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The Facilities Transition Plan includes the findings made during the facility surveys. The specific architectural modifications required to make programs accessible are listed in the City of San Leandro — Facility Reports (see Appendix). Each facility report contains a complete list of architectural barriers and barrier removal actions. The full Facility Survey is 66 pages long and contains nearly 1800 individual items that need to be modified or adjusted. A sample of the Facility Survey is attached as an Appendix to this Executive Summary. The sample is the complete survey of the Main Library, the facility which staff has identified as the most frequently used of all of the City's facilities. City Facility Barrier Removal Priorities Workshops were held with City staff to review and set priorities for removing barriers to provide programmatic access for the public. All facilities in which the City provides programs, activities and services were reviewed and ranked based on the following criteria: • Level of use by the public: Facilities that receive a high level of public use; • Social need: Facilities that meet social needs such as senior centers, cooling centers, etc; • Citizen rights: Facilities where services are provided to exercise citizen rights— voting, access to elected officials, etc; • Citizen responsibilities: Facilities where fees are paid, permits and licenses are obtained, and where services are obtained, and access to services such as building permits; • Program uniqueness: Some programs are unique to a building, facility, or park and cannot occur at another location; • Geographic distribution: By selecting a range of facilities that are distributed throughout the City, the City can ensure maximum access for all residents. City staff confirmed priorities for barrier removal within each facility based on criteria published in the ADA. Barriers are assigned levels of priority using the following criteria: 1. Priority One: The highest priority is placed on those barrier removal items that provide accessibility at the main entrance of a facility or improve a path of travel to the portion of the facility where program activities take place. These include parking and passenger loading, entrance walks, ramps, stairs and doors. 2. Priority Two: A second level priority is placed on those barrier removal items that improve or enhance access to program use areas. These include transaction counters, meeting rooms, recreation environments or features, and public restrooms. 3. Priority Three: A third level priority is placed on those barrier removal items that improve access to amenities serving program areas, such as drinking fountains, public telephones and vending machines. Page 10