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Home My WebLink About0507.091\ .. ':' November 14, 1991 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL palo ~t~, California COmmunity Meetings re Santa Clara County Paratransjt Plan tor Implementation of the A~ericans with Disabilities ~ Members or the Council: This is an informational report; no council action is required at this time. On July 2, 1990, the U.S. Congress passed the Americans tiith Dieabilities Act 'ADA) that guarantees disabled i~dividuals equal riqhts and provides for non-discrimination and accommodations for persons .. ith disabilities in employment, transportation, government sarvices, communications and public facilities. On September 6, 1991, the U.S. Department ot Transportation issued the Final Rule (regulations} regarding implamentation of the transportation provisions of the ADA, which mandates that public transit age.ncies provide complementary paratransit services for disabled individuals who c:;;annot use fixed route service4 Paratransit services must be ~comparable" to the level of services provided to individuals without disabilities ~ho use fixed route service. Each public transit district must sub~it a plan to the Urban Mass Transit Transportation Administration (UMTA) by January 2', 1992. Full implementation of the plan l'llust be completed by January 1997~ The Santa Clara County Transportation Agency bas issued a draft Paratransit Plan which is currently being circulated for public COlUIDent. Community mE:etings arl? scheduled throughout the county during mid-November (see attached notice). TWo public roeetings have been scheduled in Palo Alto on Tues4ay Nove~.r 19, 1991 as follows: 9;:30 a.l%!: Lucie Stern Community Center ~305 Middlefield Road CKR:S07:91 7:00 p.m. City Hall, Council Chambers 250 Hamiltorl Avenue , , i iii, ----------- J I ·1 I -j j "" ,/' o The Paratransit Plan l as currentl}' proposed would have direct impact on the City's project Mo:bil ity transportation proqra1!l. Staff is participating in the SCC'TA's Paratransit Plan Advisory Committee and is currently reviewing the draft plan~ Staff plans to attend the two palo Alto me~tings and ~ill return to Council with a full re~~rt in e~rly December. Respectfullv s~bmitted, ~h-;f!j~ GA¥LEOLIKENS Sen~or Planner .., )~,/' ...• / / . !.(~ .,..,.6.-~.-:;/ '-' JUNE FLEMING ( Assistant City Manaqer J ~ Att~chmer:t: community Meeting Notice ;t:??t&d £ ~utr&k KENNETH R. SCHREIBER T Director of Planning and community Enviror~ent cc: Palo Alto Senior Coordinating Council Project Mobility Agency Mailinq list Q!R:S07:91 11/14/91 Page 2 • f • , • . , '- \ @'Sa'11ta Clara County r".portaIJon Agency' . . , . P.O. 5ox611.900, San.Jose, CA95151-t9OC TIWISPORTAnOli &GENe! A!i!IOU!lCES COl!l!UNITT IlRE'!'Dr.s AMericans Vith Disabilicl~s Act and County Pa.ratranslt Systerll Tc-Be Di5.ctlsse~ SAN JOSH, calif., (Nov~ber 4, 1991) --The Santa Clara County Transportation Agen~y (SCCTA) viII hold twelve eo .. unity meetings in November to dis~uss the county's pr~posed Par8t~ansit Plan. Required under the nev Aeer!cans ~ith Disabilities Act of 1990. the p~oposed plan ~jll describe how the county intends to provide for comple~entary paratransit service to those individuals v1tb disabilities unable to use the county's existing bus and light rail transit system. The r:leetings are .as sched'Jled: Milpitas: San .J~.se! Nove-be.r 12, 1991 at 9:30 a~ •• Milpitas Senior Center 160 M. Main St., Milpitas Rove.ber 12, 1991 at 1:30 .p •• ~ eastside Senior Center 2150 Alum Roek Ave •• San Jose lioveaber 14, 1991 at !h30 a .•. Santa Teresa Library 290 International Circle. San Jose Co_unity Room Noveaber 14, 1991 at 7:00 p~ •• County Adainistration Building 70 W. Bedding St., San Jose Lover Level ClassrooM Nov~ber 21, 1991 at 9:30 a.a. County Administration Buiiaing 70 y~ ~edding St., San Jose Lover Level Classroom ---HORE --- --~--......... I Page 1'vo of Three AD&. eo-.mi ty Meetings Gilroy: Santa Clara: Palo Alto-: Copbell. o Nove.ber 15, 1991 at 9:30 •.•. Gilroy Senior Cent~r 7371 Hanna 5t., Gilroy NoYeaber 18, 199! at 1 p ••• Gilroy Senior Center 7371 Danna St., Gil~oy Nove.ber 18, 1991 at 9:30 .~ •• S~~t& Clara eo .. un1ty Recreaticn Center 969 Kiely Blvd., Santa Clara (Setween Ro~stead and Benton) 8ove.ber 19, 19S1 at 9:30 •••• Lude Stern Center 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto Nove.bel: 19, 1991 at 1 p ••• Palo Alto City Hall Couneil Chaaber 250 HamiltoD ~ye., Palo Alto Rove.ber 20, 1991 at 1:30 p ••• , 7 p ••• Campbell Collllun! tl Center 1 Vest Caapbell Ave., ea.~bell Mary ea.pbell .Roo. Tr.ansportation eo..iRs100 Officicl Public Bearing Vednesday, Oece.ber 11 at 7:30 p.m. Board cna.bers (1st Floor) County Ad_inlstratioD Building 70 ~e8t Bedding St., San Jose Traas1t District Board of SUpervisors (Final Pub11~ Meeting) Tuesday, January 14, 1992, at 9 a.m. Board ChaGber. (1st Ploor) County Administration Bul1~ing 70 Vest Hedding St., San Jose A draft of the proposed plan and an executive report vill be available at each ~t!nr as veIl 8$ at l0C41 libraries, senior eenters, the County Administration luild1nr. tbe TC&nSportatio& Agency on Berger Drive and the transit infor~tion ~enter, ia dovntovn San Jose and Palo Alto. The co..unity aeetings vill be accessible to disabled persons and a sign languaae interpreter, cassette tapes, and an1 cople5 of the reports in large print will be available upon request. KORE ...---~-----'.-._---.. -------_. ' . . -' • ..... P..,4!! Tbree of Three ADA eo.auu ity KEoet:l ngs .. ;.:, Each co_unity aeeting viII include a pr~~entat1oD of the p3ratransit plan by SCCTA staff acuabecs. The plan "''ill be ptesent~ to the San~a Clara Coullty Transportation Co_fuion at the Vedne~day? Dece!lher 11 pubUc hearing. Tht! COlMlission ".-ill reviev the proposal and pt~sent tb~ir reco~endat:lons at the final publi~ meeting. sCheduled fo~ January 14. 1992 during the Santa Clara County Transit District Soard of Supervisor's meeting. lAe Board viII then review the proposal and make a final d~clsion on the paratransit plan.. The public-is invited to attend the scheduled e:o.aunity m-eetinzs and p'''!blic: headDC'. PubUt co..e:nts are" encouraged.. All co-..enu zade at the meetings and the public hearing viII be docu.ented; specific issues presented ~ill be addressed in tbe final proposal to the Transit District 50Brd~ written e~~t$ to: Anyone unable to attend may send Suta. Clara CoUDty Transportation Ageuc::y, KarketlDc Di"biOll -Attn: ADA COordinator P.O. lox 611900, San Jose, CA 95161-1900. The publ!< aoy also <all (408) 299-4141 or fax their c~ts to (408) 292-1244, Attn: Marketing Oivision. To edsure co..enta are included in the final document, e~ents .ust be received by De~ber 13. 1991~ Follovl~ dpprcva.l by the Transit District Board of Supervisors, tbe plan liUl be subcitt~ to the Urban Mass Tra.~gportaticq Ad.inistratioo (UHTA) by January 26, 1992. According to ADA regulations, full i.pleaent.t1o~ of the plan must be cu.pleted ~ Jan~ 1997 witb annual updates to the plan aft~r 1992. It. fact .beet describinc the ~~r[can~ Vith Disabilities Act is available on audic eassettc and in large print. To obtain a C09Yt stop by the Transit Information Center at 4 N. Second Street In dovntovn San Jose O~ the Transportation Agency's .ala office at 1555 Berger Drive. For more IDfo~~tiQn call (408) 299-4141. r~ request a slgn lanruaae interpreter call our teleprinter for the ~earing impaired at (.08) 299-4&48. I I t I