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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 047 Draft 01 2020-2022 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION 2020 TITLE VI PLAN PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TITLE VI CIRCULAR 4702.1B REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I. WHEREAS, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin for recipients of federal financial assistance; and WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation (P&R), as a recipient of Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) financial assistance for the purchase of vehicles to provide transportation for the Coordinated Services for the Elderly program, must prepare and submit to the FTA a Title VI Plan that is compliant with FTA Circular 4702.1B Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for FTA Recipients (“Circular”); and WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation prepared the attached 2020 Title VI Plan in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Circular and reported that P&R provides public transit service in conformance with Title VI legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin; and WHEREAS, the 2020 Title VI Plan must be approved by the County’s governing entity, the Hawai'i County Council, prior to submission to the FTA, pursuant to the Circular’s Requirements and Guidelines; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, in accordance with Article III, Section 3-1 of the Hawaiʻi County Charter, the County of Hawaiʻi, that the 2020 Title VI Plan, attached hereto and which by reference is made a part hereof, be approved; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that P&R Director can make minor or editing changes to the 2020 Title VI Plan; attached hereto, provided no substantial additions or deletions may be made; and. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to: (1) Mayor Mitchell D. Roth; (2) Department of Parks and Recreation Director Maurice Messina; and (3) J Yoshimoto, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporation Counsel. Dated at ____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of __________________, 2021. INTRODUCED BY: _______________________________________ COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hilo, Hawai‘i ROLL CALL VOTE    AYES NOES ABS EX   CHUNG       DAVID       I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________. INABA       KANEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER       KIERKIEWICZ       KIMBALL      ATTEST: LEE LOY       RICHARDS       VILLEGAS              Reference:  COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.