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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager or authorized designee to enter into a services agreement with Bureau Veritas Technical Assessments LLC to deliver the Americans with Disabilities Act Self Evaluation and Transition Plan in an amount not to exceed $281,127.58 (Rich Lee, Assistant City Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager or authorized designee to enter into a services agreement with Bureau Veritas Technical Assessments LLC.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires local governments to ensure that city facilities, services, programs, activities, and communications are accessible to people with disabilities. A self-evaluation and transition plan is one of the primary tools that cities use to identify barriers, set priorities, assign responsibility, estimate costs, and establish a practical schedule for accessibility improvements. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) describes self-evaluation as an important way for cities to identify the facilities, programs, and services that must be modified or relocated to comply with the ADA.
The City of South San Francisco's current ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan was last issued in May 2014. Since that time, the City's facilities, parks, public rights-of-way, programs, services, and digital communications have continued to evolve. In addition, federal accessibility expectations have advanced, including the DOJ's 2024 Title II rule establishing specific accessibility requirements for state and local government web content and mobile applications, and the U.S. Access Board's final Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines, which address pedestrian access routes, curb ramps, crossings, transit stops, and related public right-of-way elements.
Updating the ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan (SETP) is therefore both a compliance measure and a service-deli...
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