HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-41RESOLUTION NO. 2018-41
A resolution of the City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota,
WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted on July 26, 1990, is a civil rights law
prohibiting discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability; and
WHEREAS, Title II of ADA pertains to the programs, activities and services public entities provide; and
WHEREAS, as a provider of public transportation services and programs, the City of Columbia Heights
must comply with this section of the Act as it specifically applies to public service agencies.
Now, therefore, in accordance with the foregoing, and all ordinances and regulations of the City of
Columbia Heights, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights makes the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. As required by Title II of ADA, 28 CFR. Part 35 Sec. 35.105 and Sec. 35.150 Columbia Heights
staff has conducted a self - evaluation of its facilities within public rights of way and has
developed a Transition Plan detailing how to ensure that all of those facilities are accessible to
all individuals.
2. The Local Road Research Board has developed a guidance memo and Model Policy applicable to
all Minnesota cities.
3. Staff has developed a proposed plan based on the Local Road Research Board Model Policy to
meet the minimum requirements of the ADA rule.
4. The City Council hereby approves and adopts an ADA Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way in
the City of Columbia Heights.
Passed this 9th day of July, 2018
Offered by: Buesgens
Seconded by: Novitsky
Roll Call: All Ayes
ORDER OF COUNCIL
Attest:
Katie Bruno, City Clerk /Council Secretary
Donna K. Schmitt, Mayor