RESOLUTION 2011-19

A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF PLAINFIELD, INDIANA
ADOPTING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN
AND
GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY

WHEREAS, the Federal government enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to prevent discrimination of the physically and mentally disabled relating to employment and access to public facilities; and

WHEREAS, Title II of the ADA requires that municipalities adopt the Americans with Disabilities Standards for Accessible Design that provide accessibility, through proposed structural modifications to remove accessibility barriers; and

WHEREAS, Title II of the ADA recommends that municipalities adopt the Americans with Disabilities Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way that provide accessibility, through proposed structural modifications to remove accessibility barriers; and

WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice recently modified the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and the Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way in 2010 and 2011, respectively; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Plainfield remains committed to the ADA and the elimination of barriers to public facilities; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Plainfield hereby adopts the 2010 Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design and 2011 Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way.

PASSED and ADOPTED by the Town Council of Plainfield, Indiana on this 12th day of December, 2011,
Plainfield Town Council:


Robin G. Brandgard, President


Bill Kirchoff


Kent McPhail.


Edmund L. Gaddie, Jr.


Renea S. Whicker



ATTEST:


Wesley R. Bennett, Clerk - Treasurer of the
Town of Plainfield, Indiana