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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2598 RESOLUTION NO. 2598 CITY SIDEWALK ACCESS RAMP PROGRAM WHEREAS, the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) establishes requirements for providing access to individuals with disabilities, and; WHEREAS, the City has street crossings where the sidewalk has a curb constructed such that is a barrier to access the sidewalk for some individuals, and; WHEREAS, the City has limited funds available for improvement to sidewalk access, and; WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a prioritization of general areas and specific locations for construction of sidewalk access ramps (or curb cuts) when funds become available, and; WHEREAS, City staff worked with the City Disability Action Committee to establish a Citywide prioritization of areas for providing sidewalk access ramps and identified specific ramp locations within the highest ranked priority area, and; WHEREAS, the City has secured Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for initial sidewalk access improvements, NOW, THEREFORE be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Bremerton: 1. That the "Bremerton American with Disability Act Sidewalk Access Ramp Program" attached hereto is the City program for prioritizing areas to receive sidewalk access ramps when funds are available. APPROVED this 20th day of May, 1997 That the prioritization of specific access ramps in the Harrison Hospital Corridor area as shown in Attachment 2 are acceptable for use of CDBG funds for construction. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton this 14th day of 1997. David Farr, President Bremerton City Council APPROVED this 20 day of May, 1997. . LYNN S. HORTON Mayor ATTEST: Kathleen L.McCluskey 97203A/bk BREMERTON AMERICAN WITH DISABILITY ACT SIDEWAI,K ACCESS RAMP PROGRAM ATTACHMENT 1 Currently the City of Bremerton addresses American with Disabilities Act (ADA) sidewalk compliance as part of a major street improvement, facility construction project, or new private development. The City has recently received a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $10,000 to develop a priority and ranking scheme for placement of sidewalk access ramps and to construct approximately fourteen sidewalk access ramps or curb cuts within the highest priority area of the City. Public Works and Utilities staff in conjunction with the City Disability Action Committee (DAC), have developed a citywide priority and a ranking schedule for installation of sidewalk access ramps. Listed below is a summary of the results of the DAC and Public Works staff efforts and discussions to date on this issue. PRIORITIZATION DAC has identified and prioritized the following areas within the City for sidewalk access ramps. These areas are listed in order of importance, with the first area designated as top priority, followed by those of decreasing importance. 1. The Harrison Hospital Corridor and the surrounding health care institutions. 2. The Olympic College and high school area. 3. Other school locations to be identified with DAC and school staff input. 4. The downtown business district area. 5. Major arterial street or residential streets to be identified with DAC. The Harrison Hospital Corridor was selected as the top priority due to the following factors: 1. Existence of medical facilities. 2. Close proximity to nearby stores and shopping areas. 3. Proximity to the Senior Center and convalescent homes. 4. Existence of established bus routes within the area. 5. Residential area. 6. Absence of both handicap and general parking which enhances a pedestrian mode of transportation. HARRISON HOSPITAL CORRIDOR SIDEWALK ACCESS RAMP CONSTRUCTION Beginning in the top priority area, the Harrison Hospital Corridor, Public Works staff walked the area and identified all the locations in need of curb cuts as well as all the existing curb cuts. Once identified, Public Works and the DAC ranked each proposed ramp location as either a priority construction or an optional construction. Ramps which completed the connection of all of the above factors in a single area were ranked as priority construction. ;rhe remaining ramps identified within the survey were ranked as optional. Both the priority, optional ramps, and existing ramps were shown upon a street map of the area. After City Council review of the ADA sidewalk access ramps program, construction of the identified priority ramps within the highest prioritized area would occur. The current funding under this grant would provide for construction for most of the priority ramps located in the hospital corridor. FUTURE SIDEWALK ACCESS RAMP CONSTRUCTION As future funding becomes available for sidewalk access ramps, the remaining priority and optional ramps within the highest priority area would be constructed. Once all ramps identified for construction within an entire priority area is completed, the above procedure of surveying the area, identifying existing ramps, identifying and ranking priority and optional ramp locations, would be completed for second priority area identified. After completion of the first and second priority areas is complete, identification of specific priority schools will need to be performed by Public Works staff, DAC members and school staff. Consideration to other "new" priority areas will also be considered at that time. The ADA sidewalk access ramps would be designed and installed to City specifications, constructing as many ramps as funding will provide. Construction of these ramps is anticipated to be completed by City crews. It is expected that the ~mded ramps under this particular grant would be completed, within six months. 97203A\bk Attachment 2 o({'W'7 / >oo~ CD C) H/c2rreo 4 ?enue Cherr Avenue ZEZE ~)Trj ~ / ~,,~-,___Warren g. Ma ® / %" /. -). .