Consultant outlines Buda's ADA self-evaluation and transition plan

David Butkus, senior project manager with Access Innovation Partners, told the Commission on Aging that the city has launched a phased ADA self-evaluation and transition plan and is now completing phase one, the discovery work. "My name is David Butkus. I'm from Access Innovation Partners," he said, and described the two-part process: a self-evaluation of policies, procedures and physical assets and a transition plan that sets remediation priorities, assigns an ADA coordinator and establishes a grievance procedure. Butkus said the team already inspected Stagecoach Park and will review sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian push buttons, buildings and parks.

Butkus said the work uses the 2010 ADA standards and focuses on sustainable remediation over time rather than attempting to fix everything at once. He noted coordination with TxDOT's subrecipient monitoring for federally funded projects and said the discovery phase will include an employee survey and outreach to public-safety staff. The consultant projected a preliminary summary of findings in late summer and answered commissioners' questions about the project's scope and federal enforcement, saying that while priorities at the federal level vary, the ADA remains a binding requirement.