68-18 Approving Update to ADA Transition Plan of 2013 and Title VI Plan: Non Discrimination in City Services, Programs & Activities under the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Ordinance, amended in 2012 to include sexual orientation and gender identification (Ord. No. 10154-12); the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Diversity Development Program legislation of 2011 (Chapter 14.5, South Bend Municipal Code Ord. No. 10081-11) followed by the Mayor's appointment of a City Diversity and Inclusion Officer and enactment of the City's Diversity& Inclusion Plan of 2016. The City's Title VI Plan was reviewed by the State Department of Transportation compliance officer earlier this year and found to meet federal requirements. . This Update to the City's ADA Transition Plan of 2013 and Title VI Plan for Non- Discrimination in City Services, Programs & Activities has been the subject of public hearing by the Board of Public Works at a meeting held January 10, 2019 as to which notice was properly published in the South Bend Tribune. The Transition Plan has also been posted on the City of South Bend's website for the past 30 days prior to this date along with the form for public comment, and a copy has been made available at the downtown branch of the St. Joseph County Library and at the office of the South Bend City Clerk. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows: Section I. The Updates to South Bend's 2013 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for the City of South Bend, Indiana, which is the first section of Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein is hereby adopted and approved. Section II. The City of South Bend's Title VI Plan under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is the final section of Exhibit "A," beginning at page 11, attached hereto and incorporated herein is hereby adopted and approved. Section III. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Tim Scott, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: Kareemah N. Fowler, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of , 2018, at o'clock . m.