To

Mayor and Council

Subject

ADA Transition Plan

Initiator

Donna Newman, Director of Engineering

Recommendation

Authorize the City Manager to submit the ADA Transition Plan to the Georgia \n \n Department of Transportation.

Approval

Pending

Background

Federal Financial Assistance with 15 or more employees and public entities with

50 or more employees under Section 504 and ADA 49 CFR Subsection 27.11 (c) (2)

(iii) (iv)(v) and 28 CFR Subsection 35.150 (d) respectfully, are required to

develop ADA Transition Plan when structural changes to existing facilities are

necessary in order to make a program , service, or activity accessible to

people with disabilities. The Mayor received a request dated March 15, 2013

from the Georgia Department of Transportation for a copy of the Cities updated

plan.

Analysis

Staff has been unable to located a copy of the original plan that was prepared

in the early 1990's. Due to this fact and number of changes that have been

made to facilities since that time it was decided to do a new assessment of all

City facilities. This included buildings, park facilities, public restrooms,,

etc. We found approximately % were in compliance. Each facility will have

to be further evaluated to determine the nature of the non-compliance issues to

determine the needs to bring it into compliance if feasible. Staff will also

work with maintenance staff and train them to the ADA requirements and minor

modifications may be made as part of normal maintenance. Other elements that

are more complex in nature will need to be considered as part of the annual

Capital Improvement Budget.

Financial Considerations

Proposed major expenditures will be considered as part of the annual Capital

Improvement Budget.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Minor modifications and repairs may be made as part of normal maintenance by

Public Works and Parks and Recreation.

Legal Considerations

Compliance with ADA Standards are both Federal and State mandates.

Recommendations/ Actions

Authorize the City Manager to submit the ADA Transition Plan to the Georgia

Department of Transportation.

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