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Council approves ADA transition-plan update and $30,000 annual subscription for inspection software
Summary
City Council adopted the Americans with Disabilities Act transition-plan annual update and authorized using FY25 funds to maintain the ADA program; council also approved a budget request to purchase an ADA-tracking software subscription estimated at $30,000 per year.
Punta Gorda City Council on Wednesday accepted the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition-plan annual update for fiscal years 2022–24 and approved the proposed FY25 project allocations. The council also approved staff’s request to pursue ADA-tracking software at an estimated annual cost of $30,000.
City staff presented the transition-plan update and a list of recent ADA work, including sidewalk and crosswalk upgrades, signage replacements and ongoing projects such as the Lashley Park splash zone and Nature Park work. Urban Design Senior Project Manager Danielle Berhow explained the plan’s purpose: to identify physical obstacles to accessibility, document methods to remediate them, and schedule work and inspections under Title II of the ADA.
Council and staff also discussed a remaining undesignated ADA allocation of $180,244 for fiscal year 2025. Council agreed to keep these funds designated in the ADA program fund and to schedule a future workshop to prioritize specific projects — suggestions included improved downtown accessible parking and enhanced crosswalk treatments.
On software, staff described a web/tablet-based ADA inspection and tracking product that would guide non-technical staff through inspections, collect consistent measurements and photos, schedule follow-up maintenance and track compliance. Berhow said the vendor’s pricing model is population-based; staff estimated about $30,000 in recurring annual costs and said the purchase would likely be funded from IT or other operating budgets rather than the ADA capital fund.
Council approved the transition-plan update, authorized the FY25 allocations as presented, and supported staff pursuing the ADA software subscription and funding it in the city’s IT/operating budget. Berhow said staff will return with procurement steps as needed.
Quote: “This is a drop in the bucket compared to the several hundred thousand dollars we paid in 2017 for consultant work,” Danielle Berhow said of the software’s annual cost estimate.
