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Council directs staff to obtain stamped plans for ADA work if fees stay minimal; asks for Rolling Hills Estates coordination on path-of-travel
Summary
After extended discussion about the order of ADA work and site constraints, council directed staff to obtain county plan check and stamped plans if doing so would not incur more than a small fee; council also asked staff to pursue coordination with neighboring Rolling Hills Estates on path-of-travel issues.
Rolling Hills Estates city council members revisited the City Hall Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvement project and directed staff to ask Los Angeles County Building and Safety to complete plan check and stamp the existing building plans so long as the fees remain small. Council members emphasized that exterior path-of-travel issues from the street and adjacent easements must be resolved first to ensure interior building changes will be usable.
Staff reminded the council that the city had previously received an ADA study through the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA) that recommended addressing parking-lot and approach issues before major building changes. Staff said the current architectural plans focus on the building; the path of travel between the traffic light/equestrian trail and City Hall is steep in places and may require regrading or easement work that involves the neighboring jurisdiction, Rolling Hills Estates.
During discussion council members and staff said the city could use Measure M/TDA funds and other sources to address small parking-area repairs; staff said the LA County plan check file has been open for nearly a year. A public commenter asked whether a previously discussed $400,000 contribution from the Rolling Hills Community Association would apply to ADA work or the separate cabana project; staff said the association had offered up to $400,000 but did not specify whether funds were earmarked for ADA versus cabana work and that the association would consider allocation after a fully realized bid.
Council approved a motion instructing staff to obtain stamped plans from the county if the cost to do so would not exceed a small, specified fee cap (the transcript records the cap as "$2"; staff later discussed existing city signatures and typical permit thresholds of $7,000 and referenced higher sums in the $20,000--$25,000 range in budgetary context). The council additionally directed staff to engage Rolling Hills Estates about the required path-of-travel improvements and to return with more detailed cost information if fees exceed the cap.
The council said it would prioritize resolving the exterior approach and parking issues before committing to larger interior or cabana construction work.
