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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: October 24, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Direct Staff <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Joshua Fredrickson <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Direct staff schedule a public hearing to consider adoption of the 2022 ADA Transition <br />Plan. <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires agencies with more <br />than 50 employees to prepare an ADA Transition Plan. <br />• Plan guides accessibility improvements throughout the County in regard to public <br />right-of-way. <br />• Transition Plan requires a self-evaluation to help identify gaps in service and <br />include a grievance process. <br />• Public involvement included an open house September 12 and 13, 2022. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Federal law requires agencies with more than 50 employees to prepare an Americans <br />with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan to address access deficiencies. Washington <br />State Department of Transportation has emphasized the requirement for a plan as well. <br />Public Works has developed a transition plan through an assessment of current right-of- <br />way inventory and accessibility standards and identifying barriers and deficiencies for <br />improvement. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Public Works has developed an ADA transition plan of County owned facilities within <br />the public right-of-way. Facilities within the right-of-way include crosswalks, sidewalks <br />and sidewalk ramps. Barriers limiting access or use of public facilities such as stairs and <br />doorways are not assessed in this plan. An ADA Transition Plan requires several <br />elements be included for consideration such as identifying physical obstacles, a 5-10 year <br />plan and a grievance process. <br />Public Works conducted an inventory of facilities in the right-of-way in 2014 and <br />subsequent updates and assigned a barrier condition rating (A -F). This rating system can <br />be found in a variety of plans including others' ADA Transition Plans. This system <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2022 <br />