TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: WARREN MORELION, AICP, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
SUBJECT
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2025 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Annual Report.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Receive and file the 2025 ADA Annual Report which documents the accessibility improvements completed in FY24 and FY25, outlines minor revisions to the schedule for future projects, and provides an overview of accessibility projects planned for FY26.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above furthers the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Positive City Image
* Superior Customer Service
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
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BACKGROUND
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive civil rights law that mandates equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. The ADA prohibits discrimination in access to jobs, public accommodations, government services, public transportation, and telecommunications, and requires public entities to provide programs, activities, and services in a manner that ensures equitable access for people with disabilities.
In 2024, a comprehensive Citywide ADA self-evaluation and transition plan was completed evaluating the City's programmatic and administrative activities, public buildings and park facilities, and public right-of-way facilities. The ADA Transition Plan was adopted by the City Council and requires the City to incorporate accessibility improvements and barrier removal into its long-range planning to bring programs and facilities that have structural barriers into compliance within a 20 year time period.
The purpose of the ADA Annual Report is to document the City's commitment to and progress towards eliminating barriers to access for people with d...
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