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November 23,2021 Page 2 of 5 <br /> City Council. <br /> 3. Accept Receipt of Commission Minutes: 3.Accept Receipt of <br /> Commission Minutes: <br /> a. October 19, 2021 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. a.October 19,2021 <br /> Planning Commission. <br /> 4. Consider approval of the AllStream Hosted Phone System Contract. 4.Consider approval <br /> of the AllStream <br /> Motion byCouncilmember Axberg,seconded byCouncilmember Allen to approve the Consent Contracdt. <br /> Phone System <br /> llll Contract. <br /> Agenda as presented. <br /> A roll call vote was taken. <br /> 5 Ayes,0 Nays-Motion Carried <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Public Hearing <br /> None. <br /> Council Business Council Business <br /> 1. Consider Resolution Adopting ADA Transition Plan for Public Rights Way. 1. Consider <br /> p g gs ofa y Resolution Adopting <br /> ADA Transition Plan <br /> City Manager Massopust indicated Engineer Dustin Lind would be presenting this item to the Council. for Public Rights of <br /> Engineer Lind introduced the item and stated Gus Perrin with WSB had a presentation for the City Council. Way. <br /> Gus Pen-in,WSB,explained the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted on July 26, 1990, <br /> is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability. The <br /> purpose for an ADA compliance plan was discussed along with the seven steps to compliance. <br /> It was noted ADA consists of five titles outlining protections in the following areas: <br /> Employment, State and local government services, Public accommodations, <br /> Telecommunications, and Miscellaneous provisions. As a provider of public transportation <br /> services and programs, the City of New Brighton must comply with Title II of the Act as it <br /> specifically applies to public service agencies. To satisfy the requirements of Title II, the City <br /> hired WSB to perform an evaluation of all existing City owned and maintained facilities <br /> (sidewalks, bituminous trails,pedestrian curb ramps)within public rights of way. WSB also <br /> developed the required Transition Plan detailing the evaluation findings and outlining how the <br /> City will continue to ensure that all facilities are accessible to all individuals. The Transition <br /> Plan also includes cost estimates for the improvements needed to bring the City into full <br /> compliance over time. The cost estimates provided will be incorporated into future Capital <br /> Improvement Projects, as facilities will be reconstructed when adjacent to street improvement <br /> projects. Mr. Perrin commented further on the proposed plan, noting the inventory and <br /> implementation plan and recommended approval. <br /> Councilmember Axberg asked if New Brighton residents have raised any concerns or <br /> grievances. Mr. Pen-in reported through the public input period there no public feedback or <br /> grievances were submitted. <br /> Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas questioned if the plan being approved by the Council would bring <br /> the City into 80% or 90% compliance. Mr. Lind reported the updated plan would bring the City <br /> into 90% compliance. <br /> Councilmember Abdulle explained he was happy to see the City had an ADA compliance plan <br /> in place and that the City would be moving from 29% to 90% compliance over the next 20 <br /> years. He inquired what was being done to make streets without sidewalks ADA accessible or <br /> multimodal. Community Assets and Development Director Schlichting reported this was <br /> outside the scope of this study. He stated sidewalk systems were not in place on all City streets. <br /> He indicated staff was discussing a complete street policy that would outline some of the <br />