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City staff: 1,942 ADA transition findings complete; 1,632 remain as city advances signage, doors and City Hall work
Summary
City staff reported substantial progress on Santa Barbara's ADA transition plan, saying 1,942 findings are complete and 1,632 remain; interior signage work and door maintenance are underway while City Hall elevator and larger structural items await design, permits and funding.
City staff told the Access Advisory Committee that work on the city's ADA transition plan is well under way but not finished, reporting 1,942 findings completed and 1,632 remaining.
Maya, an ADA transition staff member, said the city has completed interior signage at 630 Garden and is preparing City Hall signage and design work for the elevator and restroom upgrades. "As of today, we have 1,942 findings that are completed with 1,632 remaining findings," she said, noting roughly 260 of the outstanding items are technically difficult and will be deferred to larger capital projects.
The numbers matter because the remaining items include structural or complex tasks—widening doorways, parking-lot redesigns and other path-of-travel work—that typically require design, permitting and capital funding. Staff…
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