To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:title
Final Acceptance of the Fortuna Library Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Project, Project Number 2024-601end
RECOMMENDATION(S):Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Accept the completion of the Fortuna Library Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Project, Project Number 2024-601; and
2. Authorize the Purchasing Agent, or a designee thereof, to execute the attached Notice of Completion for Fortuna Library Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Project, Project Number 2024-601; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the County Administrative Office - Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Team with one (1) fully executed certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors' Strategic Plan:
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 3002 - Invest in county facilities
DISCUSSION:
On September 7, 2016, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors ("Board") authorized the County of Humboldt to enter into a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice that required the commencement of the Humboldt County Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Project. The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Project is to bring all facilities owned or leased by the County of Humboldt that provide programs, services and activities to the public into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Fortuna Library Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Project is part of this compliance effort.
In early 2022, the Humboldt County Library and Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Team collaborated with the City of Fortuna to prepare and submit an application to the California State Library Building Forward Infrastructure Gran...
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