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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW, IDAHO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, ADOPTING AN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MOSCOW; PROVIDING THIS RESOLUTION TO BE EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PAS SAGE, APPROVAL, AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW. WHEREAS, the Federal government enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to prevent discrimination of the physically and mentally disabled relating to employment and access to public services, activities, programs, and facilities; and WHEREAS, Title II of the ADA requires that municipalities develop and adopt Transition Plans which document physical barriers to accessibility, propose modifications to remove those barriers, and a schedule to complete the modifications; and WHEREAS, the City of Moscow adopted Resolution No. 2014-09 pertaining to ADA Standards for Accessible Design and Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice recently modified the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and the Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way; and WHEREAS, the City remains committed to the ADA and the elimination of barriers to public services, activities, programs, and facilities; and WHEREAS, a Transition Plan for facilities in the public right-of-way have been prepared that reflect current municipality infrastructure and ADA design standards, referred to as the "ADA Transition Plan for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way;" and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Moscow as follows: 1. The City adopts the ADA Transition Plan for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right of-Way a copy of which shall be filed with and maintained by the City Clerk. 2. The ADA Transition Plan adopted herein shall supersede and replace any of the City's current ADA planning documents related to the Public Right-of-Way. Resolution 2014-10 Adopting ADA Transition Plan May 5,2014 Page I of2 ---PAGE BREAK--- PASSED AND APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Moscow, Idaho, this 5th day of May, 2014. Resolution 2014-10 Adopting ADA Transition Plan May 5,2014 Page2 of2