Resolution authorizing participation and compliance with the Iowa Department of Transportation Title VI Program and authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute the Title VI Non-Discrimination Agreement and all other documents to consummate the matter between the City of Council Bluffs and The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT).

Title VI is a portion of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 that applies primarily to recipients of Federal Highway Funds or any other federal funding.  It is generally administered through a state’s department of transportation, and has a number of requirements involving anti-discrimination provisions to be included in contracts, outreach to minority and disadvantaged businesses in bid proposals, making services available to persons with Limited English Proficiency, and providing accessible facilities and emergency evacuation plans for every city-owned and operated building.  Title VI compliance also encompasses the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504, Title IX, and various other federal statutes and regulations.  Regular compliance reports are required.  A complaint process is also required for those who feel that they have suffered discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in their dealings with the City in terms of contracts, bid proposals, etc.  The complaints will be processed through the civil rights commission’s office in the legal department and the civil rights commission’s director will act as the Title VI Coordinator for these compliance efforts.  These compliance efforts are mandatory.