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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 4456
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING THE
BARRIER FREE MOBILITY RENTON: CITY OF RENTON RIGHT-OF-WAY ADA
TRANSITION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the federal government enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA), and its amendments, to prevent discrimination, to extend the protections of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and to ensure equal opportunities for the physically and mentally
disabled to employment, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and
services, programs or activities of all state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, Title II of the ADA requires that municipalities conduct a self-evaluation of its
facilities and policies related to the public rights-of-way to determine what types of access
barriers exist for individuals with disabilities, and develop and adopt transition plans to help guide
future planning and implementation of necessary accessibility improvements ; and
WHEREAS, the City has been and remains committed to meeting or exceeding ADA
requirements and to eliminating barriers to public services, activities, programs and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared an ADA Transition Plan, which was adopted by the Council
by Resolution No. 4254, passed May 18, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Barrier Free Mobility Renton: City of Renton Right-of-Way ADA Transition
Plan will serve as an update to the ADA Transition Plan adopted in 2015;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTIONNO.4456SECTIONI.TheCouncilherebyadoptstheBarrierFreeMobilityRenton:CityofRentonRight-of-WayADATransitionPlan?attachedheretoasExhibitAandincorporatedbythisreference.PASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILthis13thdayofDecember,2021.JasoA.Seth,jyClerkAPPROVEDBYTHEMAYORthis13thdayofDecember,2021.ArnPavone,MayorApprovedastoform:ShaneMoloney,CityAttorneyRES:1894:12/10/212
RESOLUTION NO. 4456
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EXHIBIT A
BARRIER FREE MOBILITY RENTON:
CITY OF RENTON RIGHT-OF-WAY ADA
TRANSITION PLAN