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Title VI Plan-City of Everett <br /> B. Consultant Contracts Activities <br /> 1.Consultant Contracts Administration. The City of Everett maintains a fair and <br /> impartial process that guides the selection, negotiation, and award of its consultant <br /> contracts, in accordance with applicable local, state,and federal laws and regulations. <br /> 2.Authorities: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;Civil Rights Restoration Act <br /> of 1987 (P.L. 100.259); Americans with Disability Act of 1992;Fair Labor Standards <br /> Act;Washington Law Against Discrimination;Washington Minimum Wage Act; <br /> WSDOT Local Agency Guidelines;48 CFR 31; 23 CFR 172. <br /> 3.Title VI Assurances and Provisions. All of the City's federally funded consultant <br /> contracts will include the following: (a)any applicable Disadvantaged Business <br /> Enterprise (DBE) goal(s) in designated projects, which the City will seek to proactively <br /> achieve; and(b)Title VI assurance and provision language (documents and language will <br /> be periodically reviewed to ensure compliance with current laws and regulations; a copy <br /> of the form of the contract will be submitted to the Coordinator, along with any <br /> amendments or updates that may occur over time). Specialists will maintain updated <br /> demographic data on the utilization of women- and minority-owned consulting firms. As <br /> the use of these firms occurs, a copy of the award letter will be provided to the <br /> Coordinator for use in preparing the Annual Update Accomplishment Report. <br /> 4.Design/Environmental Review Process and Title VI. Depending on the scope, <br /> complexity, and impacts of a project, plan, or program, a National Environmental Policy <br /> Act (NEPA) and/or State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA)review may be completed <br /> prior to its implementation. The City of Everett will monitor compliance with Title VI <br /> requirements in all aspects of conducting these environmental reviews. The Coordinator <br /> or designee will be afforded the opportunity to review and comment on any draft <br /> environmental determinations issued by the City to ensure adequate consideration and <br /> mitigation of any prospective federal civil rights impacts. The Coordinator's or <br /> designee's review of these determinations will ensure the following: <br /> (a) adequate public notices were provided in applicable general and minority <br /> media, accessible locations and times for public hearings or meetings were <br /> selected, translation services were used as needed-particularly for projects <br /> impacting predominantly minority communities, and the public was provided <br /> information pertaining to their rights to call or write the department to view plans <br /> and discuss environmental problems; <br /> 10 <br />