REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on a Resolution Delegating Authority to the City Manager or Designee to Award and Administer the Public Works Construction Contracts for the Public Right-of-Way ADA Improvements - Package 1 Project (CE 20-21-09 (P1)) and the Public Right-of-Way ADA Improvements - Package 2 Project (CE 20-21-09 (P2)) in an Aggregate Amount Not-to-Exceed $8,000,000.
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High-Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit (Nevarez v. 49ers, et al.) which alleged that Levi's Stadium, its parking lots, and surrounding public pedestrian rights-of-way connecting satellite parking lots to the Stadium entrance, contained defects under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On July 23, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval of a settlement of this lawsuit, which requires the City to remediate the alleged defects within prescribed timeframes (Settlement Agreement). The accessibility barriers are primarily located along Great America Parkway, Tasman Drive, Mission College Boulevard, Centennial Boulevard, Stars and Stripes Drive, Patrick Henry Drive, Old Ironsides Drive, Old Glory Lane, Democracy Way, and Bunker Hill Lane. In general, the improvements require the removal and replacement of sidewalk and ramps, so the slopes meet current ADA requirements. The first phase of remediation is required to be completed by July 2022 and the second phase is required to be completed by January 2023. These timeframes established in the Settlement Agreement are extremely tight and the City is working diligently to meet the timeframes.
The Public Right-of-Way ADA Improvements Project (Project) was established in the Adopted Capital Improvement Program Budget for FY 2020/21 and FY 2021/22 to address the alleged defects in the public right-of-way. The ...
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