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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0414.092I i.J , , • • -- 19 September 10, 1992 The Honorable City council Palo Alto, California MaricaP' with piHbiliti •• z.ct (JU)1l) -tranlH;iop Pl.p Memb9rs of the council: bR2I:1; ig. IT! ., This report requests that council accept the ADA Transition Plan to bring the City's t~cilities into compliance in accordance with ADA Title IX Subpart D, section 35.150(d). This section requires qovernmental entities to make 411 public facilities accessible and usable and, in the event structural chanqes to facilities will be undertaken to achieve proqram accessibility, a public entity that eD1.ploys 50 or more persons shall develop a tr",nsition plan settir. forth the steps necessary to complete such chanqes and name an ADA Co. ance Officer responsible for implementing the Transition Plan. Non-&~ructural modifications are to be impleaented within eaoh department as they are identitied. Funds are avai.lable in the 1992-93 budge.t to cover the re.commended 1992-93 &tructural change6~ Mekqroupc1 In January of ~992, Title. II of the ADA took effect4 Title II prohibits all state and local qovernmental er.tities from discriminating against persons with disabilities and from excluding participation or denying benefits of programs, s.ervices or activities to persons with disabilities. Specifically, a p'..lblic entity may not, eithez-directly or through contractual arrangements: 1) Deny persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate as meabers or planning or advisory boards. 2) Deny persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in programs, services or activities that are not separate or different from those otfered other&, even if the entity cfferEi permissibly separate or different activities4 3) Ka):e selections, in determining the location of facilities, that have the effect of excluding or discriminating against persons with disabilities~ CKR: 414: 92 1 '. ' " , --" 4) Discri~inate in employment practices aqainst qualified pe~6on5 with disabilities. Public sector programs, services and activities must be ac~essible to ~nd usable by per50ns with disabilities. In other words, all public s6rvices# when viewed in their entirety, Must be readily accessible to people with disabilities. The public sector is obligated to have ·proqram accessibilities~, ~hether or not specific facilities ala accessible. G?vernmental entities are required to make readily aceessible and usable all pu:blic facilities on which construction or alteration was begun after January 1992. However, they are not required to _ake ekisting facilities accessible ~'less there is no other feasible .e~1B for achieving program access. This means Palo Alto must reviev all facilities that provide services to the public for accessibility to thos-e services; identify structural and non-l5t~uctural -:-.hanqes, and i.plement non-structural chanqes as identified; and l for the structural chanqes# prepare a Transition Plan providing for the removal of str~ctural barriers. The Transition Plan should contain: 1) A list cf the physical barriers that limit accessibility to programs and services for people with disabilities4 2) An outline o.f methods to be used in removing harriers and makinq facilities accessible. 3) A schedule for takinq necessary steps to achieve compliance with Title II of the ADA. If the time period for achievinq compliance is to he lonqer than one year, the Plan should identify interim steps to be taken each year of the transition period. 4) The name ot the official responsible tor implementing the Transition Plan. A copy of the Plan must be available for public inspection for a minimum of three years. In anticipatioli of ADA required 6tructural changes and because the facility surv.e)'S and cost analysis ver-e not complete in time for the CIP process, an initial CIP #19309, ADA Compliance, was approved for $250,000 in FY 1992-93, and Oianah Neff, Dir-ector of Information Resources, 'Was appointed as ADA Director to complete the required studies. aPIIZ,ptto n, Under Title II of the ADA, existing facilities must be accessible to the public, but the amount of effort and expense that must he expended on mAkinq the eXisting facilities accessible ~to the maximum extent feasible n needs to be determined with respect to the programs offered by the public entity. CMR: 414: 92 2 .. • The City is prograMs, complete b~' one~ Takin9 all determinin results an .... " .. ,I in the process or completing a self-evaluation of all City 'rvices and activitieG, as rp..quired under the ADA t.o be ~nuary 1993, to ~n~ ~e our programs are accessible by every this into consideration, staff made some assumptions in bow to conduct the facilities survey, in reviewing the in recommending corrective actions. In determir~nq how to conduct the facility ~urveYJ it was decided that all facilit ~s used in proyiding public services would be s1Jrveyed for st!'iet adherence to' Which ever was more restrictive of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), Uniform Federal Accessibility Stand&~ds (OFAS) , or California Builders Code (eSC), Title 24, Part 2, guidelines. SChiraer Engineering corporation (SEC), the facility survey consultant, was not to make subjective. determin:1tions of wh<"_t to surveY4 staff would r.6view the surveys and determine whether corrective action was required based on the programs the city provides. St~ft's qoal va6 net to change every facility in Palo Alto, but to continu~ to make city t ~>ograas fully accessible in light of the new requlations. Because the t~oqram self-evaluations are due after the Transition Plan, the ADA Director asked the CODmUnity Services' Divisions, Public Works Engineering and Faciliti~B Divisions, Inspection Services Division, Real Estate Division and the City J.. torneyl S Office to review the survey results to help determine where. alternatives could be implemanted to eliminate the need tor structural modification, and to identi:y other City projects that may already be in place which could cCY'er the modifications identified. In reCOJllllendinq correct:: ve actions, staff follo'W'ed t e ADA reca.aendation of giving pr~ority to first makinq arrival at a tacility acces.ible, which is recommended in the first year structural chanqes. Statf believes the first year recommendations will not be changed by the results of the pro;ram self-e" ,luations, ~ut the second and third year recca-ended corrective actions should be re-evaluated after the self­ evaluations are completed in January 1993. Staff 'Will submit a revised plan for 7¥ 1993-94 and FY 1994-95, if required, with funding requirements during the interim budqet process. pi 'S!UI!' fAA In March, a request for proposal fo-! consultant to survey all city facilities for physical barriers or; ".-compliance 'W'ith ADA requirements was iSSlued. -Facilities" mean all '!>art of buildings, structures, sites, complexes, roads, walks, p;:. 'geways, parking lots, garages, indoo~ and outdoor, where human-cons_"ucted elements have been added. Six firas responded, four 'Were interviewed, and SEC was retained to prepare an accessibility study after Council app:&;,ova) in Ap! 1; see staff report (CKR:21S;92) dated April 16, 19924 SEC was select"." ..... based on its experience 'W'ith doing ADA surveys, knowledge of city facilities, and ability to meet the short time schedule. The purpose of the studr CHR: 414: 92 ) ______ "... s, ' •• ....,. ...... _ ... _._. • -- :-.. I ,j ~ , I I I "," was to determine the levels of accessibility at city owned and leased facilities. Detailed measurements and tests were pel'formed or~ items stipulated by ADAAG, UFAS and the eBC Title 24, to determine thl"! corrective recommendations. A professional cost estimator reviewed the corrective recommendatiofis and s~pplied estimated costs fo~ each item. Photos were taken of the complying and non-complying items for reference purposes. The findings of the surveys indicate that even though the City has complied with the alterations and renovation requirements of tlle esc Title 24, Part 2, .ost of the city owned or leased ~acilities contain some features that do not meet the AOA accessibility standards. The ADA ~llo~s the City to follow either the ADAAG or UFAS standards, although the City must meet esc Title 24 standards where they are stricter than ADAAG or UFAS, For simplicity, the term -ADAAG-.is used in this report to denote the structural standard applied to the facility review whether ADAAG, ulfAS or CBC Title 24 was actually used. The surveys .frem SEC .. ere also reviewed by City of Palo Alto staff to determine if there are feasible, non-structural means to achieve program accessibility~ staff identified non-structural alternatives to provide access to programs and services and identified work already scheduled to be clone t".llrcugh ellistinq projects. As a result I over $300,000 of structural modification~ were not recommended. staff's recommendation::; are noted in the Accessibility Study -Non-Complying It~s, as alternatives. The Accessibility Study is available for review in the ADA Director's office at the Civic center, 250 Hamilton Avenue, 2nd floor. TwO public meetings were held in July to gather input from interosted persons~ Although the meetings were sparsely attended, the input was helpful and incorporated into the recommendations. The major area of public interest was in the ability to access buildings from the sidewalks (curb ramps) and from parking areas by persons with mobility impairments, and the length of traffic light sequencinq for seniors crossing at signaled intersectior.s~ One special request for an audible signal light at Nelson and Cb.arles'ton was received and it is being handled separately fr~ the Transition Plan~ The Accessibility Standards Advisory Commit~ee also reviewed the Transition Plan at the publio meeting on July 17. Their comments are incorpcrated into the recommendations. The Disability A~areness Task Force was invited to the public aeetinqs to give their input. In addition, a meeting was held August 6 with park users, see Discussion section on Parks for comments. The following is a s~arization of deficiencies found during the survey and comments regarding the schedule to achieve compliance. A copy of the three volume set of detailed findinqs is available for review in the ADA Director's office at the civic Center, 250 Hamilton, 2nd floor. Each facility's accessibility was reviewed on the priorities recommended by the Title II regulations! CMR:414 :92 4 I I , II ~ ! j • • arrival at the facility (parking, passenger loading zones, and exterior routes~ -People with disabilities should be able to arriv~ on the site, approach the building, and enter the buildinq as freel) as everyone else. At least one pzth of travel should be accessible for everyone. access to a program, service or activity (building entrances, interior routes, doors, rooms J!rld spaces, stairs, elevators) Ideally, the layout of the buildinq should allow people with disabilities to obtain goods or aarvices without special assistance. Where it ia not possible to provide fv,11 accessibility, assistance or alternative servicez should be provided upon request. accessibility and usability ot public amenities (restrcoms, public telephones anc:' drinking fountainsJ -Whe.n amenities are provided to the public, they should also be accessible and usable to people with dis.bili tie •. The. facilities are list9a by sections as they appear in the SEC's report. Civic Center The Civic Center parking garage should be provided with 12 additional designated accessible parkinq spaces.. Due to the vertical clearance lo:ithin the parking garaqe,. SEC sugqests that one additional van accessible space be added to the street parkinq. The Civic Center Garage is planned to be re-stripea for additional designated accessible parkinq spaces after current structural modifications are completed in FY 1992-93. The three stairwells connectinq the parking garage with the Plaz.a at Forest ant Bryant,. Forest and Ramona, ana Ramona and Hamilton consist of opeJ1 riser type construction and. the 1-. ndrails are not continuous. The ADAAG doe:=; not allow open risers or non-continuous handrails. but because a 1 floors of the parking garage are aerved by an elevator, these stairwells would not have to comply with the ADAAG~ The stairwells are planned to be signed to indicate the location cf the Plaza elevator f':.r a.ccessible entrance. The two stairwells for the highrise Civic Center consi5t ot open riser type construction~ The ADAAG does not allow open risers, but because all floors of the building are se~ by an elevator, ~~ese stairwells would not have 1 comply with the ADnAG~ stairwells are planned to be signed as unac~ ~~ible. The three public elevators for-the t'l.iqhrise Civic Center comply with ADAAG interior requirements.. However, the call buttons are not centered at 42~ above finished floor and the car position indicators are not audible. The position indicators need to indicate at wr-, ich floor the elevator is throuqh the use ot audible tones. The elevators are planned to be .edified in FY 1994-9S. CKR:H4:92 5 ., .... ./ • .. ~ ,./- The public restrooms on each floor of the Civic center comply with the AOAAG requirements for the tirtures, a.s well as the interior of the restrooa. nowever, each entrance door to these restrooms has only a 30~ inch clear width. The ADAAG requires a minimum 32-inch clear width at 90· open. The door framing is planned to be rcp13ced with different hardware to allow 32-inch clear width in FY 1994-95. Police Department restrooms did not meet the ADAAG standards; however, they were being remodeled in July and August 1992, an~ comply with the ADAAG at this time. The City Council Chamber~ is not provided with any designated areas for individuals in wheelchairs, and access to the actual Council Members' seating area is restricted due to a step and the doorway behind the seating area. Designated wheelchair seating is planned to be provi~ed starting in November 1992, and the table behind the Council seating area blocking the doorway is planned to be removed. lJy staff to allow wheelchair acea5S to the Council Member's seating area. The Civic Center signage varies from one type. to another per floor. Signage should be consi.stent throughout tile build.ing. Signaqe at all City facilities is planned to be reviewed and ~odified as required in FY 1992-93. Drinking fountains on all floors are accessible. However, the ADA requires "high-low" type fountains or a wate~ cooler for individuals who bave difficulty wieh 6tooping. CUp dispensers are an approved alte;:rnative by the Department .:It: Justice and they are planned to be placed on all floors in 1992, and drinking fountains are plannert to be replaced with high-low type on A, 1 and 5 in FY 1994-95. Cgmmunity Centers The Children's Theater, Community Theater, Cultural Center, Lucie Stern CompleK and Hitchell Park Community center were surveyed as communi~y centers. In general, the community centers need designated accessible parking and van accessi~le parking spaces added or re-striped. Some of the ra~ps and curb ramps shOUld be corrected, along with some ~alkways and sidewalks. All path of travel modifications are planned tc be made in FY 1992-93. Because some of these buildings are older type str~ctures, many of the eKterior and interior aoors are not within the ADAAG. Where feasible, doors are planned to be widened in FY 1993-94. Doors that are not modifiable are planned to be signed to indicate an accessible entrance. Signaqe is planned to be put in place in FY 1992-93. SOme of the public restrooms in the communi t:r· centers have recently been remodeled and comply with the ADAAG. However, at the CUltural Center, Lucie stern and Mitchell Park Center. a~ditional public restrooms will require MOdiEications in urder to meet the requirements of the ADAAG. CIIR: 414: 92 6 , !.I ~. " ~ j t, ,':':;.'-' -'-"'- When alternate" accessible pl*blic rE:strooms are not available at a community center, ~he public restroom is planned to be modified in PY 1994-95. P~oper siqnaq~ is planned to be placed en restroom entrances in FY B92-93. The ti~ed s~atin9 area in the Children 1 s a~ Community Theaters have spaces designated for 'Wheelchair individuals. Additional spaces will :be needed to provide adequate designated spaces as specified by the ADAAG. These theaters have assistive listening systems. Wheelchair seating and modifications are planned to be implemented in FY 1993-94. The building &iqnage varies from buildinq to building, A standard type siqnage should be developed and. implemented at; each facility 'With reqard to the Ai>AAG, takinq into account the various archit6ctural and historic dee:iqnation and. building aesthetics. Each center is planned to be reviewed for appropriate Bi~aqe, and signaqe is planned to be replaced as required in FY 1992-9). fire Statigns Each fire station bas no public parking associated with the station. only street parkinq is provided~ Therefore, only proper signaqe is needed. In general, the City's tire stations' exterior routes are accessible, with the exception of a rew curb ramps, uneven surf..lces .!ind main entrance door widths. Accessible paths are planned to be marked, uneven surfaces repaired and door vidths widened yhere possirle~ If doorways C"_::mot be widened, a buzzer is plaJU"led to be ins't-alled and fire p~rsonnsl is expected to come to the door to assist the person with a disability as requested. All work on the .fire stations j8 planned to be completed by end ot FY 199J-94. The e8erqeney telephones located next to the main entrance at all fire stations should be lo~ered to the correct heiqht to accommodate disabled individuals~ This is planned to be done in FY 1994-95. The office area is considered the only puhlic access area in the fire stations. The garages and back areas are for Fire Department personnel and are not considered public access areas 3nd these areas will be Signed accordin9ly~ Libraries The public parking at the City's libraries require re-striping to:.=­ additional deSignated spaces and van accessible spaces. Public parking areas are planned to be r~-striped during FY 1992-93. Only a few li.brarie.s have uneven exterior routes and "a few curb ramp deficiencies. The same is true regarding the bulldingsf entrances. The Children's Library requires an accessible ra!flp ar1 landing at the rear entrance. The Oowntolfll Library requires several new curb ramps and CKR:414:92 7 -____ t .. • .. ·=~\_~ .... ·· .. 1m .......... '"" __ -- " stable surfaces yith slopes less than 1:20~ planned to be corrected in EY 1992-93. All paths of travel are ~ College Terrace and the Do~~town Library ne~d to proviae 36-inch width "" clearance between bookshelves wher-e possible. The cur:.:etlt clearance width 1s less than 36-. However~ all libraries except the Children's Library have high shelves. siqnaqa is planned to be provided statinq that library personnel will assist disabled individuals to reach and access boo~5tacks that are not 36-inches wide and where shelves are too high~ This is planned to be done in FY 1992-93. Host of the li~raries requir-e some modification ot the public restrooms and drinking fountains. The Main Library requires a major lobby i!',nd restrooll r-emodel to meet AOAAG standards. NOila o.f its pUblic restrooms ar-e fully accessible. All ~ork for restrooma and drinking fountains is pl __ ~e4 to be co-pleted in FY 1994-95. A standard type siqnaqe should be developea and implemented in the.se facilities with regard to the ADAAG. Building siqnaqe is planned to be changec as required in FY 1992-93. In general, all parks need to have additional desig-rJated accessible parkinq and van accessible parking. All parks should be provided with firm, level paveraent where gravel parJcinq curr-ently exists and be provided. vith desiqnated accessibl~ parking spaces~ This work is planned to be completed in FY 1992-93. In general, all walkways, sidewalks and paths should be made as level as possible with a 36-incb .inimum clearance width. Although there is no current reference in the ADAAG r-eqar-dinq picnic tables, the ADAAG suggests that 5 per-cent of the seatinq areas of a facility be accessible. A few parks ha7e designated Wheelchair picnic tables. However, the different features of each park should also be accessible in regard to routes to the featur.as and use of these features~ The public restroo~ in most city parks require modification to provide accessibility. Restroom work is planned to be done in FY 1994-95. Drinkill9 tountains should also be modified to provide accessibility. Public telephones at all City facilities, as well as the parks~ wer-e replaced by Pacific Bell in June and July 1992 and are accessible. Drinking fountains are planned to be modified in FY 1994-95. The Baylands Athletic Center has a fixed seatinq area for the baseball diamond a.nd 'Will require designated areas for 'Wheelchair individuals, in order to meet the intent of the ADAAG requirements. Wheelchair seatinq is planned to be provided in 1993-94. ClIR:414:92 8 -~--"-.",,"--- ) . .. ,..,-/ J / The Si9l"l8ge tor the parks should be 'Within the directionaljinformatlonsl &j9na~'e, with reqard to sire of contrast in colors and use of pictures .., i th text. All planned to be reviewed and :a:.ocHfied in FY 1992-93. ADAAG for lette.r-8 and sf 9llage is All deficiencies "loted in the path of travel ami access to public allellities &t the I:.arks is planned to be corrected over a three year period. A separf.>te meeting was held AU~Jst 6, 1992 with interested people in the COAmunity to coordinate ADA compliance with other park capital pro~ects, and to obtain public input on the order in which the public would like to see the park playgrounds improved. The ADA does not require. the replacement of playqround equipment except when a playground is beinq renovated. The Department of Justice. has not issued q-uidelines for playground renovation, and it may be another 1 to 2 years before they do. Staff recommends lIovinq ahead with playqround safety renovation usinq UFAS, Consumer Products Safety commission Guidelines ana Aaerican National Safety standards Guidelines at Bowden, Briones and Boulware. FUnding for playground renovation is available in Parks Improvements and Repairs elP #19306. Public Service Focilities The Animal ~heltpx, Golf Course, Harbor Master House, Junior Museum and Junior Zoo were surveyed as public access facilities. The parking for these facilities require re-striping and should be provi~ed with designated van accessible spaces. Pa.th of travel modifications are planned to be completed in ri 1992-93. The public restrOO1l!!s .odifications to meet p: ""lned to be modi! iecl in these facilities will require additional the ADAAG requirements. Public restroolllS are in P'Y 1994-95. All drinking fountains are sinqle type units in these facilities and at least one fountain at each facility should ~ replaced with ·hiqh-low~ type unit. cup dispensers are planned to be installed in in~oor areas. Outdoor fountains are planned to be replaced with hiqh-low units or a hiqh or low fountain added in FY 1994-95. The Junior Museum, Junior Zoo and Harber Master I IS House are older structures that have non-complying items regarding parking areas, public restroo.s, public telephones, and drinking fountains. Path of travel modifications are planned to be implelTlented in FY. 1992-93; public amenity access is planned to be corrected in FY 1994-95. The Ju.."·:!ior Museum and Junior Zoo facilities seem to have a greater degree of public traffic in comparison to the Harbor Master's House, and for this reason, SEC suqqEsts that these two sites have a higher priority over the Harbor Master's House. The Harbor Master's House historical status needs to be reviewed under ADAAG. The Golr Cour~e modifications are recommended to be delayed until the Golf Course Master Plan has been appr-oved. The Master Plan should then CMR:H4: 92 9 ---_ .......... -. ..-.--.,. -,-- • / be review9d to~ compliance to AOAAG and should include any modifications noted~ The Harbor Master's HOU&e ~s scheduled f~r renovation in FY 1992-93. All items requirinq ADA m~ifications will be included &s part of the Harbor Masterls House renovation capital improvement program. Public Parking Lots In general, nearly all of the public parking lots not associated with City facilities and ~uildin9s need to be provided with designated accessible parking spaces and van accessible spac~s confiqur~d within the ADAAG. These new spaces should be located to provide the shortest distance to the street or buildinqs. All parkinq lots are planned to be re-striped in FY ~992-93. The exterior routes from these parking lots are accessi.ble, with a few exceptions regarding curb ramps and level surtaces~ The exceptions are planned to be repaired in FY 1992-93. ~ased Facilities CUbberlay Community Center, Palo Alto Community Child Care, Terman Park Wing 30. and common parking areas at the Jevish community center and Winter Lodge (Cammunity Skating, Inc.) vere surveyed as leased f.acilit1es. The City's leas'E!d facilities, in general. are older structures with many non-ccmplying items in reqards to the ADAAG. Because of their age, many of the exterior routes to these facilities are not within the AOAAG. Slqnage is planned to be placed at all routes to indicate accessible route or the location of the accessible route. Each facility is scheduled to have at least one accessible route~ All path of travel .odifications are planned for FY 1992-93. Most of the parking areas need designated accessible spaces added, re­ stripinq of existing Gpaces and provision of adequate parking siqnaqe. Re-stripinq of the parkinq areas is planned to be done in FY 1992-93. The public restrooms in theF..e facilities should be addressed due to age ot the facilities and accessibility of the fixtures within the restrooms. SEC suqqests that the public restroolUS at the Palo Alto Community Child Care facility have a hiqh priority, because of the hiqh voluae of public use at this site. At least one accessible restroom facility should be provided at each facility and other restrooms should be signed to indicate location of the accessible r~stroom. Restroom remodelinq is planned to occur in FY 1.994-95 with priority beirlg given tc the childcare facility. Siqnage should be within t~e ADAAG criteria for directionall informational signage regarding lettering size, contrast in coloring, C!!R: 414: 92 10 - ~ I I • . ,""'- .\ ''''',. &nd and use ot pictures with text. All signage is planned to be reviewed and modified as required in FY 1992-93. The city leases 20 buildings. All leases were r-evietted by the Real Estate Division anCi the Attorney's Office to determirie which lease~ were covered under Ti~le II. Only those listed above are required to comply with ADA Title II. All other facilities requiring ADA-related work hav~ J:>een determined to be the responsibility of the tenant. Common parking areas at the COll'llDunity Skate and Jewish community Centers are the responsibility of he city, and would have to comply. All parking lots are scheduled to ~ re-striped in FY 1992-93. CUbberley COmmunity Center CUbberley is listed under leased facilities, but because of the Center's size and complexity it ia revil!wed separately. CUbberley \DA non­ complying items were reviewed against the CUbberley Code Impr(;."vcment CIP to eliminate duplication of required work. CUbberley Center's parking areas I ~e desiqnated accessible spaces, but the size and quantity of" spaces d"~ not meet the ADAAG standards. In qeneral, the exterior routes are adequate, but some areas have grates, cr~cks and uneven surfaces throughou't. the complex. MarlY of "tile curb raaps and ramps in q~neral are too steep to meet ADAAG criteria. At least one p4th of travel fr~' the north, south, east and west entrances at CUbberley should be mac_ accessible in FY 1992-93, and all other entrances should be signed to indicate the closest accessible route. Tbe Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee has ofte~ed to assist the city in desiqning the most accessi;le routes. Nearly all of the doorways to the classrooms, offices and building­ entrances have l-inch to 1. 1/2-inch thresholds, door knobs and door closers that will require modification. All thresholds are planned to be beveled, modified or have ramps installed in FY 199)-94. Door knobs are p.lanned to be fitted with ADA approved gripper levers and door closers ~djusted or replaC&4 in FY 1993-9~< The only elevator at CU~berley Center is in Building I and it does not aeet ADAAG r-equirements. Acces.s reeds to be addressed, since it is th.::. only .eans of access to the secc' 1 floor offices for individuals with mobility illpairments. Some modi!:" <3tions to the elevc~cr should and are planned to be made i""l FY 1993-94, ;:,ut the deptl. of the elevator cannot be chanqed. A whee.ohair can pull into the elevator but cannot turn around to push the call buttons. Services or proqrams provided on the second floor should be .oved, if feasible, or providE~ on an individual basis as requested, in the inter-im. Of the two main public restroom::. in the complex, one is accessible (Buildings J and Xl with a few minor discrepancies. The entrance doors to the other restroom (Buildings A and B) are not accessible and many of the fixtures should also be modified for acceSSibility. B~ildinqs A and CKR:414:92 11 ,,-,' B restrooma are scheduled to be remodeled in Nove~ber 1992 as a part of the CUbberley Code Improvement CI? Most of the. public telephones l\nd drinkinq fountains should be addressed {or height and control require~ent&. Paclfic Bell is working with the City to modify or replace all public phones to make them accessible. This work should be completed in FY 1992-93. Where feasible~ drinking fountains are planned to be modified in FY 1994-95. F~untains that cannot be modified because of structural proble.ms are planned to be signed to indicate where the closest accessible fountain is located. The existing fire alarm manual pull stations should be lo~~red to ~et the requireaents of the ADAAG. Fire horns are provided throughout the complex, but no fire ale.rm stl.-Obe devices are incorporated into the systes. Replacinq tile existing fire alarm system will require major structural chanqes. other corrective methods are beinq sO'o.lqht and are. planned to be investigated. A final solution is planned to be implemented in FY 1994-95. Building siqnag-e varies from building to building within the complex .. A standard type siqnaqe should be developed and implemented in these facilities with reqard to the ADAAG. AS a part of the CUhberley Master Plan, facility signaqe is scheduled to be replaced with ADA compliant siqnaqe in FY 1992-9). CUrb Ramps Besides facilities. if a public entity has the responsibility over streets, roads~ or walkways, its transition plan must include a schedule tor providing curb ramps or other sloped areas where pedestrian walkways" cross curbs, qiving priority to walkways servinq entities covered by the ADA. Tbe City plans to address curb ramps in a threefold program: 1. All city facilities' exterior routes were revie~ed for ADA complying curb r-amps. Any deficiencies are planned to be corrected in FY 1992- 93. In addition, in FY 1992-93, Middlefield Road at Lytton, Melville, Embarcadero. Colorado} Charleston and Montrose are planned to have curb ramps replaced or installed. The additional work is being included to comply with co:ap.laint calls from citizens with mobility iapairments. 2. In FY .1993-94. the three business districts (University Avenue, california Avenue and Midtown) ;and signaled intersections are planned to be reviewed for compliance to ADA, and curb ramps are planned to be replaced or added as necessary. 3. In FY 1994-95, Title III public accommodation facilities are scheduled to be reviewed for ADA compliant curb ramps and deficiencies corrected. Also. each year the city has a sidewalk replacement project and street resurtacing project. As a part of CMR,414;92 12 these projects 1 curb ramps in the area where work is beinq done, are scheduled to be reviewed for complian~e to ADA and are planned to be replaced or installed as necessary. Th-e tinr!inqs of tha surveyp. indicate t":at even though the city has complied with the alterations and reno~ ;:10n requirements of the CDC Title 24, Part 2, most ot the City owned or leased facilities contain 80Be features that do not kHet ADAAG standards. The city intends to make proqrams re~dily accessible to people with disabilities throuqh proqraa or :facilIty modification. As stipulated in the AD"., all structural aoditications must be completed by January 26 1 1995. The followinq is the proposed Traneition Plan for the city and includes a schedule of "the steps recommended to be taken each year to achieve co.pl i anca : tTanaitioB Plan 1992-93 The total estimated cost of structural modifications recommended to be Dade durinq 1992-93 is $387,000. staff believes the entire amount can be funded from a combination ot the $230,000 from the already a.ppropriated $250,000 for the ADA Compliance Capital Improvement program (CIP #~9309J, and $157,000 from monies already in the Public Works 1992- 93 streets and sidewalk operating budget, which would be redirected to ADA related projects. The three projects are; .L Re-stripe all City faciliti£s, as required 1 to provide adequate disabled parking. Estimated cost $58,000, to be paid frOll the e~latinq funds for street improvements in the Public Works operatinq budget. 2. Repair exterior routes including curb ramps, as required l at all c_ty racilities. Estimatad cost $259,000, or which $99#000 would be paid froJ:! existing funds tor sidewalk repairs in the Public Works operating budget and $160,000 from the ADA Compliance: CIP appropriation. 3. Review signag = at all city facilities and correct or replace siqnage as required. Estimated cost $70,000 to be paid from the ADA Compliance CIP appropriation. The effect of placing $157,000 of additional ADA compliance projects at the top of the priority list for Public Works Department comp1etion will be to delay that amount of other street and sidewalk repair 'Work to 1993-94. This represents a ~ percent reduction to the street program and 'o;ill have a negligible impact on planned work; the sidewalk progrdlU. will be reduced by 20 percent tor 1192-9j and is anticip~ted to have a two to eix .onth impact on .1992-93 ... cheduled 'Wo;:-k. CMR:414 :92 13 /. 1"3-,, l.~ ~mprov. interior rou<f;es including wid.eninq doors, repairing thresholds, E'ltairs and elevators to provide access to programs, services, and activities that cannot be provided. throuqh non­ structural ~odifications at all city facilities~ Estimat~ cost $145,000. 2. Replace or add. curb ramps in tbe three business districts University Avenue, califor-nia Avenue and Midto'irm -as required. Estimated cost $130,000. The total estimated cost of structural modifications recommended to ~ made during 1993-94 is $275,000. 1. Wbere public restrooms are available at one restroom should be modified to Estimated cost $91,000. city facilities, at least comply with the ADAAG. 2. As necessary, replace drinkinq ,fountains -with -high-low" style. CUp d.ispensers are-planned to be placed at indoor fountains in the interia. Estimated cost $20,000. 3. Implement Fire stations' modifications. Estimated cost $13,000. 4. Main Library lobby and restroom remodel. Estimated cost $B8,OOO~ 5. ~mplement C~lf Co~rse modifications as a part of the Golf Course Master Plan. Estimated cost $23,000. 6. Impleaent Barbor Master' 5 House modifications as existing Harbor Master' s House Renovation elP. $9,000. a part of the Estimated cost 7. Install or rp-pair curb ramps at public accocmodation facilities. Estimated cost $20,000. ~e total estimated cost of structural modifications recommended to be aade during 1994-95 is $264,000. The Transition Plan second and third year recommend~d correctiVe actions will be re-evalu~ted after the self-evaluations are completed in January 1993, and the necessary funding will be incorpo~ated into the Capital Iaprovement Program or appropriatfl: operating :budgets for Council' 5 approval as a part of the interim budqet process. A summary of Transition Plan costs tor all years :by facility is included in the Accessibility Study Non-Complying Items Report which is available for review in the office of the. ADA Director at the Civic center, 250 Ha.ilton Avenue, 2nd floor. CMR:414:92 14 o. , RecoJIMndatiOD Statf reco)U;:e.nds that Council accep'':' the ADA Transition Plari and name the City Manager or. hiB designee aa ADA Compliance Officer responsible for the iJapleJlentation of the Plan. Respect:u1l7 submitted, f)1a.~~ Dian'\h lI"ff Tf.J/ III Director, ln~ormation ADA Director CMR:414:92 Rl!!!:sources ~~ Assistant City Hanaqer 15