Shelton staff presented an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan that inventories roughly 38 miles of sidewalk and other rights‑of‑way barriers and estimates roughly $26 million to remedy all identified deficiencies. The City Council voted to place the ADA transition plan on the Sept. 16 action agenda for formal adoption, a step staff said is often required to pursue federal and state transportation grants.

Assistant Public Works Director Aaron Nix told the council the inventory increased from an initial estimate of about 15 linear miles to roughly 38 miles after the consultants completed a full survey and mapping of barriers: "All of those sidewalks as well as, any other area within the right of way was swept and documented. And, the ADA transition plan basically identified those areas." Nix described the $26 million figure as the cost to fix everything, not an immediate spending request.

Nix said the plan is intended to create a prioritized, budget‑driven approach: staff will identify projects and grant opportunities and perform improvements as funds allow. He noted improvements in revenue options since the study session — the City had approved a street transportation benefit that could supply funds over decades — and said staff proposed conservative timeframes (20–40 years) to address the full backlog.

Council members asked about reporting and tracking; Nix said consultants are developing a low‑cost app to link corrections to the city's GIS and to update inventory scores as items are fixed. He added that compliance is dynamic because design standards evolve: "You may be in compliant, you may be noncompliant. It just depends on what has changed." The council placed the plan on the Sept. 16 action agenda to enable grant applications and to create a formal inventory for future budgeting.

No immediate construction authorization or funding was approved at the meeting; the council's action will allow staff to return with an adoption item that would support grant applications and formal project prioritization.