REPORT TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan (Amin)
Report
BACKGROUND
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibit discrimination by public entities on the basis of disability. Under Title II of the ADA, the City is required to evaluate its services, policies, and practices in order to identify any barriers, and to make necessary modifications to eliminate such barriers. For barrier removals requiring structural changes to facilities, the City is required to develop a transition plan setting forth the steps necessary to complete the modifications.
The City completed a self-evaluation and transition plan originally in 1993 as required by the ADA legislation. However, since completion of the plan, changes have been made to the ADA Regulations and Standards for Accessible Design. The City has acquired and disposed of facilities, performed capital improvement projects, modified organizational structures, and may have different programs, services, and activities that are accessible to the public that differ from the original self-evaluation and transition plan. Therefore, the City initiated an update of the self-evaluation and transition plan to ensure City programs, services, activities, facilities, and public rights-of-way are accessible to the public under current accessibility requirements.
Key outcomes of the ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan will be a summary of modifications recommended to the City’s services, policies, and practices to ensure accessibility, and a summary of physical improvements recommended for the City’s facilities and public rights-of-way including prioritization recommendations for implementation.
The Public Review Draft ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan (Plan) was distributed for community review and comments beginning on October 11, 2023 and is attached (Attachment 1) and available online at SantaClaraCA.gov/ADATransitionPlan <https://www.santaclaraca.gov/our-city/departments-g-z/public-works/projects/ada-self-evaluation-and-transition-plan-project>.
Comments provided by the community on the draft Plan will be considered and the Plan will be finalized for City Council’s consideration in Spring 2024. Following acceptance of the Plan by Council, efforts will continue into the implementation phase, which includes carrying out the recommendations identified in the Plan.
DISCUSSION
City staff will provide a verbal update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) on the Public Review Draft Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan.
Staff
Written by: Falguni Amin, Principal Engineer-Design Division, Public Works
Reviewed by: Carol Shariat, Principal Transportation Planner, Public Works
Reviewed by: Steve Chan, Transportation Manager, Public Works
Approved by: Michael Liw, Assistant Director/City Engineer, Public Works
ATTACHMENTS
1. Public Review Draft of the ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan