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RESOLUTION R-1819-114: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, ADOPTING AN ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT, ADOPTING A REVISED AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) GRIEVANCE POLICY, ESTABLISHING AN ADA CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND APPOINTING ELEVEN (11) MEMBERS TO THE ADA CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
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BACKGROUND: An Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan was developed for the City of Norman in 1992 by Kaighn Associates Architects, Inc., of Norman, Oklahoma. City Council adopted the Transition Plan, as required by federal law, on May 11, 1993. Council adopted the following policy statement at that time:
The City of Norman embraces the goals and objectives established in the Americans with Disabilities Act, as adopted by the United States Congress through Public Law Number 100-336. It shall be the policy of the City of Norman to make every reasonable effort to ensure that all people have an equal opportunity to participate in and experience all public programs and facilities.
The City's 1993 Transition Plan focused on accessibility at City-owned facilities and provided a schedule for compliance with sidewalk accessibility. The City's first ADA Coordinator was the Director of Code Enforcement. In January, 2007, the City's Director of Public Works was appointed by the City Manager as the ADA Coordinator, and he remains in that role today.
Like hundreds of cities and jurisdictions in the United States, the City of Norman made a reasonable effort to complete the Transition Plan, as specified, in January, 1995. However, after over 25 years, so much more has been learned about accessibility of public spaces, and more improvements are needed in Norman. For this reason, the City of Norman took the proactive approach in 2017-2019 of conducting a self-evaluation and an update of the 1993 ADA Transition Plan to address remaining public accessibility needs in Norman, which will help to set the course for ...
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