Public Notice
Draft Title VI Plan for Review
May 23, 2024
A public meeting will be held to receive public input and comment on the draft Title VI plan for 2025 to 2027.
Public Meeting
The SBCAG Board of Directors will consider adopting the draft Title VI plan for 2025 to 2027 at the June Board of Directors meeting.
10 a.m. Thursday, June 20, 2024
- In-Person: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway Santa Maria, CA 93455
- Virtual: Details on how to participate remotely will be published on the SBCAG Board of Directors agenda at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Background
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance.
SBCAG is a recipient of Federal aid through two of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (US DOT’s) operating administrations, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and is accountable for compliance with both Title VI and the following implementing regulations: US DOT’s “Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation” (49 CFR Part 21), FTA’s “Title VI Requirements and Guidelines for Federal Transit Administration Recipients (FTA Circular 4702.1B), and FHWA’s “Title VI Program and Related Statutes” (23 CFR Part 200).
These regulations have expanded the original Title VI protections to incorporate subsequent related statutes, including protections against discrimination based on gender, age, and disability; and federal policies regarding environmental justice and limited-English proficiency.
Participation Notice
Comments on the Title VI Plan 2025 to 2027 may be provided at the June 20 SBCAG Board of Directors meeting and may also be submitted in writing until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Written comments can be submitted via U.S. Postal Service to 260 N. San Antonio Road, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; or electronically by emailing info@sbcag.org.
SBCAG is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for these meetings. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodation requests should be made 48 hours in advance of public meetings to SBCAG at (805) 961-8900.
Draft Title VI Plan 2025 to 2027
