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File #: ID#15-1030    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 11/9/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/3/2015 Final action: 12/3/2015
Title: Approve a consultant agreement in the amount of $241,984.20 with SZS Consulting Group, LLC, a Palo Alto-based California limited liability corporation, for the preparation of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) bus stop survey, self-evaluation, and transition plan.
Sponsors: Department of Transportation
Attachments: 1. SZS Consultant Services Agreement 110515 102015.pdf
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL



November 19, 2015


FROM: BRIAN R. MARSHALL, Director
Department of Transportation

BY: JIM SCHAAD, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation

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Approve a consultant agreement in the amount of $241,984.20 with SZS Consulting Group, LLC, a Palo Alto-based California limited liability corporation, for the preparation of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) bus stop survey, self-evaluation, and transition plan.

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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends Council approve a consultant agreement in the amount of $241,984.20 with SZS Consulting Group, LLC, a Palo Alto-based California limited liability corporation, for the preparation of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) bus stop survey, self-evaluation, and transition plan and authorize the Director of Transportation or designee to sign a contract on behalf of the City.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Department of Transportation seeks Council approval to award a professional consulting contract to identify barriers to people with disabilities within services provided by Fresno Area Express (FAX) and make recommendations on how the City will increase compliance with ADA requirements. In accordance with Section 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) ? 35.150(d) under Title II of the ADA, the City of Fresno must develop transition plans setting forth the steps necessary to complete structural changes to facilities to be undertaken to achieve program accessibility. These facilities include all bus stops serviced by FAX. Staff recommends Council approve a consultant agreement in the amount of $241,984.20 with SZS Consulting Group, LLC, as the consultant most qualified to fulfill City obligations set forth by Title II of the ADA.

BACKGROUND

The ADA is a civil rights law for persons with disabilities. The ADA states its purpose is to provide a "clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination aga...

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