Reso. No. XX-25
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RESOLUTION NO. XX-25
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, TO ALLOCATE AND APPROPRIATE $120,000 TO DEVELOP A
COMPREHENSIVE POLICY FOR PROVIDING BLUE CURB PARKING SPACES
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond is responsible for the public right of way, including sidewalks and curb markings; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond desires to provide on-street parking spaces that provide equal access to residents, employees, and visitors with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Richmond Municipal Code section 14.48.020 authorizes the Director of Public Works to place curb markings, including blue, which “indicates parking limited exclusively to vehicles of handicapped persons,” and
WHEREAS, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) provides that “no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity;” and
WHEREAS, while the City’s current policy to request blue curbside parking spaces is consistent with applicable disability law, the City does not have a comprehensive process for evaluating requests, or design standards to install accessible blue curb spaces that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and
WHEREAS, the City staff requested proposals from qualified traffic engineering consultants in the City’s on-call list to develop a comprehensive Blue Curb Policy to clarify existing policies, procedures, and assist Public Works staff in evaluating and providing accessible parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, the City staff has received proposals from said qualified traffic engineering consultants and had selected on-call consultant selected Fehr & Peers to complete this work, based on the firm’s experience developing similar policies and procedures in similar-sized cities, and the firm’s staff expertise in the Americans with Disabilities Act and Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG); and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined $120,000 is needed to develop the Blue Curb Policy; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority that this is an eligible expense under Measure J Local Streets Maintenance & Improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that $120,000 from Measure J be allocated and appropriated to provide funding for development of a Comprehensive Blue Curb Policy.
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Reso. No. XX-25
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held April 1, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
PAMELA CHRISTIAN
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Mayor
Approved as to form:
DAVE ALESHIRE
City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. XX-25, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on April 1, 2025.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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CLERK’S
CERTIFICATE
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify as follows:
The foregoing resolution is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. XX-25 duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on the 1st day of April 2025, of which meeting all the members of said City Council had due notice and at which a majority thereof were present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
An agenda of said meeting was posted before said meeting at City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
I have carefully compared the foregoing with the original on file and of record in my office, and the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting.
Said resolution h as not b een amended, mod ified or rescinded s ince the d ate of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect.
Dated: , 2025.
City Clerk of the City of Richmond
[SEAL]