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those traditionally underserved by existing transportation systems, including, but not limited to, low income and minority households; and • Identify actions necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Presidential Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice. Please refer to the public involvement plan included in Appendix C for specifics on the how the IMPO incorporates public input into the planning process. 38

7. Title VI/Environmental Justice The purpose of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is to prohibit programs that receive federal funds from discriminating against participants or clients based on race, color, national origin, gender, age or handicap/disability. The intent of the law is to insure that all persons, regardless of their ace, color, national origin, gender, age or disability, are allowed to participate in these federally funded programs. To insure the MPO and its sub-recipients meet their compliance responsibility, the following procedures have been established to provide for monitoring of Title VI compliance activities and complaint processing in all programs, directly or indirectly responsible to the MPO, all of which receive federal funding in whole or part. The MPO reaffirms its policies to afford all individuals the chance to participate in federally financially assisted programs and adopts the following provision: “In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, the Indianapolis MPO does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability.” The MPO has developed Title VI Complaint Procedures (see Appendix D) that has been formerly adopted by the IRTC and the MDC. The document details the procedures that will be followed if a Title VI complaint is received by the MPO. This document details those individuals eligible to file a complaint, the staff members charged with investigating the complaint, the complaint process, and the procedures to be followed should the complaint be found to have merit. This document should be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure the contact information is current. The above statement, as outlined in the Title VI Complaint Procedures will be published in the introductory materials of all official MPO documents, plans, and studies. The MPO’s Environmental Justice efforts assures an effective model is adopted that will serve the entire region The MPO also includes non-discriminatory assurances in all consultant contracts that are binding on them, and any sub-contractors that may become involved, to assure that all planning activities are carried out in accordance with Title VI. Also, in keeping with Title VI and the Brooks Act, the consultant selection process is competitive and qualification based. Environmental Justice In 1994 President Clinton passed Environmental Justice Orders that serve to further define and amplify Title VI by providing that “each Federal agency shall make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health of environmental effects of its programs, policies and activities on minority populations and low income populations.” In order to assure that Environmental Justice (EJ) goals are addressed by the MPO’s planning process a formal Environmental Justice Program was prepared in 2007 that conducted a thorough demographic profile of the entire Metropolitan Planning Area; identified existing neighborhood and other community organizations; and created a model that will enable the MPO staff to utilize existing neighborhood and community organization meetings to share information and seek community input concerning transportation improvements that may affect 39

those traditionally underserved by existing transportation systems, including, but not<br />

limited to, low income <strong>and</strong> minority households; <strong>and</strong><br />

• Identify actions necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990<br />

<strong>and</strong> Presidential Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice.<br />

Please refer to the public involvement plan included in Appendix C for specifics on the how the<br />

I<strong>MPO</strong> incorporates public input into the planning process.<br />

38

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