68-18 Approving Update to ADA Transition Plan of 2013 and Title VI Plan: Non Discrimination in City Services, Programs & Activities under the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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— Public Responsibilities —buildings or facilities where the public pays fees or municipal services, obtains permits and licenses, obtains information about public matters, obtains public services — Special Programs—buildings or facilities where special programs for the public take place and cannot be duplicated elsewhere. These include park facilities such as the zoo, golf courses, swimming pools, splash pads, museums, entertainment facilities — Geographic Need—buildings or facilities located within neighborhoods or away from City center which serve the local citizens in some manner — Sites of Complaint—buildings or facilities where disabled persons have made specific complaints about inaccessibility IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE Consistent with the City's 2013 Transition Plan for pedestrian facilities in the public right of way, the Schedule for ADA accessibility improvement of existing public buildings and facilities for services, programs,and activities will take place as opportunity and funding allow, with every effort being made to do so as promptly and expeditiously as is reasonable, taking into account prioritization described in the previous Section. The City's Public Works Director or City Engineer will review the ADA accessibility priorities annually; will give high weight to reasonable suggestions and needs expressed by disabled persons or representatives of disabled persons,and by the City's ADA/Title VI Coordinator; will consider information received through ADA grievances; and will make recommendations to the Common Council for funding of these ADA accessibility priorities. A design plan calls for upgrading public park restroom facilities so that all will be fully ADA complaint by December 2019. The playground equipment in Keller Park is all new and ADA compliant. Similar upgrades are planned in all other City public parks having playground equipment. The Charles Martin Center has been fully upgraded and all its facilities are ADA compliant. NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATION For any new construction project or alteration of an existing public building or facility as the term "alteration" is defined by law, the City will build or rebuild to prevailing ADA design guidelines. However, the ADA does not require the City of South Bend to take any action that would cause a fundamental alteration in the intent of its program or activity; that would create Page 17