation. [Requested by Roberto Martinez, Director Webb County El-Aguila Rural Transportation Dept. There will be no impact to the General Fund]

Issue: FTA requires that every three (3) years transit systems receiving federal financial assistance to update their Title VI Plan (LEP included) in the form of a revised Title VI circular to grant recipients, which requires careful evaluation of the impact of proposed services and fare changes on minority riders.

Solution: Obtain approval and re-adoption of the Title VI requirements by the respective designated board/court, and submit the newly re-adopted Title VI Program/LEP Plan to FTA to continue grant funding for El Aguila.

Result: Compliance with FTA with proper documentation fully executed with approvals that secures grant funding for the next three years.

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Attachments
TxDot Title VI approval ltr
El Aguila Title Vi 08 23