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notice of public participation activities, as well as early and continuous opportunities for public review and comment at key decision points. Indian River County welcomes the opportunity to include the public in its activities. The County continually updates both the County website and the GoLine website to provide the most current information on transit activities, including, but not limited to, public notices, service changes, public workshops, fares, and policies. Comparable information is posted on GoLine buses and at GoLine stations. The County's transit service provider, the Senior Resource Association (SRA), produces a rider brochure, also available on the GoLine website, with information on GoLine policies, procedures, and routes. In an effort to identify racial and ethnic minority, transportation disadvantaged, economically challenged, Limited English Proficient (LEP), elderly, and other populations that could potentially be the victims of discrimination in the use of federal funds, the Indian River County MPO undertook the state's first comprehensive Community Outreach/Socio-cultural Effects study in 2003. In 2012, this study was updated to incorporate data from the 2010 Census and American Community Survey (ACS). The study utilized geographic data and outreach techniques to identify concentrations of similar populations in the county, and identified the community boundaries of the similar populations. For each community, major institutions and issues of concern were identified in order to meet the state's mandate of "early and proactive public involvement in future transportation improvements." Based on the results of that input, the county has identified a number of neighborhoods with minority populations and has targeted numerous public transportation events and outreach activities in those areas. Most of these events have been conducted in conjunction with updates to the MPO's Transit Development Plan (TDP) and Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). As part of the 2013 Transit Development Plan (TDP) process, five public workshops were conducted throughout the county to gather public input on the future of public transportation in Indian River County. Of those five public workshops, three were conducted in predominantly minority communities, including a predominantly African-American community and a predominantly Spanish-speaking community. In addition, 560 passenger surveys were conducted to provide riders an opportunity to provide the County with valuable feedback on how the GoLine can best serve the community and the surrounding region. Both the workshops and surveys were conducted in both English and Spanish, as needed. For the upcoming 2018 TDP major update, additional workshops and surveys will be conducted during the next year. The County, to the best of its ability, follows the Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization's Public Participation Plan. This document is available on the MPO's website, http://www.irmpo.com/Documents/index.htm. 1-5 PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO SERVICES BY PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) Consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, DOT's implementing regulations, and Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency" (65 FR 50121, Aug. 11, 2000), recipients shall take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to benefits, services, information, and other important portions of their programs and activities for individuals who are limited -English proficient (LEP). In order to ensure meaningful access to programs and activities, recipients shall use the information Title VI Program (2017 Update) Page 6 P115