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Clifton Council to tell state Civil Rights office it needs more time to finalize Title VI plan
Summary
The Clifton Town Council voted 5-0 to send a letter to the state Civil Rights Office saying the town is working in good faith on a draft Title VI Plan but needs more time to complete and approve it, while noting current Streetscape compliance with Title VI.
The Clifton Town Council voted March 7 to ask the state Civil Rights Office for more time to finalize the town's draft Title VI Plan after a review by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Councilmember Patrick Pline suggested sending a letter to the Civil Rights Office explaining that the town is working in good faith but requires additional time to complete and approve the plan. Councilmember Darrell Poe moved to send the letter; Councilmember Steve Effros seconded the motion, which passed by poll, 5-0 (Vice Mayor Regan McDonald absent).
Mayor Bill Hollaway told the Council the town believes it is currently in Title VI compliance with respect to the Streetscape project, but members emphasized that the plan still needs completion and formal approval. The Council did not adopt the Title VI Plan at the meeting and directed staff to proceed with the letter as a formal response to VDOT's review.
The action records the Council’s formal direction to the clerk to prepare and transmit the communication to the Civil Rights Office; no ordinance or regulatory change was adopted at this meeting. The Council did not specify a deadline for final approval of the plan during the March 7 meeting.
