Title
Approving a resolution of the City of Pflugerville, Texas adopting the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan.
Summary
As a follow up to the January 26th City Council presentation on the City’s ADA Self-Evaluation & ADA Transition Plan, staff requests the formal adoption of the ADA Transition Plan.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is a comprehensive civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, access to state and local government services, places of public accommodation, transportation, and other important areas of American life. The City of Pflugerville is required to perform a self-evaluation of their current programs, policies, and practices relative to the accessibility requirements of the ADA, and develop a Transition Plan to address any structural deficiencies at City facilities required to make City services, programs, and activities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. While mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City is responsible for funding the assessments and the resulting Transition Plan.
Title II of the ADA applies to state and local government entities and requires the City to operate each service, program, or activity so that the service, program, or activity, when viewed in its entirety, is readily accessible to and useable by individuals with disabilities.
The City, in making alterations to existing buildings, shall meet the ADA requirements for new design and construction, including compliance with the applicable accessibility standards:
1. For new construction and alterations, the City must adhere to the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design, as published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2010; and
2. For new construction and alterations of sidewalks and streets, crosswalks, curb ramps, pedestrian signals, on-street parking, shared use paths, and o...
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