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Trussville council annexes two properties and accepts Stockton subdivision streets as resident raises ADA concerns
Summary
The Trussville City Council unanimously approved two annexations and a resolution accepting streets in the Stockton subdivision. During public comment a resident alleged dozens of curb ramps remain out of compliance with ADA standards and the council asked for technical evidence to review with engineers.
The Trussville City Council unanimously approved two annexation ordinances and a resolution accepting streets in the Stockton subdivision at its regular meeting.
Councilor Cook moved unanimous consideration and passage of Ordinance 2024-23 NX to annex the property at 6615 Limba Loop, saying the parcel “meets with all the regulations and it is a positive recommendation from Planning and Zoning.” Clerk Stacy called the roll, and the council voted yes to approve the annexation.
Councilor Anderson then moved to suspend the rules and consider Ordinance 2024-24 ANX to annex 387 Glenn Crossway; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call. Neither ordinance drew extended debate.
Councilor Taylor introduced Resolution 2024-66 to accept all streets in the Stockton subdivision, saying engineers had signed off on the work. The council approved the resolution after a voice/roll call vote.
During the public-comment period a Stockton subdivision resident told the council they have reviewed curb-ramp work there for three years and reported detailed inspection findings. The resident said Signature Homes installed 74 curb ramps, that they personally inspected all 74 ramps and that “of those 74 ramps there are still 31 that are non-compliant with ADA guidelines.” The commenter also described several patched gutter areas beginning to fail and said one section has a running slope of roughly 16 percent, which they said had caused a fall by a wheelchair user in the neighborhood.
The council did not rescind the resolution at the meeting. The council president asked the resident to provide the technical inspection data by email so staff and city engineers could review the claims. “If you can type up all the technical data that you just provided and email that to us, we can better review that with our engineers,” the council president said.
The measures approved at the meeting transfer responsibility for maintenance of the accepted streets to the city; the council did not set a remediation timetable at the meeting. The council also reappointed Jeremy Tugles and appointed Kenny Clicks to boards and committees as part of the consent agenda.
Next steps: council staff said they will review any inspection documentation submitted and follow up with engineers; a timetable for repairs, if required, was not specified.
