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Town staff, consultant outline Corte Madera ADA self‑assessment; survey open through March 1
Summary
Public Works and consultant Altura presented the town's Americans with Disabilities Act self‑assessment plan covering facilities, programs and policies; staff asked the public to take a survey (open through March 1) to help prioritize barrier removals and programmatic access.
Town staff and consultants presented an ADA Title II self‑assessment process to the BPAC on Jan. 13, describing inspections of 12 town‑owned facilities, program and policy reviews, and a public survey to set priorities.
Arta Hanna, senior engineer with Public Works, introduced Altura Solutions and Hilliard Architects as the consulting team and said the assessment will review facilities, programs and policies and produce recommendations and prioritization for remediation.
Jesus ("Chewy") Laredizava of Altura and Mike Hilliard were listed on the consulting team. Laredizava said the project began in July 2024, includes staff interviews and facility assessments through April, and that the public survey is open through March 1. “We encourage people to take the survey … and submit their responses so we can prioritize those for our report,” Laredizava said.
What it covers: the assessment examines accessible routes, parking, restrooms, and program delivery; staff noted the ADA requires programmatic access and that not every physical barrier must be removed if a program can be made accessible by relocation.
Public and committee questions focused on outreach and sidewalks. Staff said they distributed the survey link and QR code to community groups and plan social‑media and newsletter outreach; they also pointed to an ongoing 10‑year sidewalk pilot program that splits the town into zones and addresses sidewalks over time. Staff said sidewalk concerns raised in the survey and in public comments will be woven into the assessment alongside prior right‑of‑way inventories.
Next steps: consultants will finalize findings, prioritize barriers (informed by public input) and present a final assessment to staff and the council; staff said they will present the final plan to Town Council later in the process.
