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1200 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING oL_TN PHONE 574/235-9241 <br /> 227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD o e��o FAX 574/235-7670 <br /> SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601-1830 \ TTY 574/235-5567 <br /> u d <br /> h:'' PEACE <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BU FIGIEG,MAYOR <br /> DEPARTMENT OF LAW <br /> STEPHANIE STEELE ALADEAN M.DEROSE <br /> CORPORATION COUNSEL QTY ATTORNEY <br /> December 4,2018 <br /> Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> Mr.Tim Scott DEC 04 2018 <br /> Southend Common Council K`REE A FOWLER President <br /> L_E_R� <br /> CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN <br /> Fourth Floor,County City Building �---_ _ -- _— <br /> South Bend,IN 46601 <br /> Re: An Ordinance Approving Update to ADA Transition Plan of 2013 and Title VI Plan: Non-discrimination in City <br /> Services,Programs &Activities under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 <br /> Dear Council President Scott: <br /> The attached bill for filing with the Common Council concerns the City's duties under federal law, i.e., the federal <br /> Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)which assures accessibility to disabled persons in City buildings and pedestrian facilities, <br /> and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination in city services programs and activities against certain <br /> persons based on types of status. <br /> In 2013 this Council passed the City's ADA Transition Plan to remove pedestrian barriers in the City's right of way <br /> (Ord.No. 10219-13),and the attached ordinance contains an update to that Transition Plan. It also includes the City's Plan for <br /> non-discrimination in City services,programs and activities under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. <br /> The Plan which is the subject of this ordinance (Exhibit A) is the result of many programs and initiatives already <br /> commenced by the City such as the City's Human Rights Ordinance,amended in 2012 to include sexual orientation and gender <br /> identification(Ord.No. 10154-12); the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Diversity Development Program legislation <br /> of 2011 (Chapter 14.5,South Bend Municipal Code Ord.No. 10081-11)followed by the Mayor's appointment of a City Diversity <br /> and Inclusion Officer and enactment of the City's Diversity&Inclusion Plan of 2016. It is also a product of certain federal <br /> requirements imposed on American cities receiving Federal highway and other program dollars. <br /> I will present this ordinance to the Common Council at the appropriate Committee and public meeting in January2019. <br /> Thank you for your assistance. We look forward to working with the Council in the adoption of this ordinance. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> / <br /> ••-an DeRose,City Attorney <br /> ELLIOT A.ANDERSON SANDRA KENNEDY THOMAS PANOWICZ <br /> ASHLEY MILLS COLBORN CLARA MC DANIELS DANIELLE WEISS <br />