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Committee approves MOU with CMAP to develop Waukegan ADA self-evaluation and transition plan
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The committee approved a memorandum of understanding with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to produce an Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II) self-evaluation and transition plan; CMAP will fund the consultant team (Vitruvian), the city’s cost is staff time, and CMAP aims to complete the survey in about a year though it has up to two years.
The Waukegan Community Development Committee on Feb. 2 approved a resolution to enter a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to develop an Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II) self-evaluation and an ADA transition plan for the city’s public-right-of-way facilities under municipal control.
Steven Ostrander, senior planner at CMAP, presented the project scope and timeline. He told the committee that CMAP will fund the consultant team (identified in the presentation as Vitruvian) and that the project carries no direct cost to the city other than staff time. Ostrander summarized municipal obligations under Title II: a website notice to the public, a self-evaluation (a survey of sidewalks and municipally controlled public-right-of-way facilities), designation of an ADA coordinator, a grievance procedure, and a transition plan that identifies obstacles, methods to remove them and a prioritized schedule for implementation.
Ostrander provided regional and local context, stating, “One in four people in the nation have a disability,” and noting the committee that Waukegan’s population with a disability is about 11 percent, with ambulatory difficulty at about 5.5 percent. He said the transition plan helps municipalities show good-faith efforts to achieve compliance and can reduce liability because it documents priorities and timelines.
When asked about the project timeline, Ostrander said CMAP has up to two years to complete the work but will try to finish closer to one year; he added that some contracts are extended in practice but that a quicker timeline gives the city a plan it can use for implementation decisions.
The committee approved the MOU in roll-call vote. The approved MOU and subsequent consultant work will guide the city’s ADA self-evaluation and development of a transition plan; staff will coordinate with CMAP and the consultant team on scheduling and deliverables.
