Title
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH IDAX DATA SOLUTIONS FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT INVENTORY OF SIDEWALKS AND ACCESSIBLE RAMPS IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
COUNCIL INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Improve Transportation System
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: REQUIRED
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City of Longview is required to develop an ADA Transition Plan in accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Failure to prepare an ADA Transition Plan will subject the City to losing all federal funding, and the City may be the subject of third party lawsuits regarding compliance with the ADA. To prepare the ADA Transition Plan, the City must evaluate all city-owned or operated facilities, buildings, and service programs to identify barriers that limit access for individuals with disabilities; and then create a plan identifying how the City will upgrade its facilities, buildings, and programs to remove accessibility barriers.
The ADA Transition Plan must include the following components and processes:
· Policies and practices regarding how the City will comply with ADA requirements;
· Evaluation of City-owned or operated facilities, buildings, and programs;
· Methods and procedures describing how to make the facilities and programs accessible;
· Schedule for implementation of the identified ADA upgrades;
· Cost estimates for the identified ADA upgrades;
· Public outreach and involvement during development of the Plan.
Phase I of preparing the ADA Transition Plan is to complete an assessment and inventory of ADA compliance regarding sidewalks and accessible ramps (curb ramps) within the public right-of-way. Staff evaluated the cost and time to conduct the assessment and inventory, and during the May 5th Budget Workshop, provided Council three options for completing this work: In-House using existing Staff; a combination of using In-House Staff and hiring Part-Time Staff; or by hiring an Outside Firm to complete the work. At tha...
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