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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: TO: FROM: BY: November 15, 2010 Stephen Hollister, City Manager Lianne Marshall, Assistant City Manager APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Stephen Hollister City Manager Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative vo SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF ADOPTION OF CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT TRANSITION PLAN 2010 UPDATE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City's updated Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan be adopted by the City Council. BACKGROUND In 2009, following a review of the City's policies and procedures by the Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Division (FHEO) of the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD), the City was asked to update its Transition Plan (Plan) for compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The City's original Plan was adopted in 1995. While the ADA has not required agencies to update their Plans, the City agreed that it would be prudent to update its Plan and make all reasonable efforts to bring publicly -used City facilities into compliance with current ADA guidelines. Analysis Staff undertook the project with the assistance of Moore, Iacofano and Goltsman (MIG), a consulting firm specializing in communications and development of ADA plans. All of the public use areas of City facilities were evaluated for compliance with current ADA guidelines, and a list of needed modifications was established. While some of the City's facilities (i.e. Family Aquatic Center and Manor Branch Library) have been completed in the past few years, the inspections showed that all facilities are in need of modifications to some degree. The next task was for staff to determine the priority ranking for all of the City's facilities. Staff considered which facilities are used most frequently by the public, as well as considering which facilities are well used by community members who are also income - eligible for federal assistance programs. Next, following ADA guidelines, staff and the consultants determined the priority ranking of each modification in each facility. Basic entry into a facility is a higher priority, for instance, than amenities such as drinking fountains or placement of elevator buttons.