(A) The federal government enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to prevent discrimination of the physically and mentally disabled relating to employment and access to public facilities.
(B) Title II of the ADA requires that municipalities develop and adopt a transition plan that documents physical barriers to accessibility, proposed structural modifications to remove those barriers, and a schedule to complete the modifications.
(C) The town adopted Res. 2013-01 pertaining to ADA Standards for Accessible Design and Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way.
(D) The United States Department of Justice recently modified the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and the Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way in 2010 and 2011, respectively.
(E) The town remains committed to the ADA and the elimination of barriers to public facilities.
(F) A transition plan for the pedestrian network has been prepared that reflects current municipality infrastructure and ADA design standards, referred to as the “Pedestrian Facilities in Public Right-of-Way Transition Plan”.
(G) The Town Council hereby approves the ADA Transition Plan: Pedestrian Network.
(Res. 2013-02, passed 3-27-2013)