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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2023-156 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-156 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE AGREEMENT FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT SELF-EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY AND DISABILITY ACCESS CONSULTANTS, LLC WHEREAS, government entities to perform a self-evaluation of programs, services, activities, policies, practices, procedures, and facilities and identify barriers to access that are inconsistent with the Act; and WHEREAS, if the self-evaluation identifies structural changes to facilities that are required to achieve program accessibility, the ADA also requires a transition plan setting forth the steps necessary to complete such changes; and WHEREAS, the City last formally adopted an ADA self-evaluation and transition plan in 1994; and WHEREAS, while regular updates to ADA self-evaluations and transition plans are not legally mandated, they are strongly encouraged; and WHEREAS, in order to procure professional services to prepare a comprehensive ADA self-e, the City solicited proposals in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.110; and WHEREAS, the City received three proposals, and selected Disability Access Consultants, LLC , as the most qualified amongst those submitting; and WHEREAS, the proposed agreement has a term through June 30, 2026; and WHEREAS, the base scope of services will be performed for a not-to-exceed amount of $305,260; and WHEREAS, upon City request, DAC will provide optional public right-of-way and sidewalk inspections and facility mapping services; and WHEREAS, a total not-to-exceed amount of $850,000 is recommended in order to fund the full scope of the optional services; and WHEREAS, on July 25, 2023, City Council approved Resolution No. 2023-110 appropriating $1.1 million for new project CRF0026 (ADA Transition Plan Update) in the American Rescue Plan Act 2021 Fund, within the ARPA Revenue Recovery expenditure category for this purpose in the current Fiscal Year; and Resolution No. 2023-156 Page No. 2 WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with CEQA and has determined that the of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it approves the Agreement for Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Services, between the City and Disability Access Consultants, LLC, in the form presented, with such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute same. \[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE\] Resolution No. 2023-156 Page No. 3 Presented by Approved as to form by Tiffany Allen Jill D.S. Maland Assistant City Manager Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak Acting City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 3rd day of October 2023 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None John McCann, Mayor ATTEST: Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2023-156 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 3rd day of October 2023. Executed this 3rd day of October 2023. Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk