Title
Discuss and Consider Adoption of an ADA Transition Plan for Parks and Recreation Facilities
Requested Action
Consider Adoption of ADA Transition Plan
Recommendation
Adoption of ADA Transition Plan
Description/History
The City of Mansfield is committed to city-wide compliance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On November 1, 2022, the city executed an agreement with Accessology Too, LLC to prepare phase one of a Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan for the Parks and Recreation Department. The project consisted of an evaluation of all city-owned parks and their associated facilities, buildings, and amenities. Each facility was evaluated, including associated parking lots/paths of travel, sidewalks, trails, and amenities as well as documented public concerns for any facility in the scope.
The City of Mansfield is obligated to observe all requirements of Title I of the ADA in its employment practices; Title II in its policies, programs, and services; any parts of Titles IV and V that apply to the City and its programs, services, or facilities; and all requirements specified in the 2010 ADA Standards and 2011 Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way that apply to facilities and other physical holdings.
Title II has the broadest impact on the City. Included in Title II are administrative requirements for all government entities employing more than 50 people. These administrative requirements are:
• Completion of a Self-Evaluation
• Development of an ADA complaint procedure
• Designation of at least one person who is responsible for overseeing Title II compliance
• Development of a Transition Plan to schedule the removal of the barriers uncovered by the Self-Evaluation process.
This attached document describes the process developed to complete the evaluation of the City of Mansfield’s Parks and Recreation Department including the associated facilities and provides possible solutions to remove physical barriers. Additionally, this Transition Plan document is designed for the later inclusion of additional facility evaluations, including public rights-of way and Programs, Services and Activities that were not included in this phase. This information will guide the planning and implementation of necessary program and facility modifications over the next 20 years. The ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan is significant in that it establishes the City’s ongoing commitment to the development and maintenance of facilities to accommodate all its citizenry.
Justification
An adopted ADA Transition Plan will become an integral component in the overall planning and implementation of the current and future Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Master Plans. In addition, this plan is a requirement in the accreditation process in which the Parks and Recreation Department has been working to achieve over the past two years.
Funding Source
N/A
Prepared By
Matt Young, Executive Director of Community Services
Matt.Young@mansfieldtexas.gov
817-728-3397