HomeMy WebLinkAbout15 TUSTIN AREA SENIOR CENTER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM TITLE VI PLAN UPDATEAgenda Item 15
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AGENDA REPORT City Manager
Finance Director ��e
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DAVID A. WILSON, DIRECTOR, PARKS AND RECREATON SERVICES
SUBJECT: TUSTIN AREA SENIOR CENTER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
TITLE VI PLAN UPDATE
SUMMARY
As a requirement to receive grant funding from the California Department of
Transportation for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 Elderly and
Disabled Specialized Transportation Program, the City of Tustin must update its Title VI
Plan for the Tustin Area Senior Center's (TASC) Transportation Program every three
years. As required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, this plan establishes
policies ensuring that services and benefits are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution 18-64 which authorizes the Director of Parks and Recreation to
implement the updated Title VI Plan for the Tustin Area Senior Center's
Transportation Program.
FISCAL IMPACT
In 2016, the City was awarded a Section 5310 Program Grant to provide operating
assistance in the amount of $124,000 which is being used to cover the cost of one
additional full-time Transportation Coordinator for two years. This funding is set to
expire in January 2019. In May 2018, staff applied for and received an additional
$124,000 in Section 5310 grant funding to continue to pay for the additional full-time
Transportation Coordinator for another two years, through January 2021. The
implementation of the updated Title VI Plan will ensure that the TASC Transportation
Program is eligible for these grant funds.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN:
The update of the Title VI Plan ensures the City will remain eligible for senior
transportation related grant funding which advances Goal A of the City of Tustin Strategic
Plan regarding Economic and Neighborhood Development in that it provides resources for
future senior services to meet changing demographics and trends.
BACKGROUND
For the past 17 years, the Tustin Area Senior Center has been offering a donation only
Transportation Program to serve the needs of its senior residents. The program
provides door-to-door transportation for medical appointments, grocery shopping, and
participation in Senior Center activities. In 2015, TASC staff applied for and received the
first of three Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 Elderly and Disabled
Specialized Transportation Program grants through the California Department of
Transportation. The first ($146,000) was used to purchase two new busses for the
TASC Transportation Program. In order to enter into the grant agreement, the City was
required to draft and implement a Title VI Plan to ensure that all transportation services
are provided on a non-discriminatory basis. On September 15, 2015, City Council
passed a resolution that authorized the implementation of the Title VI Plan for the TASC
Transportation Program.
The second Section 5310 grant, received in 2016, provided funding for one full-time bus
driver (Transportation Coordinator) for two years. This enabled the TASC
Transportation Program to use both new busses on a daily basis thus serving more
clients and providing transportation to additional destinations. The funding from this
grant is set to expire in January 2019.
In May 2018, staff applied for and received a third Section 5310 grant which will
continue to fund the full-time Transportation Coordinator for another two years.
Representatives from the California Department of Transportation recently informed
staff that the existing TASC Title VI Plan was set to expire and would need to be
updated by September 30, 2018. The plan has been updated to reflect the current
TASC Transportation Program operations.
Respectfully submitted,
vid . Wilson
Dire or Parks and Recreation Services
Attachment: City Council Resolution No. 18-64.
RESOLUTION NO. 18-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNING
OFFICIAL, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, TO
APPROVE THE TITLE VI COMPLIANCE FOR THE AGENCY
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin, Tustin Area Senior Center Transportation Program
desires to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including provisions detailed
in U.S. Department of Transportation's FTA Circular 4 702.1 B, "Title VI Requirement and
Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients,"
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin, Tustin Area Senior Center Transportation Program
Governing Official, Director of Parks and Recreation, wishes to authorize approval of the
compliance plan developed by staff to comply with necessary provisions of the Civil
Rights Act,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of Tustin, Tustin Area Senior
Center Transportation Program Governing Official, Director of Parks and Recreation, as
follows:
1. The City of Tustin, Tustin Area Senior Center Transportation Program (Director of
Parks and Recreation) is authorized to implement the components of the plan in
order to meet Federal requirements.
2. The City of Tustin, Tustin Area Senior Center Transportation Program (Director of
Parks and Recreation) is authorized to implement policies that may be necessary
to comply with subsequent revisions or interpretations to the Civil Rights Act.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin, at a regular meeting
on the 4t" day of September, 2018.
ELWYN A. MURRAY,
Mayor
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
ORANGE COUNTY )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 18-64 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 4th day
of September, 2018, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES:'
COUNCILMEMBER NOES:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED:
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk