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Approval of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Public Right-of-Way Prospective Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00473
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Public Right-of-Way Prospective Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26.
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Contact
Contact: Cecilyn Foote, Associate Civil Engineer, (916) 808-6843, cfoote@cityofsacramento.org; Jesse Gothan, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-6897, jgothan@cityofsacramento.org; Ofelia Avalos, Engineering Manager, (916) 808-5054, oavalos@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-FY 2025/26 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Public Right-of-Way Prospective Plan
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Barden Settlement Agreement requires the City to remove or ameliorate obstacles in the pedestrian right-of-way and to submit to the Barden Class Counsel an annual Prospective Plan of accessibility improvements.
The Barden, et al., v. City of Sacramento class action lawsuit was settled effective January 1, 2004. A primary provision of the settlement agreement requires the City to expend an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of its annual “Transportation Funds” (defined as eligible Measure A and Gas Tax funds) on removing or ameliorating obstacles in the public rights-of-way. The obligation under the Barden Settlement Agreement lasts 30 years from the above effective date.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the City agreed to submit to Barden’s Class Counsel a Prospective Plan each year specifying how the City is proposing to spend the Annual Obligation during the year. In compliance with the settlement agreement, staff prepared the FY 2025/26 ADA Prospective Plan for the City Council approval.
The City’s estimated FY 2025/26 Annual Obligation is approximately $6,989,000. The FY 2025/26 Prospective Plan expenditures are estimated to be $10,334,000.
Staff expects that every year there will be either an overage or a shortage in expenditures carried forward from the prior year. In past years, the City typically exceeded the Annual Obligation and carried an overage forward. The current ADA overage is over $3 million.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Implementation of the ADA accessibility programs and improvements is consistent with the City’s General Plan goal of providing an equitable, sustainable multimodal system that offers a range of viable and healthy travel choices for users of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities by improving walking connectivity and removing barriers.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Approval of the FY 2025/26 Prospective Plan is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Under CEQA General Rule 15061-B-3, CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. This action will have no effect on the environment and, thus, is not subject to CEQA.
Prior to final approval, each individual project included in this prospective plan will be subject to environmental review in compliance with CEQA.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Implementation of the ADA accessibility programs, services and improvements is consistent with the sustainability goal of improving air quality by designing and constructing pedestrian ways that encourage walking and accommodate all users including persons with disabilities.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Staff presented and reviewed the FY 2025/26 Prospective Plan with the Disabilities Advisory Commission (DAC) on December 3, 2025. The DAC reviewed and accepted the prospective plan and appreciated the efforts of staff to incorporate accessibility improvements into projects.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Approval of the Prospective Plan by the City Council is required under the terms of the Barden Settlement Agreement.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The estimated value of the FY 2025/26 Prospective Plan for Accessibility Improvements in the Public Rights-of-Way is $10,334,000.
The FY 2025/26 ADA Prospective Plan is being funded through the following capital improvement projects and programs:
Program Estimated Expense
Accessibility Program FY20 (T15200600) $2,000,000
Transportation Corridor Improvements FY20 (R15200000) $1,736,000
Active Transportation Program (T15180400) $ 111,000
Fong Ranch Road Pedestrian Crossing (S15120500) $ 113,000
Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements 2025 (S15120500) $ 796,000
Auburn Boulevard Bridge Replacement (T15145300) $ 439,000
Franklin Boulevard Complete Streets Phases 1 & 2 (T15165500) $4,000,000
Jackrabbit Trail Crossing (T15225500*) $ 700,000
Vision Zero School Safety (T15235600**) $ 439,000
$10,334,000
*Funds have already been expended as construction is underway or completed.
**Construction funds will be added to the project budget after authorization by Caltrans.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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