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kCITY OF IIVEIZSIDE City of Arts &Innovation City Council Memorandum IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2015 FROM: GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE TITLE VI NON - DISCRIMINATION POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 - RESOLUTION ISSUE: The issue for City Council consideration is approval of the attached Resolution authorizing the City of Riverside to adopt a Title VI Non - Discrimination Policy in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the City Council: 1. Approve the attached Resolution authorizing the City of Riverside to adopt a Title VI Non - Discrimination Policy in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and 2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to institute and maintain a Title VI Program in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statues as required by 23 CFR Part 200. BACKGROUND: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) focuses on a local agency's adherence to nondiscrimination of the protected classes including, but not limited to, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, sex, age, or disability. Local agencies receiving federal financial assistance are required to comply with various nondiscrimination laws and regulations including institution and maintenance of a Title VI Program. Code of Federal Regulations 23 (CFR 23) requires the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to conduct reviews of sub - recipients (Local Agencies) that receive Federal aid to ensure compliance with Title VI. Recent Local Agency Compliance Reviews conducted by Caltrans on Title VI Programs highlighted a lack of awareness by Local Agencies about Title VI compliance and a lack of Caltrans' enforcement of Title VI program requirements. As a result, in April of 2015, Caltrans distributed a bulletin concerning Local Agency requirements to institute and maintain a Title VI program, including adoption of a formal policy.