Title
a. Receive a Status Report on the Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan;
b. Support a recommendation to the Board to add an Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Update for County Parks Facilities Project to the RMA Fiscal Year 2019-20 capital work program, pending consideration by the Budget Committee regarding funding.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee:
a. Receive a Status Report on Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Transition Plan;
b. Support a recommendation to the Board to add an Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Update for County Parks Facilities Project to the RMA Fiscal Year 2019-20 capital work program Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, pending consideration by the Budget Committee regarding funding
SUMMARY:
In 2013, the County of Monterey RMA-Facilities Division conducted an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Update (Plan Update) for selected County facilities. This Plan Update was limited to a budget of $100,000 and excluded County Parks facilities. It did include, however, a limited narrative-based assessment of Toro Park to address accessibility issues that were likely common to most County Parks facilities.
In June 2019, a County reorganization placed County Parks under the Resource Management Agency (RMA). Shortly thereafter, RMA conducted an administrative review of County Parks' policies and practices. This review revealed that a comprehensive ADA Plan Update had not been completed for all County Parks' facilities.
To comply with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 Title II-Public Services (hereafter referenced as Title II of the ADA), RMA proposes to procure consultant services to conduct assessments of the nine (9) County Parks, at an estimated project cost of $403,513. The assessments would include, but not be limited to: tent camping areas, RV camping areas, rifle ranges, nature trails, picnic areas, playground...
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