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February 13~ 1992
THE HONORABLE CITY C~UNCIL
PALO ALTO I CALI FOruHA
Members of the Co'".mcil ~
This is an informationl report and no Council action is requested.
In response to requests from membe.r-s of the public, Councii
approved a staff re;::ommer.dation in 1987 to install listening
assistance devices in the City's theatre facilities. That project
has been in place for the past four years and public response has
been enthusiastic.
complai'lts also have been received periodically from members of the
public about not being able to hear in the Council Chambers. Even
with the present sound system functioning. not everyone can hear
all that transpires at meetings held in the Chambers.
Council approved a staff recommendation in the 1989 Capital
Improvement program to install a listening assistance project in
the Council Chaml;,ers. That proj ect is nOIal complete; and the
listeninq assistance devices l including operational instructions,
will be available to the public beginning ~ith the Council meeting
of February 18. Members of the public will be able to pick up the
devices at a designated place in the Chambers for all meetings held
there. Since staff is not available to check. the listening devices
in c.nd out, the public \oIill use them on an honor systel'a. staff
anticipates no difficulties with this approach.
The installa~ion of this system is a project ~hich ~ill soon be
mandated by the requirements of the new American with Disabilities
Act (ADA). ADA requires that auxiliary aid~ or services be
provided for disabled persons attending or participating in public
meetings. Because of the efficiencies created in the implementa
tion of this system, staff will be installing the same system in
the Council Conference Room.
Re~pectfully'~'~D1i tted,
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JUNE FLEMING Ma",l A~sistant Cit{,~ ger
CMR:136:92