HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransmittal - 12/3/2024SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
12/02/2024
Date Sent to Council:
12/03/2024
From:
Department*
Mayor
Employee Name:
Lichtle, Ashley
E-mail
ashley.lichtle@slc.gov
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
12/02/2024
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
12/03/2024
Subject:
Resolution: Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan
Additional Staff Contact:Presenters/Staff Table
Document Type
Resolution
Budget Impact?
Yes
No
Budget Impact:
To be determined in annual budgeting
Recommendation:
I recommend City Council adopt the ADA Self Evaluation and Transition Plan as a City document.
Background/Discussion
See first attachment for Background/Discussion
Will the City Council need to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Public Process
The ADA mandates there is a 30 day open public comment period. The public comment period was open from June 1 to September 30. Additionally, the Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan was presented at the Accessibility and Disability Commission's May 2024 meeting, which was also open to the public per OPMA.
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RESOLUTION NO. ____ OF 2024
A Resolution Adopting the Salt Lake City ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan
WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), enacted on July 26, 1990 and amended January 1, 2009, is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability; and
WHEREAS, Title II of the ADA outlines requirements for local governments to ensure ADA protections are provided by public entities, including a requirement that the City designate at least one responsible employee to coordinate ADA compliance (the “ADA Coordinator”); and
WHEREAS, under Title II of the ADA, Salt Lake City Corporation (“City”) is required
to perform a self-evaluation of its current policies, practices, and programs, as well as City-owned buildings, parks, and facilities, to verify that City departments are providing access and not adversely affecting the full participation of individuals with disabilities in the implementation of its policies, programs, and practices (the “Self-Evaluation”); and
WHEREAS, the City, as overseen by the City’s ADA Coordinator, completed the Self-Evaluation in 2023; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Title II of the ADA, upon completion of the Self-Evaluation, the
City is required to develop a transition plan detailing how and when programmatic barriers that
were identified will be eliminated, as well as specifying a completion timeline (the “Transition Plan”); and WHEREAS, the City, as overseen by the City’s ADA Coordinator, has completed the
Transition Plan, identifying (i) barriers to accessibility in City’s programs, policies, and facilities,
(ii) proposed plans to remove the identified barriers, (iii) persons responsible for overseeing the implementation of the barrier removal plans across the City departments, and (iv) the projected schedule for implementation of the barrier removal plans; and
WHEREAS, the City’s ADA Coordinator shall monitor and oversee the City’s
implementation of the Transition Plan, as well as update the Transition Plan and present it to City Council every five years; and WHEREAS, the City’s ADA Coordinator now presents the Salt Lake City ADA Self-
Evaluation and Transition Plan to the City Council for adoption, attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City Corporation as follows:
1. That the Salt Lake City ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan attached hereto as
Exhibit “A” is hereby adopted.
2. That the Salt Lake City Mayor is hereby authorized to implement the Salt Lake City ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”
3. This resolution shall take effect upon adoption. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this ___ day of _________, 2024. SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
___________________________________ Victoria Petro, Chair
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
___________________________
CITY RECORDER APPROVED AS TO FORM
(SEAL) Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: __________________________
Bill No. ________ of 2024
Published: ______________. _______________________________
Sara Montoya, Senior City Attorney
December 2, 2024
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Salt Lake City Corporation
451 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
SALT LAKE CITY
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
SELF-EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Salt Lake City Mayor and City Council 4
Salt Lake City Staff 4
Accessibility and Disability Commission 4
Introduction 5
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 5
The ADA and its Relationship to Other Laws 5
ADA Requirements of Salt Lake City 6
ADA Coordinator 6
Public Notice and Grievance Procedure 7
Self-Evaluation 8
Overview 8
Process & Findings 8
Communications, Information & Facility Signage 8
General (28 CFR Sec. 35.160) 8
Information and Signage (28 CFR Sec. 35.163) 9
City Programs, Services, and Activities 9
Methodology 9
Findings 9
Recommendations 10
Salt Lake City Transition Plan 11
Transition Plan Need and Purpose 11
Overview 11
City Building Facilities 12
Methodology 12
Findings 13
Improvement Schedule 14
Implementation Methodology 14
City Parks and Golf Courses 14
Methodology 14
Findings 16
Implementation Methodology 16
City Pedestrian Facilities in the Right of Way 17
Methodology 17
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Findings 17
Cost Summary 18
Chronological Summary of Ramp Installation 19
Yearly Funding To Date -CIP Concrete Program 19
Implementation Methodology 19
Public Outreach 20
Public Review and Comment Period 20
Accessibility and Disability Commission Meeting 20
Community/Virtual Meeting 20
Parks Public Engagement 20
Progress Monitoring and Transition Plan Management 21
Formal Adoption of ADA Transition Plan 21
Appendix A – Contact List 23
2023 ADA Data Analyst Intern 23
Public Right of Way ADA Coordinator 23
2023 Departmental ADA Liaisons 23
Appendix B – Public Notice 24
Employment 24
Effective Communication 24
Modifications to Policies and Procedures 24
Appendix C – Grievance Procedure 25
Appeal of Decision 25
Record 25
Appendix D – ADA Design Standards and Procedures 26
Design Standards 26
Design Procedures 26
Intersection Corners 26
Sidewalks / Trails 26
Traffic Control Signals 26
Other policies, practices, and programs 26
Appendix E – Glossary of Terms 27
Appendix F – ADA Accessibility in Parks Survey Results 28
Appendix G – Parks Transition Plan Phasing Schedule 40
Appendix H – City Building Facilities Transition Plan Phasing Schedule 54
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Acknowledgments
Salt Lake City Mayor and City Council
Mayor Erin Mendenhall
Council District 1: Victoria Petro
Council District 2: Alejandro Puy
Council District 3: Chris Wharton
Council District 4: Eva Lopez
Council District 5: Darin Mano
Council District 6: Dan Dugan
Council District 7: Sarah Young
Salt Lake City Staff
Damian Choi, Chief Equity Officer
Ashley Lichtle, ADA Coordinator
A special acknowledgment to the City’s departmental ADA liaisons and ADA Data
Analyst Intern for their work in the Self-Evaluation data collection. A contact list
can be found in Appendix A.
Accessibility and Disability Commission
Everette Bacon (HRC Commissioner)
Scott Browning
Amy Carmen
Kristy Chambers
Todd Claflin
Nate Crippes
Janis Ferre
Rich Foster
Jeff Kenyon
Leah Lobato
Kayci Lynam
Pamela Mower
Ivana Powell
Margo Thurman
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Introduction
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted on July 26, 1990, and amended January
1, 2009, is a civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against individuals on the basis of
disability. The ADA is divided into five titles outlining protections in the following areas:
• Title I – Employment: This title is designed to remove barriers that would deny
qualified individuals with disabilities access to the same employment opportunities and benefits available to others without disabilities. Employers must reasonably
accommodate the disabilities of qualified applicants or employees.• Title II - State and Local Government: This title prohibits public entities (which
includes state and local governments, including the City) from operating programs, policies and services that discriminate on the basis of disability. “Programs” is an
overly broad term. Examples of “programs” offered by local governments include, having public sidewalks, having public restrooms in city buildings, and employing
people to provide public services. While only Title II applies to state and local governments, it incorporates the Title I prohibition from employment
discrimination affecting the city’s employees. • Title III - Public Accommodations: This title prohibits discrimination based on
disability by private entities in places of public accommodation. Examples include hotels, restaurants, and other businesses that offer goods or services to the public.
• Title IV – Telecommunications: This title requires telephone companies to have developed interstate and intrastate telephone relay services in every state.
• Title V - Miscellaneous Provisions: This title has a variety of provisions relating to the ADA, including its relationship to other laws, its impact on insurance benefits
and prohibiting “reverse discrimination” lawsuits.
In the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the term disability is defined, with
respect to an individual, as:
• A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one of
more of the major life activities of such individual,• A record of such an impairment, or
• Being regarded as having such an impairment.
The ADA and its Relationship to Other Laws
Title II of ADA is companion legislation to two previous federal statutes and regulations:
the Architectural Barriers Acts of 1968 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 is a Federal law that requires facilities designed,
built, altered, or leased with Federal funds to be accessible. The Architectural Barriers Act
marks one of the first efforts to ensure access to the
built environment.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a Federal law that protects qualified
individuals from discrimination based on their disability. The nondiscrimination
requirements of the law apply to employers and organizations that receive financial
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assistance from any Federal department or agency. Title II of ADA extended this coverage
to all state and local government entities, regardless of whether they receive federal
funding or not.
Public Rights of Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) is developed by the
Access Board and are guidelines that address accessibility in the public
right-of-way. Sidewalks, street crossings, and other elements of public
rights-of-way are all covered in the PROWAG Guidelines. The City Transition Plan
primarily adheres to PROWAG.
ADA Requirements of Salt Lake City
Under Title II of the ADA, the City must meet these general requirements:
• Must operate their programs so that, when viewed in their entirety, the programs are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities (28 C.F.R. Sec. 35.150).• May not refuse to allow a person with a disability to participate in a service, program or activity simply because the person has a disability (28 C.F.R. Sec. 35.130 (a).• Must make reasonable modifications in policies, practices and procedures that deny equal access to individuals with disabilities unless a fundamental alteration in the program would result (28 C.F.R. Sec. 35.130(b) (7). • May not provide services or benefits to individuals with disabilities through programs that are separate or different unless the separate or different measures are necessary to ensure that benefits and services are equally effective (28 C.F.R. Sec. 35.130(b)(iv) & (d).• Must take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others (28 C.F.R. Sec. 35.160(a).• Must designate at least one responsible employee to coordinate ADA compliance. This person is often referred to as the “ADA Coordinator.” The public entity must provide the ADA coordinator’s name, office address, and telephone number to all interested individuals (28 CFR Sec. 35.107(a)).• Must provide notice of ADA requirements. All public entities, regardless of size, must provide information about the rights and protections of Title II to applicants, participants, beneficiaries, employees, and other interested persons (28 CFR Sec. 35.106). • Must establish a grievance procedure. Public entities must adopt and publish grievance procedures providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints. This requirement provides for a timely resolution of all problems or conflicts related to ADA compliance before they escalate to litigation and/or the federal complaint process (28 CFR Sec. 35.107(b)).
ADA Coordinator
The City has designated the following to serve as ADA Title II Coordinator to oversee the
City’s policies and procedures:
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Ashley Lichtle, ADA Coordinator
Office of the Mayor
451 S. State Street
Room 345
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 535-7739
Fax: 801-535-6331
She serves as the primary point of contact on all issues related to ADA program
accessibility within the city. She also oversees the requirements outlined in the ADA for
effective communication to the public, in the grievance procedure, and in policies and
procedures for all the City’s programs.
The ADA Title II Coordinator is available to answer questions from both the public and city
employees about accommodating persons with disabilities and Title II of the ADA. All
written requests shall be sent to the ADA Coordinator at the address above.
Any Salt Lake City Title I Employment issues will be handled by the City’s designated ADA
Specialist in the Human Resources department. Currently, the City’s HR ADA Specialist is:
Darlene Harper, Leave and ADA Specialist
Department of Human Resources
349 S. 200 E. Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: (801) 535-6607
Fax: (801) 535-6635
Public Notice and Grievance Procedure
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, public entities are required to publish their
responsibilities regarding ADA compliance. The City’s public notice can be found on the
City’s Accessibility webpage, and draft of this notice is provided in Appendix B.
If users of Salt Lake City facilities and services believe the City has not provided reasonable
accommodation, they have the right to file a grievance. The City has developed a grievance
procedure for the purpose of the prompt and equitable resolution of resident complaints,
concerns, comments, and other grievances.
The grievance procedure is available for all interested parties to document a grievance/
complaint related to facilities, services, and programs owned and or operated by the city.
This grievance procedure can be found on the City’s Accessibility webpage and a draft of
this procedure is provided in Appendix C.
The City’s ADA Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the grievance procedure is
followed and that records are kept for at least three years.
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Self-Evaluation
Overview
Salt Lake City is required, under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
to perform a self-evaluation of its current policies, practices, and programs. This self-
evaluation identifies what policies and practices impact accessibility and examines how
the City implements these policies. The goal of the self-evaluation is to verify that, in
implementing the City’s policies and practices, City departments are providing access and
not adversely affecting the full participation of individuals with disabilities.
The intent of the ADA self-evaluation is to review the agency’s entire public program,
including all facilities on public property and within public rights-of-way, to identify any
obstacles or barriers to accessibility that need to be addressed. The general categories of
items to be evaluated include:
• Communications, Information and Facility Signage.
• City Programs, Services, and Activities: City policies and procedures for general nondiscrimination, effective communication, and web accessibility.
• Building Facilities and Related Spaces: buildings, parking areas, parks, and other types of publicly accessible spaces owned by the City.
• Pedestrian Facilities in the Right of Way: sidewalks, curb ramps, and traffic control signals located within the City right-of-way.
Process & Findings
In 2023, the City completed a self-evaluation of its services, programs, activities, and
priority City-owned facilities and within public rights-of-way concerning accessibility.
Findings from this review and the subsequent transition plan are provided in the following
sections.
An important component of the self-evaluation process is the identification of obstacles or
barriers to accessibility and the corresponding modifications that will be needed to remedy
these items. The following sections provide a summary of obstacles that the City plans to
address as part of this Transition Plan.
Communications, Information & Facility Signage
Title II of ADA includes the following requirements regarding Communications.
General (28 CFR Sec. 35.160)
• The City shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others.• The City shall furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, a service, program, or activity conducted by a public entity.• In determining what type of auxiliary aid and service is necessary, the City shall give primary consideration to the requests of the individual with disabilities.
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Information and Signage (28 CFR Sec. 35.163)
• The City shall ensure that interested persons, including persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information as to the existence and location of accessible services, activities, and facilities.• The City shall provide signage at all inaccessible entrances to each of its facilities, directing users to an accessible entrance or to a location at which they can obtain information about accessible facilities. The international symbol for accessibility shall be used at each accessible entrance of a facility.• Other examples of important communication items/devices include Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) used at intersections and signs, pavement markings and other traffic control devices used to provide advance warning and positive guidance in the vicinity of construction, maintenance or utility work areas/zones that impact sidewalks, crosswalks, or other pedestrian access routes.
City Programs, Services, and Activities
Methodology
The ADA requires that all programs, services, and activities offered by the City are
accessible to all residents. The self-evaluation of the City’s services, programs, and
activities required and involved the participation of every City department and division.
City departments, through their identified departmental ADA liaison, were responsible for
completing the self-evaluation process under the guidance of the ADA Coordinator. Each
liaison was provided with an evaluation survey for general nondiscrimination, effective
communication, program accessibility, and web accessibility. The review included all
formal and informal policies and procedures undertaken by departments to identify
barriers to access. A list of the participating Departmental ADA Liaisons can be found in
Appendix A.
Findings
Salt Lake City policies and procedures were reviewed by the City’s ADA Coordinator, and
none were found to be discriminatory for people with disabilities. The City has some ADA
policies in place that can be found in Title 64 of the Salt Lake City Policies and Procedures
Manual. City departments refer to the City’s policies and procedures for effective
communication, general nondiscrimination, program accessibility and web accessibility.
The City has a statement of accommodation on City Council agendas and public notices
providing persons with disabilities the opportunity to request accommodation in advance
to participate in City programs, services, and activities. In addition, the City has the
required ADA nondiscrimination notice and the notice regarding rights afforded to persons
with disabilities included within all published announcements. As required by Title II of the
ADA, the City has an ADA grievance procedure and grievance form.
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Recommendations As City policies, procedures, programs, and services evolve, it is recommended that the City: • Continually self-evaluate all programs, services, and policies, • Implement appropriate WCAG standards to all digital content on websites, social media, and apps, • Communicate the City’s ADA compliance initiatives through timely updates and staff training, and• Work with disability stakeholders, including the City’s Accessibility and Disability Commission, to improve or implement accessibility measures.
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Salt Lake City Transition Plan
Transition Plan Need and Purpose
As required by Title II of the ADA, Salt Lake City (“the City”) conducted an evaluation
of its buildings, parks, and facilities within public rights of way and developed this
Transition Plan.
The purpose of this Plan is to document the City’s evaluation and develop objectives for
eliminating the barriers to access that were found. ADA evaluation, transition planning,
and implementation will be a continuous effort for the City. Salt Lake City is committed
to updating the ADA Transition Plan annually with oversight of the Mayor. This Plan is
intended to be a working document that will be expanded as future evaluations of the
programs and services offered by the City are completed.
This document includes the methodology used to assess the programs, services, and
activities, including pedestrian facilities on public rights of way, parks, and city buildings,
as part of the initial phase of the development of the Plan and establishes a schedule and
priorities to complete the Plan. The City’s ADA Coordinator, Ashley Lichtle, collected and
compiled the data in this document. The ADA Coordinator is housed in the Salt Lake City
Mayor’s Office. The Mayor’s Office will serve as the primary clearing house and record
keeper for all issues related to ADA accessibility.
It is recognized that Salt Lake City was incorporated in 1851 and much of its infrastructure
pre-dates incorporation. Thus, with the notable amount of existing non-ADA compliant
access, it is understood that the transition from non-ADA compliance to full ADA-
Compliance, citywide, is a process requiring a fair amount of time. The Salt Lake City
Transition Plan exists to facilitate this on-going transition into full compliance.
Overview
Requirements of an ADA Transition Plan include the identification of noncompliant items
and the methods to remove the barriers. The term “transition plan” comes from the
terminology in the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that describes how public
entities would be “transitioning” into compliance. The term “barrier removal” plan is used
in addition to the term transition plan when public entities are no longer transitioning into
compliance. The transition/barrier removal plan identifies the noncompliant barrier that
may deny access to goods and services, the proposed method to remove the barrier, the
identity of the responsible person(s) to oversee the implementation of the plan, and the
projected schedule for barrier removal of “structural” barriers.
The City recognizes that ADA compliance is an ongoing process. As required by the ADA,
noncompliant findings regarding physical barriers are documented in the Salt Lake City
Transition Plan. The City will continually update project schedules for barrier removal and
will consider a variety of factors to assist with and assign priorities for barrier removal.
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City Building Facilities
Methodology
An Existing Facilities evaluation was completed of all City-owned buildings identified in the
self-evaluation program accessibility survey. These buildings were prioritized since they
were identified by City staff as buildings that the public interacts with through services
or programs. The City owns many additional buildings omitted from this inventory at this
time. Those buildings, as well as the ones included in this report, will be surveyed in the
City’s Facility Condition Assessment project currently underway through the Department
of Public Services.
The evaluation of buildings is intended to identify barriers to access and develop a plan
to eliminate these barriers. This Plan is not limited to remodeling or reconstruction of
existing facilities but can include such corrective action as relocating services to an
alternative location either within the same City property or an alternative City property
that offers greater access.
To complete the Existing Facilities evaluation, a survey was created through ArcGIS. The
questions in the survey are from the established ADA survey instrument, ADA Checklist
for Existing Facilities based on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The survey
was created by Salt Lake City’s ADA Coordinator and the data was collected by the ADA
Coordinator and the ADA Data Analyst intern during Fall 2023.
The Existing Facilities evaluation included the following locations:
• Art Barn• City & County Building• Gallivan Center• Justice Court• Pioneer Precinct • Plaza 349• Public Lands Building• Public Safety Building• Regional Athletic Complex• SLCFD Training Facility • Sorenson Community Center • Sorenson Unity Center • Streets & Sanitation Building • YouthCity at Fairmont Park • YouthCity at Liberty Park • YouthCity at Ottinger Hall
Note: Due to construction, some areas of the City and County Building
were not available for evaluation during this inventory and should be evaluated later.
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For each location, the survey evaluated:
• Priority 1: Accessible approach and entranceo Parking o Exterior Accessible Routeo Curb Rampso Exterior Rampso Entrance
• Priority 2: Access to goods and serviceso Interior Accessible Routeo Interior Ramps o Elevatorso Signso Interior Doors (to conference rooms, etc.) o Rooms and Spaces o Seating (Assembly Areas, Non-employee work surfaces, General) o Sales and Service Counters
• Priority 3: Access to public toilet roomso Accessible Route o Signs o Entrance o In the toilet room o Lavatories (The 2010 Standards refer to sinks in toilet rooms as lavatories.) o Soap Dispensers and Hand Dryers o Toilet Stalls
• Priority 4: Access to other items such as water fountains and public telephoneso Drinking Fountains o Telephones o Fire Alarm Systems
Findings
Some of the findings are maintenance or low-cost alterations while others are larger
alterations or construction that can be costly and require additional planning. The findings
should be taken into consideration for improvement projects and long-range planning
goals. The accessibility barriers identified are provided in Appendix H.
Ultimately, if there is a barrier that cannot be remediated or will take years to remediate,
it is recommended that City departments ensure that no public programs, services, or
activities take place in any inaccessible areas.
Note: Facilities were evaluated using the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design. Some
evaluated facilities were constructed prior to March 15, 2012, and elements in facilities
built or altered before then that comply with the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
are not required to be modified to specifications in the 2010 Standards. This “safe harbor”
provision applies only until alterations or additions are made to that facility.
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Improvement Schedule
In recent years, the City has implemented the following accessibility improvements to its
building facilities:
• Relocated interior signage,• Insulated restrooms sink pipes, • Added proper signage to accessible parking stalls,• Installed an ADA entrance to the Art Barn,• Added or moved restroom grab bars, and • Recalibrated door opening force and closing speed throughout buildings.
Implementation Methodology
The City will utilize two methods for upgrading buildings to meet current ADA standards.
The first and most comprehensive of the two methods are the scheduled building
improvements plan as part of the Capital Improvement Plan. All ADA related facilities
impacted by these projects will be upgraded to current ADA accessibility standards. For
example, all new or remodeled buildings will be built or upgraded to meet the latest ADA
standards. The second method is the stand-alone ADA accessibility improvement project.
These projects will most likely arise from a need to upgrade a specific facility based on
input from the public and will be incorporated into the Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
on a case- by-case basis as determined by City staff and approved by City Council. Minor
maintenance barriers will be addressed through the Public Services Work Order portal.
Information about the barrier removal timeline can be found in Appendix H.
City Parks and Golf Courses
Methodology
A survey created through ArcGIS was utilized for the park and golf course evaluation. The
questions in the survey are based on several established ADA survey instruments, including
the ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities based on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible
Design, the U.S. Access Board’s Guidance on Recreation Facilities, and the Architectural
Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Standards. The questions asked were pulled from the ADA
Checklist for Existing Facilities surveys for Priorities 1-4, Play Areas, and Sports Activities.
The survey was created by Salt Lake City’s ADA Coordinator and the data was collected by
the ADA Coordinator and the ADA Data Analyst intern during Summer 2023.
79 Salt Lake City parks were evaluated by the ADA Coordinator and the ADA Data Analyst
Intern. The Department of Public Lands provided a list of City parks for the evaluation. All
City-owned golf courses were evaluated by the SLC Golf Division Director Matt Kammeyer.
The parks self-inventory included the following locations:
• 11th Avenue Park• 1700 South River Park
• 337 Pocket Park• 6th East Park
• 900 South River Park• Artesian Well Park
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• Beatrice Evans Park• City Creek Park• Cotten Park• Cottonwood Park• Curtis Park• Davis Park• Dee Glen Smith Tennis• Donner Trail Park• Ensign Downs Park• Ensign Peak Nature Park Entry• Fairmont Park• Faultline Park• Fire Station Tennis• First Encampment Park• Gallacher Tot Lot• Glendale Park• Guadalupe Park• Herman Franks Park• Hillcrest Park• Imperial Neighborhood Park• Inglewood Park• International Peace Gardens• Jackson Park• Jake Garn Park• Jefferson Park• Jordan Park• Kay Rees Park• Kletting Park• Laird Park• Liberty Park• Library Square• Lindsey Gardens• Lower Washington Park• Madsen Park• Meadows Community Park• Memory Grove• Miami Park• Modesto Park• North Gateway Park• Parleys Way Park• Peoples Freeway Park• Pioneer Park• Poplar Grove Park• Popperton Park• Post Street Tot Lot• Pugsley Ouray Park• Redwood Meadows Park• Reservoir Park• Richmond Park• Riverside Park
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• Ron Heaps Memorial Park• Rosewood Park• Rotary Glen Park• Sherwood Park• Shipp Park• Silver Park• Sorenson Multicultural Center Grounds• Steenblik Park• Stratford Park• Sunnyside Park• Swede Town Park• Taufer Park• Upper Washington Park• Van Ness Tot Lot• Victory Park• Warm Springs Park• Wasatch Hollow Park• Washington Square• Westminster Park• Westpointe Park
For each park location, the survey evaluated:
• parking (if applicable) and/or site arrival points • accessible routes to and through the park • play areas• sports courts and athletic fields• restrooms (including sinks, soap dispensers, and hand dryers)• water fountains and other amenities
The golf course inventory included the following locations:
• Bonneville Golf Course• Forest Dale Golf Course
• Glendale Golf Course• Mountain Dell Golf Course
• Nibley Park Golf Course• Rose Park Golf Course
Findings
Many of the findings are maintenance or low-cost alterations, such as adding proper
accessible parking signage while others are larger alterations or construction that can
be costly and require additional planning, such as installing accessible ground surfacing.
The findings should be taken into consideration for improvement projects and long-range
planning goals. The Parks transition plan phasing schedule can be found in Appendix G.
There were no findings for the golf courses during this evaluation.
Implementation Methodology
Area Managers and Supervisor teams will meet to discuss priorities based on the Self-
Evaluation findings and create a multi-year roadmap of resource allocation including
staffing, funding, and timing (competing maintenance priorities). Teams will set annual
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goals in planning sessions so that the proper time, people, and funds are allocated, and
said workplan will be reviewed monthly by the area’s Operations Manager to establish
accountability of progress.
Salt Lake City Parks Division will prioritize the removal of identified barriers defined by
project readiness, public usage, and safety factors. The process will be engaged globally
– that is, each area supervisor will receive a list of administration-designated priorities
to address and a budget and timeline within which they will operate. Whenever possible,
existing, or planned maintenance or Capital Improvement Program work dealing with an
identified barrier will be dealt with for efficiency’s sake and a matter of course. (ie re-
paving a parking lot where striping and adjacent vehicle clearance issues exist will call for a
striping layout that addresses the old surface’s shortcomings.)
City Pedestrian Facilities in the Right of Way
Methodology
Salt Lake City Engineering has a strong commitment to the elimination of accessibility
barriers in the public right-of-way (PROW). All PROW construction projects including
permit work, subdivisions, private development, deteriorated concrete replacement, and
capital improvements are required to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.
The City has an existing sidewalk and accessibility ramp inventory within Cartegraph
OMS. The geospatial data, asset attributes, and information are maintained in a centralized
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database maintained by Salt Lake City’s Information
Management Department. Several Divisions including Engineering, Parks and Public Lands,
and Streets contribute to and maintain this data providing the City with a comprehensive
inventory of all ADA assets and the location.
Findings
In 2019 and 2020, the City conducted an inventory of all City-maintained sidewalks in the
PROW. These were collected using field personnel and assessed for condition. These assets
were evaluated and visually inspected by block face using conditional criteria from the
American Public Works Association (APWA) and ADA. The assessments were logged and
geospatially recorded. The concrete condition was evaluated and scored with an overall
condition rating assigned to the block face.
The PROW inventory included the following:
• 4,522,857 linear feet of sidewalkso 274,125’ need remove and replace (6.0%) (1,096,500 sq/ft)o 438,300’ need concrete lifting or mudjacking (9.7%) (1,933,200 sq/ft)o 1,845,205’ need grinding (40.1%)
• 242 signalized intersectionso 162 accessible pedestrian signals
In 2022 and 2023, the City conducted an inventory of all City-maintained ADA ramps. Field
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personnel, using field maps, evaluated all PROW ramp assets. There are 11,327 curb ramps
within the City right-of-way. These curb ramps have been inspected to determine if they
meet ADA accessibility criteria. The overall results are listed below:
This inspection yielded the following results:
• 6,860 (60.56%) of those curb ramps met ADA accessibility criteria • 2,768 (24.44%) of those curb ramps met ADA criteria when installed, but do not meet current criteria • 1,699 (15%) of those curb ramps did not meet ADA accessibility criteria
Cost Summary
As mentioned above, the ramp inventory identified approximately 11,327 possible
accessibility ramp locations. Of these, 6,860 met ADA accessibility requirements. The
remaining 4,467 will need some level of refinement to bring them into compliance. The
average construction cost is approximately $4600 in today’s dollars. The cost may range as
high as $13,000 for a complicated corner ramp. Using $5,000 per ramp as an estimate, the
approximate cost to bring all ramps into ADA compliance in the PROW is approximately
$22,335,000.
Since funding to install all the needed ramps is not immediately available, a determination
of priority locations for the expenditure of City funds will continue development.
Suggested criteria include pedestrian traffic volume, bus routes, school routes, public
buildings, commercial outlets, citizen requests, and coordination with special needs
groups. Public feedback can also help determine location priority. The citywide
accessibility plan in conjunction with a robust asset plan is feasible.
The following summary is provided to show progress over the past five years as a rough
estimate to evaluate the number of ramps ADA-compliant ramps built per year these past
three years.
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Chronological Summary of Ramp Installation
Category Number of Ramps
2021 2022 2023 Remaining
Total Possible Ramp Locations 60 107 244 11,327
Remaining Possible Ramp Locations 4,467
Yearly Funding To Date -CIP Concrete Program
Year CIP Award CDBG Award Total Concrete
2023-2024 $ 750,000 $ - $ 750,000
2022-2023 $ 436,281 $ - $ 436,281
2021-2022 $ 750,000 $ - $ 750,000
2020-2021 $ - $ - $ -
2019-2020 $ 402,443 $ - $ 402,443
2018-2019 $ 700,000 $ 306,429 $ 1,006,429
2017-2018 $ 694,919 $ 120,169 $ 815,088
2016-2017 $ 650,000 $ 339,687 $ 989,687
Totals $ 4,383,643 $ 766,285 $ 5,149,928
Averages/Year $ 547,995 $ 95,786 $ 643,741
Implementation Methodology
The City will utilize two methods for upgrading pedestrian facilities to the current ADA
standards. The first and most comprehensive of the two methods are the scheduled street
and utility improvement projects. All pedestrian facilities impacted by these projects will
be upgraded to current ADA accessibility standards. The second method is the stand-alone
sidewalk and ADA accessibility improvement project. These projects will be incorporated
into the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) on a case-by-case basis as determined by
City staff.
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Public Outreach
The City recognizes that public participation is an important component in the
development of this document. Feedback from the public is encouraged throughout the
development and execution of this Transition Plan, and there are many ways to engage
with City employees. Interested community members are encouraged to reach out to
the ADA Coordinator at any time to discuss accessibility throughout the city. The ADA
Coordinator can be reached at ADA@slc.gov or by phone at 801-535-7739.
Public Review and Comment Period
This document was available for public comment from June 1 to September 30, 2024.
Accessibility and Disability Commission Meeting
This document was presented to the Accessibility and Disability Commission and members
of the public during the May 2024 Commission meeting held Thursday, May 23, 2024.
Parks Public Engagement
A public engagement survey was open from August 2nd until October 30th. The survey had
43 respondents. The ADA Coordinator, Parks division, and Civic Engagement team held two
in person public engagement workshops during this time. 1 participant attended the in-
person workshop to discuss a public space not included in this evaluation. The results from
the digital survey are included in Appendix F.
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Progress Monitoring and Transition Plan Management
This document will continue to be updated as conditions within the City evolve.
The appendices in this document will be updated periodically, while the main body
of the document will be updated every 3-5 years, with a future update schedule to be
developed as necessary. Any substantive updates that change the method of evaluation
and improvement prioritization to the main body of this document will include a public
comment period to continue the City’s public outreach efforts. The ADA Transition Plan
will be updated and presented to City Council every five years.
The City recognizes that ADA compliance is an ongoing responsibility, which will require
monitoring to identify future accessibility issues that may be encountered. The ADA
Coordinator will conduct an annual review of ongoing evaluations, improvements, and
compliance. City employees and community stakeholders are encouraged to report any
accessibility concerns or deficiencies that are identified.
Formal Adoption of ADA Transition Plan
This ADA Transition Plan is hereby adopted by Salt Lake City Corporation,
effective June of 2024.
Signed:
ADA Title II Coordinator Date
Authorizing Official Date
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APPENDICES
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Appendix A – Contact List
2023 ADA Data Analyst Intern
Charles McCurry
Public Right of Way ADA Coordinator
Name: Chris Norlem, Construction Program Manager
Phone: 801-535-6289
Email: Chris.Norlem@slc.gov
2023 Departmental ADA Liaisons
City Council: Vili Lolohea
Community & Neighborhoods: Kat Vuong
Building Services: Ken Anderson
Housing Stability: Dillon Hase
Transportation: Amy Lyons
Parks Division Director: Toby Hazelbaker
Public Lands Department: Makaylah Maponga
Golf Division: Coty Shelton
Event Permitting: Emily Snow
Public Services: Stephanie Gliot
Compliance: David Tola
Facilities: Riley Bird
Streets Division: Taylor Holbrook
Engineering: Chris Norlem, David Jones
Public Utilities: Holly Lopez
Fire Department: Chief Dan Walker
Emergency Management: Summer Misner
Police Department: Lt. Gordon Worsencroft
SLC911: Lisa Kehoe
Economic Development: Veronica Cavanagh
Arts Council: Dawn Borchardt
Redevelopment Agency: Robyn Stine
Sustainability: Cory Young
Justice Courts: Curtis Preece
Airport: Mark Cheminant
Finance: Jamahl Greer
Human Resources: Darlene Harper
City Attorney: Jaysen Oldroyd
IMS: Kristen Jensen
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Appendix B – Public Notice
It is a priority of Salt Lake City Corporation that we are accessible and inclusive to
everyone with access needs or disabilities.
In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (“ADA”), Salt Lake City Corporation will not discriminate against qualified individuals
with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment
Salt Lake City Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or
employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission under title I of the ADA.
Effective Communication
Salt Lake City Corporation will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and
services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they
can participate equally in Salt Lake City Corporations programs, services, and activities,
including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of
making information and communications accessible to all individuals with access needs
and disabilities.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures
Salt Lake City Corporation will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs
to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all its programs,
services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in Salt
Lake City Corporation offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a
modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of
Salt Lake City Corporation should contact the ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no
later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require Salt Lake City Corporation to take any action that would
fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or
administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of Salt Lake City Corporation is not
accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to:
Ashley Lichtle, ADA Coordinator
Office of the Mayor
451 South State Street, Room 345
Salt Lake City, UT 844114-5474
Phone: 801-535-7739
TTY: 711
Fax: 801-535-6331
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Appendix C – Grievance Procedure
This Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of Title II of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. It may be used by anyone to file a formal complaint
alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of City services, activities,
programs, and facilities.
The complaint should be in writing and contain information about the alleged
discrimination such as the name, address, phone number of the complainant and location,
date, and description of the problem. Alternative means of filing complaints, such as
personal interviews or a tape recording of the complaint, will be made available for people
with disabilities upon request.
The complaint should be submitted by the grievant and/or their designee as soon as
possible but no later than 60 calendar days after the alleged violation to:
Ashley Lichtle, ADA Coordinator
Office of the Mayor
451 South State Street, Room 345
Salt Lake City, UT 844114-5474
Phone: 801-535-7739
TTY: 711
Fax: 801-535-6331
Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, ADA Coordinator or designee will
meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint and the possible resolutions. Within
15 calendar days of the meeting, ADA Coordinator or designee will respond in writing, and
where appropriate, in format accessible to the complainant, such as large print, Braille,
or audio tape. The response will explain the position of the City and offer options for
substantive resolution of the complaint.
Appeal of Decision
If the response by ADA Coordinator or their designee does not satisfactorily resolve the
issue, the complainant and/or his/her designee may appeal the decision of within 15
calendar days after receipt of the response to the Mayor or his / her designee. Within
15 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, the Mayor, or designee, will meet with the
complainant to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions. Within 15 calendar days
after the meeting, the Mayor, or designee, will respond in writing, and, where appropriate,
in a format accessible to the complainant, with a final resolution of the complaint.
Record
All written complaints received by ADA Coordinator or designee, appeals to the Mayor
or designee, and responses from these two offices will be retained by the City for at least
three years.
Click here for the interactive Grievance Form.
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Appendix D – ADA Design Standards and Procedures
Design Standards
In October 2018, Salt Lake City’s Engineering Division adopted the 2017 edition of
the APWA Manual of Standard Plans and Manual of Standard Specifications, with
some exceptions. The list of exceptions can be found at: https://www.slc.gov/
engineering/2018/12/10/2017-apwa-adopted-exceptions/.
The City has Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG), as adopted by
the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), as its design standard. Information about
PROWAG can be found at: https://www.access-board.gov/prowag/.
The City follows the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) from the Federal
Highway Administration with respect to pedestrian signals.
Design Procedures
Intersection Corners
Every attempt will be made to achieve compliance when constructing or upgrading curb
ramps or blended transitions will attempt to be constructed or upgraded to achieve
compliance within all capital improvement projects. There may be limitations which make
it technically infeasible for an intersection corner to achieve full accessibility within the
scope of any project. Those limitations will be noted. Regardless of if full compliance
can be achieved or not, each intersection corner installed or retrofitted shall be made as
compliant as possible to ADA standards in accordance with the judgment of City staff.
Sidewalks / Trails
Every attempt will be made to achieve compliance when constructing sidewalks and trails
within all capital improvement projects. There may be limitations which make it technically
infeasible for segments of sidewalks or trails to achieve full accessibility within the scope
of any project. Those limitations will be noted. Regardless of whether full compliance can
be achieved, every sidewalk or trail constructed or upgraded shall be made as compliant as
possible to ADA standards in accordance with the judgment of City staff.
Traffic Control Signals
Every attempt will be made to achieve compliance when constructing new traffic control
signals within all capital improvement projects. There may be limitations which make
it technically infeasible for individual traffic control signal locations to achieve full
accessibility within the scope of any project. Those limitations will be noted. Regardless of
if full compliance can be achieved or not, each traffic signal control location installed or
upgraded shall be made as compliant as possible to ADA standards in accordance with the
judgment of City staff.
Other policies, practices, and programs
Policies, practices, and programs not identified in this document will follow the applicable
ADA standards.
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Appendix E – Glossary of Terms
Accessible: A facility that provides access to people with disabilities using the design
requirements of the ADA.
Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS): A device that communicates information about the
WALK phase in audible and vibrotactile formats.
Alteration: A change to a facility in the public right-of-way that affects or could affect
access, circulation, or use. An alteration must not decrease or have the effect of decreasing
the accessibility of a facility or an accessible connection to an adjacent building or site.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Americans with Disabilities Act; Civil
rights legislation passed in 1990 and effective July 1992. The ADA sets design guidelines
for accessibility to public facilities, including sidewalks and trails, by individuals with
disabilities.
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA): Federal law that requires facilities designed, built, altered
or leased with Federal funds to be accessible. The Architectural Barriers Act marks one of
the first efforts to ensure access to the built environment.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): A branch of the US Department of
Transportation that administers the federal-aid Highway Program, providing financial
assistance to states to construct and improve highways, urban and rural roads, and bridges.
Mudjack: The process where concrete panels are lifted and leveled by pumping concrete
beneath the panel rather than removing it and replacing the panel directly.
PROWAG: An acronym for the Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way issued in
2005 by the U. S. Access Board. This guidance addresses roadway design practices, slope,
and terrain related to pedestrian access to walkways and streets, including crosswalks,
curb ramps, street furnishings, pedestrian signals, parking, and other components of public
rights-of-way.
Right of Way: A general term denoting land, property, or interest therein, usually in a strip,
acquired for the network of streets, sidewalks, and trails creating public pedestrian access
within a public entity’s jurisdictional limits.
Section 504: The section of the Rehabilitation Act that prohibits discrimination by any
program or activity conducted by the federal government.
United States Access Board: An independent federal agency that develops and maintains
design criteria for buildings and other improvements, transit vehicles, telecommunications
equipment, and electronic and information technology. It also enforces accessibility
standards that cover federally funded facilities.
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Appendix F – ADA Accessibility in Parks Survey Results
Which parks do you go to or live nearby?
Response Count
Liberty 4
Liberty Park 3
Westpointe Park and Riverside Park 1
Wasatch Hollow, Laird, Sugarhouse, Liberty, and many more neighborhood parks 1
Warm Springs Park.1
Warm Springs Park, Liberty Park, Jordan Park/ Peace Gardens, Sunnyside Park. Outside of SLC, I go to
Hatch Park in North Salt Lake, South Davis Rec Center Park and Murray Park. The last three non-Salt Lake
Parks I drive to because they don’t have homeless people living in them. I live in the Marmalade and have
to walk my dog somewhere we are both safe and somewhere relaxing and not panhandled.
1
Warm Springs Park Liberty Park Memory Grove City Creek Pioneer Park 1
Veteren’s Park in West Jordan, Jordan River walkway 1
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Tanner park. Go there every day.1
Sunnyside, Davis 1
Sugarhouse, Wasatch Hollow, Liberty, Herman Franks parks 1
Sugarhouse, Fairmount, Liberty, drive past Allen on my way to work.1
Sugarhouse Park, Fairmont Park, Liberty Park 1
Sugarhouse Park 1
Sugarhouse 1
Sugar house, Liberty and Jordan River, Miller,Parleys Trail 1
Sugar House Park LibertyPark Allen Park 1
Sugar House Park Hidden Hollow 1
Pioneer Park and Liberty Park 1
Millcreek 1
Memory Grove Liberty Park 1
lindsey garden pepperton liberty 1
Liberty/Sugarhouse 1
Liberty, Fairmont, Sugarhouse 1
Liberty Park, Sugarhouse Park,1
Liberty park, pioneer park 1
Liberty Park, Jordan Park 1
Liberty & First encampment 1
Jordan Liberty 1
I live nearby Riverside Park and go to Sugarhouse Park, Liberty Park, Sunnyside Park.1
Fairmont, Sugar House, Liberty, Wasatch Hollow, Hidden Hollow 1
Fairmont, Sugar House, Liberty, Rosewood 1
Davis park, liberty park, Herm Franks park 1
Cottonwood 1
Constitution Park / Northwest Rec Center 1
City Creek Park, Pioneer Park 1
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Have you encountered any barriers to accessing any SLC parks?
Answers Count Percentage
No 22 51.16%
Yes 21 48.84%
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What barriers to access did you experience?
Answers Count Percentage
No ADA accessible parking (if the park has parking)4 9.3%
No accessible route to the park from public transportation or parking lot 6 13.95%
No accessible route through the park to the areas I want to access 8 18.6%
Playground surfacing not accessible 4 9.3%
Play structures not accessible 4 9.3%
Picnic areas or grills not accessible 3 6.98%
Athletic fields or courts not accessible 4 9.3%
Benches not accessible 3 6.98%
Trash can or pet waste receptacle not accessible 5 11.63%
No (or closed) accessible restroom 13 30.23%
Water fountain no accessible 10 23.26%
Other (please elaborate)5 11.63%
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What are most important to increase ADA accessibility in SLC parks?
Answers Count Percentage
Accessible parking (if the park has parking)12 27.91%
Accessible route to or through the park 20 46.51%
Accessible play areas or grills 8 18.6%
Accessible athletic fields or courts 6 13.95%
Accessible seating 13 30.23%
Trash can or pet waste receptacle on accessible route 15 34.88%
Accessible restrooms 28 65.12%
Accessible water fountain 21 48.84%
Other (Please elaborate)6 13.95%
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Which parks do you feel have great ADA accessibility?
Response Count
Liberty 5
Unsure 2
Unsure. Functional bathrooms and drinking fountains are inconsistent 1
Sugarhouse Park 1
Ones with accessible playgrounds 1
Not great but Liberty Park is good.1
Not any of them are GREAT, though some are adequate.1
N/A 1
Murray Park. Hatch Park.1
Maybe Sugarhouse Park 1
Liberty/Sugarhouse 1
Liberty Park. Pioneer Park.1
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Liberty Park, Bend in the River, Peace Gardens/Jordan Park 1
Liberty park and Sugarhouse park.1
Liberty park 1
Liberty and Sugar House 1
I don't know 1
Each seem to have pluses and negatives. Sugarhouse has lots of parking and some nice sidewalks but
play equipment and pond are not accessible. This is the same with Liberty. No close parking for Allen.1
Dont know 1
All of them 1
A lot of the smaller parts to do. Most of the bigger parts like Liberty all of the Ada accessibility is
blocked by homeless people carts and tents 1
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Which parks do you feel should be prioritized for ADA accessibility improvements in S…
Response Count
Sugar House Park 2
Liberty Park 2
West Side Parks 1
The larger more frequently used ones such as Sugarhouse and Liberty then focus to the next
largest and so on.1
Sugarhouse.1
Sugarhouse Park 1
Sugar House 1
Pioneer Park, City Creek Park and Liberty Park 1
None.1
None 1
Liberty Park. With the lack of housing options, it is a life line for homeless people. They deserve
access to water and bathrooms 1
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Liberty Park, Fairmont Park 1
Liberty park and Sugarhouse park 1
Liberty and Pioneer 1
Liberty 1
Jordan 1
I'd love to see parks on the west side get some priority.1
I feel like all parks should have Ada accessibility 1
Cottonwood, it has been a while since we have had any improvements. Things have been taken
away and not replaced, including the main bridge over the Jordan River.1
Any park with a playground that is not fully accessible for the parent if a wheelchair user or the
child if a wheelchair user.1
All. I take residents from a nursing home to parks (not in Salt Lake City). Inclines are hard on them.
The ones with walkers or who are ambulatory like to sit more frequently than healthy people so
benches (particularly ones that can accommodate obese people) sometimes need to be more
frequent adjacent to paved areas. They are intimidated by and fearful (probably not rightly so) of
homeless people. Plus they want pleasant, relaxing, lovely scenery. People who are disabled have
much difficulty removing themselves quickly from a park if they are intimidated. They get tired just
getting out of the car and/or into their wheelchairs. It’s a big deal and exhausting to many just to get
dressed and be ready to depart from the care center. They shouldn’t be disappointed with the effort
they put in to go on a field trip.
1
ALL that are lacking.1
All parks should be accessible for people with disabilities, including for children to play on
playground equipment.1
All of them of course. Instead of making 1 park great with ada accessibility would like little, basic
and/or essential improvements to ALL parks 1
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Do you have any other ADA accessibility concerns about SLC parks?
Response Count
No 3
yes, the homeless and the trash and obstacles they leave 1
Weeds growing on and along pathways, especially goat heads 1
There is a section of sidewalk on the inner loop at Liberty Park, on the east side, approximately 1/3
fro m the north. The sidewalk is all broken up and when there has been precipitation, water/ice
pools up and makes it difficult/dangerous for people on foot and those using mobility devices to
pass through.
1
The Northwest Recreation Center has implemented a “buzz in” feature on their community center.
Patrons who wish to use the center will need to declare their reasoning for entering the space. This
system is not accessible to folks with a developmental, hearing, speaking, or intellectual disability.
1
The ground paints are not good.1
The ground at playgrounds is rarely wheelchair accessible.1
Please more paved/hardened trails. I feel like I am risking my life to share a trail/path with e-bikes.
They are whizzing by at fast speeds with no etiquette. An accident waiting to happen 1
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Please include Sugar House Park in your Salt Lake City Park assessment.1
Off leash pets are frequently a problem when I visit a park.1
No.1
No, there is a lot of other problems that need to be dealt with first - like the drug dealers, gangs
and homeless that ruin the parks for everyone else.1
Most parks could benefit from some kind of trail that goes around the perimeter (similar to the
trail at liberty park), accessible and clean restrooms, and well maintained benches.1
Lighting and safety towards dark and dusk when they close.1
Liberty is limited in ADA accessibility.. water fountain(s), seating, pond access..1
just a thought- how accessible are sidewalk entry points from the parking areas? Would someone
with a wheelchair have to go long distances to access the sidewalk due to long curbs with grass?1
I don't think many or any of the restrooms are easily accessible.1
Homeless people.1
Dog poop. It is an ADA issue as well as a general issue. More poop waste bag stations please. More
monitoring and consequences enforced to those who don’t pick up after their dogs! Please!! If you
think stepping in dog poop is bad (and it is!) Rolling a wheelchair through poop ruins a nice day at
the park immediately! The wheelchair wheels pick up the poop and the next thing you know you
are gripping that poop on the wheel!! Imagine that for a moment. The terrible dog poop situations
prevents so many from even going to the parks.
1
Balancing safety and accessibility needs for homeless people and community members is tricky.
We need more investments in our parks to make them safe and friendly for everyone.1
At Sugar House Park there is a lot of curb and gutter, and not many ramps as you drive around the
park. Maybe someone wants to go on the grass to have a picnic, the curbs are not accessible. There
should be a ramp every 80-100 feet. (just a guess) Maybe someone wants to watch a baseball, soccer,
rugby, etc. game on the grass. There aren’t many ramps near those areas where they have games.
For large events they have the porta-pottys. Those aren’t accessible unless you provide an extra wide
one for wheel chairs. Do they exist? I think the bathrooms have an accessible stall, I haven’t looked.
However, on the north end of the park there is not a restroom. Thank you!
1
Adequate lighting at night or during darker hours to illuminate things better so those in wheelchairs
can be more easily seen by drivers 1
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How did you find out about this survey?
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Appendix G – Parks Transition Plan Phasing Schedule
Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to Complete
11th Ave Reconfigure parking to accommodate for a van-accessible parking space and an ADA parking space.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
11th Ave Add parking lot access aisles.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
11th Ave Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
11th Ave Add a ramp along the east side of the recessed
sports field near the parking lot.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
11th Ave Repair or replace play area rubber tiles that have
gaps or have warped.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
11th Ave Install an accessible play structure with compliant
features or adjust the play structure ramp handrails.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
11th Ave Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
1700 S Repaint ADA parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
1700 S Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
1700 S Adjust the side wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
1700 S Alter the elevated tunnel component. It is too steep
to be considered a ramp.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
1700 S Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
6th East Add a curb ramp at the entry point.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
6th East Add a ramp access point to the recessed play area.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 5
6th East Install an accessible play structure.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
6th East Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
900 S Repaint the parking lot lines and access aisles.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
900 S Add van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
900 S Restrooms are locked/closed and water off. Consider
a reassessment.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Beatrice Evans Add a curb ramp at the entry point.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Beatrice Evans Widen the route and install accessible route surfacing.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 15
City Creek Repair the route throughout the park.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
City Creek Repair the water fountain landing surfacing.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Cotten Regrade the entry point lip.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Cotten Add accessible surfacing to play area use zones
(currently sand.)Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Cotten Repair or replace the play area rubber tiles that are damaged.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Cotten Bevel the rubber tiling entry point.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Cotten Install accessible ground surfacing at the swing play
area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Cottonwood Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Cottonwood Install proper ADA restroom signage.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Cottonwood Reconfigure maneuvering space within the restroom.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Cottonwood Adjust the toilet seat height.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Cottonwood Recalibrate the toilets’ flush control or add a hands-free option.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Cottonwood Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Cottonwood Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Cottonwood Recalibrate the water fountain.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Cottonwood Add a route along the exterior of the volleyball court.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Cottonwood Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Curtis Regrade the curb ramp entry point at 2200 East to
under 1:12 or 8.33%.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Curtis Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Davis Water fountain doesn’t work. Consider a reassessment to determine operational force.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Davis Install a play structure with accessible features or
adjust the ring-up handrails.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Davis Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Raise the ADA parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Remove the construction materials along the possible accessible southeast route.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Install proper ADA restroom signage.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Reinstall the toilets’ flush control to the open side of
the restroom.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink and recalibrate the faucet control.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Adjust the hand dryer’s operational parts height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Dee Glen Tennis Adjust the water fountain’s operational parts height.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Dee Glen Tennis
Indoor tennis facility pathway doors need
modification. Consider staff assistance through the
indoor tennis facility, install an entry button at the
vestibule doors, or add an outdoor routing option.
Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Donner Trail Add a passing space on routes greater than 200 feet.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Donner Trail Recalibrate the water fountain next to the swing play
area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Donner Trail Install a play structure with accessible features or adjust the play structure ramp handrails.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Donner Trail
Water fountain found at the center of the park
doesn’t work. Consider a reassessment to determine
operational force.
Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Donner Trail Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Ensign Downs Add a passing space on routes greater than 200 feet.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Ensign Downs Route is too steep. Consider an additional curb ramp
entry point west of the play area.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Ensign Downs Add accessible directional signage towards the tennis court.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Ensign Downs Add a route and modify the baseball field’s team seating area to allow for a wheelchair- accessible team seating space that doesn’t overlap the route.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Ensign Downs Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage on the west side of the park.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Add a route to the sand volleyball court.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Fairmont Install ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Adjust the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Relocate the toilet flush control to the open side of
the restroom.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Recalibrate the toilet flush control or add a hands-free option.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Fairmont Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage on the
east side of the park.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Fairmont Adjust the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Relocate the toilet flush control to the open side of the restroom.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Recalibrate the toilet flush control or add a hands-
free option.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Fairmont Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Faultline Add a curb ramp at the entry point on the south side
of the park or consider an alternative entry point.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Fire Station Tennis Add a ramp route at the tennis court entry point.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
First Encampment Regrade the route ramp slope to under 1:20 or 5%.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Gallacher Repaint the parking lot lines and access aisles.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Gallacher Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Gallacher Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Guadalupe Adjust the transfer platform height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Guadalupe
Install a play structure with accessible features or
lower the elevated play structure steps to less than
8" in height.
Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Guadalupe Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Herman Franks Reinstall ADA and van-accessible parking signage at the proper height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Herman Franks Install proper ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Herman Franks Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Herman Franks
Adjust the restroom door to allow for an
unobstructed opening or consider altering the
non-accessible restroom door to swing towards the
interior.
Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Herman Franks Add a passing space on routes greater than 200 feet.Interim Solutions 1 to 5
Herman Franks Relocate the toilet flush control to the open side of the restroom.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Herman Franks Recalibrate the toilet flush control or add a hands-
free option.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Herman Franks Restrooms on the northeast side of the park are locked/closed. Consider a reassessment.Interim Solutions 1 to 10
Herman Franks Modify the northwest and southwest baseball field’s team seating areas to allow for wheelchair-accessible team seating spaces that don’t overlap the route.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Herman Franks
Add a ramp and modify the east baseball field’s team
seating area to allow for a wheelchair-accessible
team seating space that doesn’t overlap the route.
Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Herman Franks Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Imperial Recalibrate the water fountain.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Imperial Add an accessible digging component to the sand
play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Imperial Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Inglewood Level water fountain surface platform.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Inglewood Water fountain doesn’t work. Consider a
reassessment to determine operational force.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Inglewood Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
International Peace
Garden Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jackson Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jefferson Add a route ramp to the recessed sports field.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jefferson Repair the route surfacing near the play areas.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jefferson Repair or replace the play area rubber tiles that have warped or have gaps.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Install van-accessible parking signage. Consider
dispersing ADA parking spaces.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Reconfigure or add accessible restrooms.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Jordan Install proper ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Adjust the restroom door hardware.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Bevel the restroom threshold.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Install a side wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Adjust the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Adjust the toilet seat height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Jordan Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink and
recalibrate the faucet control.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Modify the south baseball field’s team seating area to allow for a wheelchair-accessible team seating space that doesn’t overlap the route.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Add a route to the horseshoe area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Add a route to the sports court.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Jordan Add an accessible ramp or bevel the bike polo threshold. Consider altering the door hinge so that they open towards the bike polo court.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area on
the north side of the park.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Lower the rocker ground-level play component on
the east side of the park.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Add a route to at least one swing in the play area on the east side of the park.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Jordan Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area on
the west side of the park.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Kay Rees Regrade the curb ramp at the entry point to under 1:12 or 8.33%.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Kay Rees Add a route ramp to the water fountain and bench
seating.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Kay Rees Add a route to the sports field.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Kletting Repair the brick paver routing leading to the play
area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Kletting Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Laird Install a play structure with accessible features or
adjust the play structure ramp handrails.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Laird Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Reinstall ADA and van-accessible parking signage at the proper height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Recalibrate the restroom doors near the tennis
facility.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Replace the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Install a hands-free door entry button to the tennis facility shop or at the gated entryway. Add accessible entrance signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Liberty Install a hands-free door entry button to the indoor tennis facility. Add accessible entrance signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Liberty Reinstall proper ADA restroom signage near the
Rotary Play Park.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Install a rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Recalibrate the water fountain.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Liberty Repair the route surfacing surrounding and throughout the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Liberty Add additional accessible ground surfacing in the
play areas and swing play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Reinstall proper ADA restroom signage on the
northeast side of the park.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Liberty Recalibrate the water fountain.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Liberty Add a route to the sand volleyball court.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Liberty Add a route to the sports court.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Liberty Reinstall a compliant play structure ramp.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Liberty Install a play structure with accessible features or adjust the play structure ramp handrails.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Liberty Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Library Square Install a firm and stable route from the bridgeway to the north viewing area.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Lindsey Gardens Add an ADA parking space and a van-accessible
parking space closest to the entry point curb ramp.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lindsey Gardens Add parking lot access aisles.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lindsey Gardens Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Lindsey Gardens Regrade parking spaces to have a cross slope under
1:48 or 2.08%.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Lindsey Gardens Regrade routing to under 1:20 or 5% or provide level landings.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Lindsey Gardens Modify the southwest baseball field’s team seating area to allow for a wheelchair- accessible team seating space that doesn’t overlap the route.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Lindsey Gardens Install a play structure with accessible features or
adjust the play structure ramp handrails.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Lindsey Gardens Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Repaint the parking lot lines and access aisles.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Add a van-accessible parking space and additional
ADA parking spaces.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Install proper ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Lower or remove the restroom threshold.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Adjust the restroom door hardware.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Lower Washington Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Alter or install ADA-accessible lavatory sink.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Lower Washington Adjust the hand dryer height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Lower Washington Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Madsen Resurface routing that connects the basketball court
and play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Madsen Resurface the basketball court.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Memory Grove Resurface the curb ramps at the entry points.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Miami Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Modesto Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
North Gateway Reconfigure the parking spaces to accommodate a
van- accessible parking space.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
North Gateway Install van-accessible parking signage.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
North Gateway Remove the chained trash can from obscured ADA parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
North Gateway Bevel the curb ramp at the entry point.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
North Gateway Restrooms are locked and the water fountain doesn’t
work. Consider a reassessment.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Parleys Way Repair the entry point asphalt along East Parleys
Way.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Parleys Way Install a play structure with accessible features.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Parleys Way Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
People’s Freeway Repair the entry point at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
People’s Freeway Add accessible steps of at least 14" in depth
throughout the elevated play structure.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
People’s Freeway Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Pioneer Repair or replace the play area rubber tiles that have warped or have gaps.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Poplar Grove Add a van-accessible parking space.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Install van-accessible parking signage Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Add accessible restrooms (currently too small to
maneuver.)Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Poplar Grove Install proper ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink and recalibrate the faucet control.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Poplar Grove Soap dispenser empty. Consider a reassessment to determine operational force.Interim Solutions 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Replace the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Install a side wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Poplar Grove Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Popperton Relocate the glass recycling receptacle and portable
restroom or add a van-accessible parking space.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Popperton Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Popperton Repair the entry point surfacing.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Popperton Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Post Street Tot Lot Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Puglsey Ouray Regrade the curb ramp at the entry point on Pugsley Street to under 1:12 or 8.33%.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Puglsey Ouray Repair the route surfacing northwest of the play area.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Puglsey Ouray Install an accessible play structure.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Puglsey Ouray Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Redwood Meadows Install play components for mixed abilities at the south play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Redwood Meadows Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Reservoir
Remove the parking lot access aisle concrete parking
divider to allow for wheelchair access to the tennis
court route.
Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Reservoir Install accessible ground surfacing throughout the play area to include swings and climbing components.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Richmond Add parking lot access aisles.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Richmond Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Richmond Water fountain doesn’t work. Consider a
reassessment to determine operational force.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Riverside Install van-accessible parking signage on the south side of the park.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Riverside Restrooms are locked. The lavatory sink and water fountain don’t work. Consider a reassessment.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Riverside Modify the south baseball field’s team seating area to allow for a wheelchair-accessible team seating space that doesn’t overlap the route.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Riverside
Reconfigure the parking spaces to accommodate a
van- accessible parking space on the north side of
the park.
Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Riverside Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Riverside Repaint the access aisles to adjoin with the accessible
route.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Riverside Install or extend the route along the soccer field on the north side of the park.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Riverside Remove the post at Sutherland baseball field’s team
seating area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Riverside Reinstall a compliant play structure ramp.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Riverside Install a play structure with accessible features or adjust the play structure ramp handrails.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Riverside Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rosewood Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rosewood Install directional tennis court signage at the parking
lot.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rosewood Reinstall the ADA restroom signage at the proper height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rosewood Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rosewood Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rosewood
Modify the west baseball field’s team seating area to
allow for a wheelchair-accessible team seating space
that doesn’t overlap the route.
Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Rosewood Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Reconfigure the parking spaces to accommodate a van- accessible parking space.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Reinstall ADA parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Reinstall the ADA restroom signage at the proper
height.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Adjust the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Recalibrate the toilet flush control or add a hands-free option.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Rotary Glen Water fountain doesn’t work. Consider a
reassessment to determine operational force.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Rotary Glen Relocate the portable restroom.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Sherwood Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sherwood Install proper ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sherwood Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sherwood Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Sherwood Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sherwood
Modify the west and southeast baseball field’s team
seating areas to allow for wheelchair-accessible team
seating spaces that don’t overlap the route.
Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sherwood Add a route to the sports court.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Sherwood Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Shipp Bevel the curb ramp at the entry point or add an
accessible entry point.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Shipp Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Silver Repaint the residential parking lot lines and add an
access aisle.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Silver Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Silver Extend the water fountain landing for side entry accessibility.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sorenson Multicultural
Center Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sorenson Multicultural Center
Modify the baseball field’s team seating area to allow
for a wheelchair-accessible seating space that doesn’t
overlap the route.
Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sorenson Multicultural
Center
Install a hands-free door entry button to the baseball field and outdoor play area. Add accessible entrance signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sorenson Multicultural
Center
Rotate the ramp on the play structure to allow for an
unobstructed transfer platform.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sorenson Multicultural
Center Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Steenblik Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Stratford Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Sunnyside Reinstall ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sunnyside Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sunnyside Install accessible water lavatory sink and recalibrate
the faucet control.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sunnyside Replace the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Sunnyside Relocate the fan seating at the west baseball field to allow for accessible routing.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sunnyside
Modify the route and the baseball field’s team seating
northwest of Valdez Drive to allow for a wheelchair-
accessible team seating space that doesn’t overlap
the route.
Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sunnyside
Add accessible routing and modify the baseball field’s
team seating northeast of Valdez Drive to allow for
a wheelchair- accessible team seating space that
doesn’t overlap the route.
Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sunnyside Modify the baseball field’s team seating east of Valdez Drive to allow for an accessible team seating space that doesn’t overlap the route.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Sunnyside Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Swede Town Repair the curb ramp entry point and routing throughout the park.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Swede Town Install an accessible play structure.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Swede Town Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Taufer Repair the routing throughout the park.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Taufer Add additional accessible ground surfacing in the
play areas and swing play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Van Ness Tot Lot Paint parking lot lines and add an access aisle.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Van Ness Tot Lot Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Van Ness Tot Lot Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Upper Washington Repaint the parking lot lines and access aisles.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Lengthen the handrail that leads to the pavilion to extend beyond the top and bottom of the ramp.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Install proper ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Adjust the restroom door hardware Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Recalibrate the water fountain.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Upper Washington Add a route to the baseball field’s seating area.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Upper Washington Cut back the landscaping along the entry point route
to the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Upper Washington Reinstall a compliant play structure ramp.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Upper Washington Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Victory Paint parking lot lines and add an access aisle.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Victory Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Victory Regrade the route ramp slopes to under 1:20 or 5%.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Victory Install an entry point ramp at Markea Avenue.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Victory Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Warm Springs
Reconfigure the parking spaces to accommodate
a van- accessible parking space. (The current van-
accessible parking space is under 16 feet.)
Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Warm Springs Reinstall ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Warm Springs Recalibrate the water fountain near the awning.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Warm Springs Regrade the tennis court entry route slope to under
1:20 or 5%.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Warm Springs Reinstall a compliant play structure ramp.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Warm Springs Adjust the play structure ramp handrails.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Warm Springs Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Wasatch Hollow Repair parking lot potholes.Large Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Wasatch Hollow Regrade parking space cross slopes to under 1:48 or
2.08%.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Wasatch Hollow Install ADA and van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Wasatch Hollow Replace the parallel wooden slats found between the play areas with perpendicular slats.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Wasatch Hollow Install proper ADA restroom signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Wasatch Hollow Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Wasatch Hollow Recalibrate the toilet flush control or add a hands-free option.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Wasatch Hollow Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Washington Square Repair the route along the northeast corner of the
park.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Westminster Regrade the curb ramp at the entry point to under 1:12 or 8.33%.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Westminster Install accessible ground surfacing at the play areas.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Westpointe Reinstall ADA parking signage on the north side of the park Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Park Name Remediation Barrier Removal Type Years to
Complete
Westpointe Bevel the restroom threshold.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Lower the lavatory sink counter surface.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Westpointe Install insulated piping at the lavatory sink and recalibrate the faucet control.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Westpointe Replace the rear wall grab bar.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Adjust the toilet seat center point.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Recalibrate the toilet flush control or add a hands-
free option.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Add an accessible route to the volleyball court.Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Westpointe Install accessible ground surfacing at the play area.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Add an additional ADA parking space on the south
side of the park.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Install van-accessible parking signage.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Recalibrate the restroom doors.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Recalibrate the toilet flush control or add a hands-free option.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Westpointe Relocate the toilet paper dispenser.Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Appendix H – City Building Facilities Transition Plan Phasing Schedule
Building Name Original Const.Barrier Identified Responsible Official Barrier Removal Type Years to Complete
Art Barn 1931 ADA parking stall does not accommodate van access.Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Art Barn 1931 Northern exterior ramp does not have 60" x 60" level landings where required.
Public Services
Facilities Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Art Barn 1931
Northern exterior ramp
handrail does not extend at
least 12" beyond the ramp.
Public Services Facilities Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Art Barn 1931 Northern exterior ramp surpasses 8.33% running slope requirement.
Public Services
Facilities Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Art Barn 1931
Northern exterior ramp has
loose pavers and uneven
pavement.
Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Art Barn 1931 Entrance ramp is under 36"
wide.
Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Art Barn 1931 Mirror located too high.Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Art Barn 1931 No accessible route to
basement studio classroom.
Public Services
Facilities Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Art Barn 1931 Second floor is not accessible.Public Services Facilities Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
City and County
Building 1894 Ramp handrails are too low.Building Admin Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
City and County Building 1894
Door opening force greater
than 5 pounds and closing
speed greater than 5 seconds.
Building Admin Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
City and County
Building 1894
Service counters do not have accessible portion, extending the same depth at the counter top and measuring 36" in height and 36" in length
Building Admin Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
City and County
Building 1894 Mirror located too high.Building Admin Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Hall 2011
Elevator door jamb signage
does not meet ADA
requirements.
Gallivan Ops
Manager Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Hall 2011 Water fountain button uses more than 5 pounds of operational force.
Gallivan Ops
Manager Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Hall 2011
Rear wall grab bar does not
have 12" clearance above due
to location of toilet cover bin.
Gallivan Ops Manager Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
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Building Name Original Const.Barrier Identified Responsible Official Barrier Removal Type Years to Complete
Gallivan Hall 2011 Toilet location does not meet ADA requirements.Gallivan Ops Manager Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Gallivan Hall 2011 Restroom door opening force
greater than 5 pounds.
Gallivan Ops
Manager Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Hall 2011 Rear wall grab bar does not have 12" clearance above due to location of toilet cover bin.
Gallivan Ops
Manager Small Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Center Stage 1993 Dressing room bench does not provide accessible seating.Gallivan Ops Manager Large Capital Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Center Stage 1993 Signage location does not
meet ADA requirements.
Gallivan Ops
Manager Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Center Stage 1993 Restroom sink pipes not insulated in some areas.Gallivan Ops Manager Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Gallivan Center Stage 1993 Toilet location does not meet
ADA requirements.
Gallivan Ops
Manager Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Justice Court 1978
Restroom doors opening force
greater than 5 pounds and
closing speed greater than 5
seconds.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Justice Court 1978 Public telephone located outside of reach range and does not have signage.
IMS/Justice
Courts Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Justice Court 1978 Signage missing or does not
meet ADA requirements.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Justice Court 1978 Signage location and style does not meet ADA requirements.
Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Justice Court 1978
No space for wheelchair users
in front of courtrooms near
benches.
Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Plaza 349 1978 Signage does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities
Small Capital Improvements:
Completed in-house or by
contractor; <$50,000 each
1 to 10
Plaza 349 1978 Door opening force greater than 5 pounds and closing speed greater than 5 seconds.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Plaza 349 1978
Service counter accessible
portion does not extend the
same depth at the counter
top.
Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Plaza 349 1978
Restroom door opening force
greater than 5 pounds and
closing speed greater than 5
seconds.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Plaza 349 1978 Rear wall grab bar does not have 12" clearance above due to location of toilet cover bin.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
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Building Name Original Const.Barrier Identified Responsible Official Barrier Removal Type Years to Complete
Pioneer Precinct 1960 Public parking area for precinct is too steep.Public Services Engineering Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Pioneer Precinct 1960 Exterior accessible route is
uneven, protruding or sunken.
Public Services
Engineering Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Pioneer Precinct 1960 Signage does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Pioneer Precinct 1960
Classroom door opening force greater than 5 pounds and closing speed greater than 5 seconds.
Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Lands Building 1978
Service counter area does
not have accessible portion
available for use.
Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978 Water fountain does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978
Restroom lavatory does
not provide adequate knee
clearance.
Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978 Mirror located too high.Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978 Restroom sink pipes not insulated.Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978
Service counter area does
not have accessible portion
available for use.
Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978 Water fountain does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978
Restroom lavatory does
not provide adequate knee
clearance.
Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978 Mirror located too high.Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
Public Lands Building 1978 Restroom sink pipes not insulated.Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Sorenson Community
Center 1978 Signage location does not
meet ADA requirements.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 10
Sorenson Community
Center 1978
Door opening force greater
than 5 pounds and closing
speed greater than 5 seconds.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Sorenson Community
Center 1978
Service counter does not have accessible portion, extending the same depth at the counter top and measuring 36" in height and 36" in length.
Public Services
Facilities Large Capital Improvements 1 to 15
Sorenson Unity Center 2008
Service counter accessible
portion does not extend the
same depth as the counter
top.
Public Services
Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
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Building Name Original Const.Barrier Identified Responsible Official Barrier Removal Type Years to Complete
Public Safety Building 2013 Public parking area missing accessible signage.Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Signage does not meet ADA
requirements.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Door opening force greater than 5 pounds and closing speed greater than 5 seconds.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Rear wall grab bar does not have 12" clearance above due to location of toilet cover bin.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Public parking area missing
accessible signage.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Signage does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013
Door opening force greater
than 5 pounds and closing
speed greater than 5 seconds.
Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013
Rear wall grab bar does not
have 12" clearance above due
to location of toilet cover bin.
Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Public parking area missing accessible signage.Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Signage does not meet ADA
requirements.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Door opening force greater than 5 pounds and closing speed greater than 5 seconds.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013
Rear wall grab bar does not
have 12" clearance above due
to location of toilet cover bin.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Public parking area missing accessible signage.Public Services Facilities
Maintenance Improvements:
Completed in-house; <$5,000
each
1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013 Signage does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013
Door opening force greater
than 5 pounds and closing
speed greater than 5 seconds.
Public Services Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
Public Safety Building 2013
Rear wall grab bar does not
have 12" clearance above due
to location of toilet cover bin.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
SLCFD Training Facility 1968 Accessible route to accessible entrance is not close to accessible parking spot.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
YouthCity at Liberty Park 1936
Public parking area missing
van accessible signage. ADA
parking signage too high.
Public Lands / Parks Division Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
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Building Name Original Const.Barrier Identified Responsible Official Barrier Removal Type Years to Complete
YouthCity at Ottinger Hall 1900 Sink does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
YouthCity at Ottinger
Hall 1900 Grab bar length does not
meet ADA requirements.
Public Services
Facilities Maintenance Improvements 1 to 5
YouthCity at Ottinger Hall 1900 Water fountain does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
YouthCity at Ottinger Hall 1900 Fire alarm does not meet ADA requirements.Public Services Facilities Small Capital Improvements 1 to 10
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Salt Lake City ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Executive Summary
Background
The 1990 ADA regulations required local governments to:
• evaluate all their services, policies, practices, and facilities,
• modify any that did not meet ADA requirements, and
• develop a transition plan detailing barrier removal to achieve program access that specified a
completion time (entities with 50+ employees).
A self-evaluation is a comprehensive report of the assessment of a city’s programs, services, activities;
facilities; and current policies, practices and procedures. The self-evaluation identifies and corrects
barriers to program access that are inconsistent with its Title II requirements. Per regulations, this
was to be completed by January 26, 1993. Salt Lake City Corporation completed a self-evaluation on
July 1, 1992.
A transition plan identifies architectural barriers found in the self-evaluation. It outlines how and
when in the following three years (from the time of the self-evaluation) programmatic barriers will be
eliminated. This was to be initiated and accomplished by July 26, 1995. No historical files were found
showing this was initiated or accomplished by Salt Lake City Corporation, with the exception being a
Transition Plan for City public way assets by Engineering every 2 years.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) urges local governments to establish procedures for an ongoing
assessment of their compliance with the ADA's barrier removal requirements. If a complaint is filed
with the DOJ, any consent decree initiated by the DOJ will require a self-evaluation to be done within a
certain timeframe. It is the first document the DOJ asks for during an investigation.
Methodology
The evaluation of the City's services, programs, and activities required participation by every City
department. Departments, through their ADA liaison, completed the evaluation process under the ADA
Coordinator’s guidance. Appendix A lists all participating ADA liaisons.
To complete the Existing Facilities evaluation for priority buildings, parks, and golf courses, an ArcGIS
survey was created using the ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities based on the 2010 ADA Standards for
Accessible Design.
For each location, the survey evaluated:
• Priority 1: Accessible approach and entrance
o Parking, Exterior Accessible Route, Curb Ramps, Exterior Ramps, Entrance
• Priority 2: Access to goods and services
o Interior Accessible Route, Interior Ramps, Elevators, Signs, Interior Doors (to
conference rooms, etc.), Rooms and Spaces, Seating (Assembly Areas, Non-employee
work surfaces, General), Sales and Service Counters
• Priority 3: Access to public toilet rooms
o Accessible Route, Signs, Entrance, Lavatories (The 2010 Standards refer to sinks in toilet
rooms as lavatories.), Soap Dispensers and Hand Dryers, Toilet Stalls
• Priority 4: Access to other items such as water fountains and public telephones
o Drinking Fountains, Telephones, Fire Alarm Systems
For each park location, the survey also evaluated:
• Play Areas, Sports Courts and Athletic Fields, and Other Available Amenities
Key Findings
1. Building Facilities: 15 City-owned buildings were evaluated, and barriers found include:
inadequate signage, non-compliant restrooms, inaccessible entrances, and pathways.
2. Public Rights of Way (PROW): An inventory of sidewalks and curb ramps revealed significant
areas that do not meet ADA standards. Approximately 40.1% of sidewalks require grinding, and
24.44% of curb ramps need upgrades to meet current ADA criteria.
3. City Parks and Golf Courses: The evaluation of all City-owned parks (79) and golf courses (6)
identified numerous areas requiring improvements. These include the need for accessible play
structures, compliant ground surfacing, and proper signage.
4. Communications and Signage: There is a need for improved signage and communication aids
to ensure that individuals with disabilities can easily access information and navigate City facilities.
Recommendations
To address the identified issues, the following recommendations are proposed for the City Council’s
consideration and support. Some recommendations are administrative in nature, while some are
legislative or require the cooperation of both branches of government:
• Continually evaluating all programs, services, and policies.
• The implementation of WCAG standards to all digital content on websites, social media, and apps.
• Communicating the City’s ADA compliance initiatives through timely updates and staff training.
• Working with disability stakeholders, including the City’s Accessibility and Disability Commission,
to improve or implement accessibility measures.
• The development of a robust Transition Plan management dashboard for data collection.
• The development of an evidence-based Design Best Practices Guide for the public right of way,
facilities, signage, and parks to improve long-term accessibility outcomes.
• The development of a city-wide policy that mandates all new construction and major renovations to
comply with the latest ADA standards and the City’s best practices.
• The allocation of funding for the removal of high-priority barriers in buildings and parks.
• Increasing budget allocations for the repair and upgrade of sidewalks, curb ramps, and pedestrian
pathways.
• Funding an assessment and design plan for signage citywide to ensure all City facilities have clear,
compliant, and unified signage that aligns with the City’s branding.
Conclusion
Salt Lake City's commitment to ADA compliance is crucial for fostering an inclusive community. By
supporting these recommendations, the City can ensure that all individuals, regardless of their abilities,
have equal access to public services and facilities. The City Council’s support and action are vital in
driving accessibility initiatives forward, ensuring a more accessible and equitable city for all.
This executive summary provides a strategic overview and actionable policy recommendations aimed at
enhancing Salt Lake City's compliance with ADA standards. For further details and specific findings,
please refer to the complete ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan.
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