Settlement Agreement between the United States and Shreveport, Louisiana, Attachment I

Attachment I: Modifications to Newly Constructed Facilities

1. The City will make the following modifications to A. B. Palmer Recreation Center located at 547 East 79^th Street, within three years of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Women’s Locker Room

i. The entrance door is inaccessible because the pressure required to open the door is 20 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

ii. The paper towel dispenser controls are mounted at 68 inches above the finished floor. Provide a paper towel dispenser with the controls a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(13), 4.27.2, 4.27.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

iii. The lavatory apron is only 26 ½ inches above the finished floor and has 6 inches of knee depth. Provide a lavatory with the top of its rim or counter 34 inches or less above the finished floor; the bottom edge of the apron at least 29 inches above the finished floor; and knee and toe clearances that comply with Fig. 31. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.2, Fig. 31.

iv. No accessible locker room sign has been provided. Provide a locker room sign with raised and Braille characters. The sign shall be mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

v. The shower is inaccessible because the wall opposite the controls does not have a grab bar, there is no transfer seat, and the shower head is fixed at 76 inches above the finished floor. Provide a shower in this room that is exactly 36 inches wide and 36 inches deep with a 48 inch long and 36 inch wide clear floor space alongside the shower opening, and an L-shaped shower seat mounted on the wall opposite the controls and extending the full depth of the stall. Provide a shower that has grab bars, controls, a shower spray unit, and a seat, curb, and enclosure, if provided, that comply fully with the Standards and with Figs. 35, 36, and 37, as applicable. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.21, Figs. 35, 36, 37.

vi. The dressing room bench is only 9 inches wide and is not fixed to the wall. Provide a 24 inch by 48 inch bench fixed to the wall along the bench’s longer dimension. Provide a bench that has sufficient structural strength and is mounted with its surface between 17 inches and 19 inches above the finished floor. Provide clear floor space alongside the bench to allow a person using a wheelchair to make a parallel transfer onto the bench. Standards §§ 4.1.3(21), 4.35.4, 4.26.3.

B. Men’s Locker Room

i. The entrance door is inaccessible because the pressure required to open the door is 14 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

ii. The paper towel dispenser controls are mounted at 67 inches above the finished floor. Provide a paper towel dispenser with the controls a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(13), 4.27.2, 4.27.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

iii. The lavatory apron is 26 inches above the finished floor and has 6 inches of knee depth. Provide a lavatory with the top of its rim or counter 34 inches or less above the finished floor; the bottom edge of the apron at least 29 inches above the finished floor; and knee and toe clearances that comply with Fig. 31. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.2, Fig. 31.

C. Women’s Toilet Room - East Side

i. The pressure required to open the entrance door is 16 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

ii. The lavatory apron is 26 inches above the finished floor and has 6 inches of knee depth. Provide a lavatory with the top of its rim or counter 34 inches or less above the finished floor; the bottom edge of the apron at least 29 inches above the finished floor; and knee and toe clearances that comply with Fig. 31. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.2, Fig. 31.

D. Men’s Toilet Room - East Side

i. The pressure required to open the entrance door is 18 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

E. Drinking Fountains: The higher drinking fountains are not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a circulation path at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished floor. Providing a cane-detectable barrier is an acceptable solution. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.4.

F. Unisex Single-User Toilet Room - Community Policing Office: The toilet flush control is on the closed side. Provide a flush control mounted on the “open” side of the toilet’s clear floor space; 44 inches or less above the finished floor; and requiring a maximum of 5 pounds of force to operate; or provide an automatic flush device. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.5, 4.27.4.

2. The City will make the following modifications to Bilberry Park Community Center located at 1905 Alabama Avenue, within 18 months of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Women’s Toilet Room - Baseball Field

i. The toilet room sign centerline is 65 inches above the finished floor. Provide a toilet room sign mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

ii. No accessible coat hook has been provided. Provide a coat hook at a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(12)(a), 4.25.2, 4.25.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

iii. Toilet Stall for Wheelchair Users

1. The toilet paper dispenser is 39 inches from the rear wall. Provide a toilet paper dispenser that is mounted with its top at least 1½ inches under the side grab bar and 36 inches or less from the rear wall and is centered at least 19 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.17.3, Fig. 30(d).

2. There is 2 inches of clearance between the rear grab bar and the wall. Provide grab bars such that there is 1½ inches between the grab bar and the wall. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.4, 4.26.2, Fig. 39.

B. Men’s Toilet Room - Baseball Field

i. The toilet room sign is 64 inches above the finished floor. Provide a toilet room sign mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

ii. Toilet Stall for Wheelchair Users

1. No accessible coat hook has been provided. Provide a coat hook at a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(12)(a), 4.25.2, 4.25.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

2. The toilet paper dispenser is mounted 39 inches from the rear wall. Provide a toilet paper dispenser that is mounted with its top at least 1½ inches under the side grab bar and 36 inches or less from the rear wall and is centered at least 19 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.17.3, Fig. 30(d).

3. The rear grab bar has 2 inches between the grab bar and the wall. Provide grab bars such that there is 1½ inches between the grab bar and the wall. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.4, 4.26.2, Fig. 39.

3. The City will make the following modifications to Cargill Soccer Complex located at 7700 Lotus Lane, within one year of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Picnic Table: No accessible picnic table has been provided. Provide at least one picnic table on an accessible route such that there is knee space at the table at least 27 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 19 inches deep, and such that the height of the top of the table is between 28 inches and 34 inches above the ground. Standards §§ 4.1.3(18), 4.32.3, 4.32.4.

B. Men’s Toilet Room

i. The toilet room sign is mounted on the door. Provide a toilet room sign mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

ii. No accessible mirror has been provided. Provide a mirror with the bottom edge of its reflecting surface no more than 40 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.6.

iii. Toilet Stall for Wheelchair Users

2. The distance of the closer end of the rear grab bar to the side wall is 12 inches, and there is a 2 inch clearance between the grab bar and the wall. Provide a rear grab bar that is at least 36 inches in overall length, with the closer end no more than 6 inches from the side wall; mounted 33 to 36 inches above the finished floor; with a diameter between 1¼ and 1½ inches; with 1½ inches between the grab bar and the wall; and at least 1½ inches between the grab bar and any other object, such as a toilet seat cover dispenser. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.17.6, 4.26.2, Fig. 30.

C. Women’s Toilet Room

ii. No accessible mirror has been provided. Provide a mirror with the bottom edge of its reflecting surface no more than 40 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.6.

iii. Toilet Stall for Wheelchair Users

4. The City will make the following modifications to City Court located at 1244 Texas Avenue, within one year of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Employee Parking: The van accessible parking space reserved for persons with disabilities lacks the appropriate signage. At van accessible spaces, provide a “Van-Accessible” sign located below the International Symbol of Accessibility such that the sign cannot be obstructed by vehicles parked in the space. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5), 4.6.4, 4.30.7(1).

B. Public Telephones - First Floor: The telephones are inaccessible because the highest operable parts are 64 inches above the finished floor, they lack the required signage and volume control, the counters are 42 inches above the finished floor, and they protrude into the walkway and are not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide an accessible telephone with a clear floor space of at least 30 inches by 48 inches that allows either a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair such that bases, enclosures, and fixed seats do not impede approaches to the telephone; with the highest operable part of the telephone mounted no more than 48 inches above the floor for a front approach or no more than 54 inches above the floor for a side approach; that is hearing aid compatible and has a volume control mechanism; with telephone books, if provided, located between 15 and 48 inches above the finished floor for a front approach or between 9 and 54 inches above the finished floor for a side approach; with a cord of at least 29 inches long from the telephone to the handset; and with signage that complies with the Standards. Standards §§ 4.1.3(17), 4.31, 4.30.7(2).

C. Clerk-Traffic Office: The route to the lower reception counter is obstructed by a plant. Provide an accessible route to the lower reception counter with a minimum clear width of 36 inches, and so that no objects protrude into the minimum clear width. Standards §§ 4.1.3(1), 4.3.3, 4.13.5.

D. Marshal Office: The office signs are mounted on the door. Provide office signs mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

E. Records Office: The required knee and toe clearance at the lower counter is obstructed. Provide a counter that has clear floor space that is 30 inches wide and 48 inches deep, knee clearance at least 27 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 19 inches deep, and a writing surface between 28 and 34 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(18), 4.2.4.1, 4.32.

F. Clerk - Civil Office: The route to the lower reception counter is obstructed by a trash can. Provide an accessible route to the lower reception counter with a minimum clear width of 36 inches, and so that no objects protrude into the minimum clear width. Standards §§ 4.1.3(1), 4.3.3, 4.13.5.

G. Men’s and Women’s Toilet Rooms - First and Second Floors: No accessible coat hooks have been provided in the toilet rooms. Provide a coat hook in each toilet room at a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(12)(a), 4.25.2, 4.25.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

5. The City will make the following modifications to City Jail located at 455 Hope Street, within one year of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Text Telephones (TTY): Although there are inmate telephones and several two-way communication phones provided in the Visitor Areas, a TTY is not provided. Provide at least two accessible TTYs with required signage. Standards §§ 4.1.3(17)(c), 4.30.7(3), 4.31.9.

B. Men’s and Women’s Single-User Toilet Rooms - Visitor: At each toilet room, the pressure required to open the entrance doors is 10 pounds. Provide a door at each toilet room that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

C. Women’s Single-User Toilet Room - Passive Waiting Area: The pressure required to open the entrance door is 6 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

D. Men’s Single-User Toilet Room - Passive Waiting Area

i. The pressure required to open the entrance door is 6 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

ii. The toilet flush control is on the closed side. Provide a flush control mounted on the “open” side of the toilet’s clear floor space; 44 inches or less above the finished floor; and requiring a maximum of 5 pounds of force to operate; or provide an automatic flush device. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.5, 4.27.4.

E. Designated Accessible Cell - IH5

i. The inmate telephone controls are mounted at 60 inches above the finished floor. Provide a telephone with the controls a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(13), 4.27.2, 4.27.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

F. Toilet and Shower Rooms - Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo Units

i. No accessible toilet paper dispensers have been provided. Provide a toilet paper dispenser in each unit that is mounted with its top at least 1½ inches under the side grab bar and 36 inches or less from the rear wall and is centered at least 19 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.17.3, Fig. 30(d).

ii. The designated accessible showers in each unit are inaccessible because they have grab bars that do not extend to all three walls of the showers. Provide a shower in each unit with grab bars that extend three walls of the shower and that otherwise comply fully with the Standards and with Figs. 35, 36, and 37, as applicable. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.21, Figs. 35, 36, 37.

G. Drinking Fountains

i. Although an accessible drinking fountain is provided in the Passive Waiting Area, there is no drinking fountain provided for people who have difficulty bending or stooping. Provide a drinking fountain that is accessible to people who have difficulty bending or stooping. This can be accommodated by the use of a “hi-lo” fountain; by providing one fountain accessible to those who use wheelchairs and one fountain at a standard height convenient for those who have difficulty bending; by providing a fountain accessible to people who use wheelchairs and a cup dispenser, or by such other means as would achieve the required accessibility for each group of people. Standards § 4.1.3(10)(a).

ii. The higher drinking fountains provided in the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo Units protrude into the walkway and are not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a circulation path at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished floor. Providing a cane-detectable barrier is an acceptable solution. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.4.

iii. Although higher drinking fountains are provided in the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo Units, there is no drinking fountain provided for people who use wheelchairs. Provide a fountain in each unit that has a spout height no higher than 36 inches, measured from the finished floor or ground surface to the spout outlet, and that otherwise complies with the Standards. Standards §§ 4.1.3(10), 4.15, 4.27.4, Fig. 27.

H. Inmate Telephones

i. The telephones in the Passive Waiting Area lack the required signage and volume control. Provide an accessible telephone that has a volume control mechanism, and with signage that complies with the Standards. Standards §§ 4.1.3(17), 4.31, 4.30.7(2).

ii. The telephones in the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo Units lack the required signage and volume control, and have cords only 16 inches long. Provide an accessible telephone with a cord of at least 29 inches long from the telephone to the handset that has a volume control mechanism and signage that complies with the Standards. Standards §§ 4.1.3(17), 4.31, 4.30.7(2).

6. The City may soon determine whether it will alter or permanently close the David Raines Community Center located at 2902 Round Grove. If during the life of this Agreement the City permanently closes the Center, this provision becomes moot upon notification to the Department. However, if the City does not permanently close the Center and opens it to the public, the City will make the following modifications, within three years of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Accessible Route: There is no accessible route connecting the park’s baseball field and the Center’s accessible route. Provide at least one accessible route within the boundary of the site connecting these elements that, to the maximum extent feasible, coincides with the route for the general public. The accessible route must have a minimum clear width of 36 inches, or a minimum clear width of 42 inches if there is a turn around an obstruction less than 48 inches wide; have passing spaces at least 60 inches by 60 inches at least every 200 feet; have a minimum clear headroom of 80 inches; have a surface that is firm, stable, and slip resistant; have, in the absence of a curb ramp, ramp, elevator, or platform lift, no level changes in excess of ½ inch vertically; and have a running slope of less than 1:20 (5%) (or have been constructed as a fully accessible ramp) and a cross slope of less than 1:50 (2%). Standards §§ 4.1.3(1), 4.3, 4.5, Fig. 7.

B. Drinking Fountain: The higher fountain on the east side is not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a circulation path at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished floor. Providing a cane-detectable barrier is an acceptable solution. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.4.

C. Women’s and Men’s Locker Rooms

i. At each locker room, the pressure required to open the entrance doors is 16 pounds. Provide a door at each toilet room that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

ii. The lavatories are inaccessible because the aprons are 26 ½ inches above the finished floor and have 6 inches of knee depth. Provide a lavatory in each toilet room with the top of its rim or counter 34 inches or less above the finished floor; the bottom edge of the apron at least 29 inches above the finished floor; and knee and toe clearances that comply with Fig. 31. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.2, Fig. 31.

iii. No accessible toilet paper dispenser has been provided in the men’s locker room. Provide a toilet paper dispenser in men’s locker room that is mounted with its top at least 1½ inches under the side grab bar and 36 inches or less from the rear wall and is centered at least 19 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.17.3, Fig. 30(d).

iv. The designated accessible showers in each room are inaccessible because the grab bars do not extend to all three walls of the showers and the showers lack transfer seats. Provide a shower in each locker room with grab bars that extend three walls of the shower and a seat that complies fully with the Standards and with Figs. 35, 36, and 37, as applicable. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.21, Figs. 35, 36, 37.

v. The dressing room benches are 9 inches wide and are not fixed to the wall. Provide a 24 inch by 48 inch bench in each locker room that is fixed to the wall along the bench’s longer dimension. Provide a bench that has sufficient structural strength and is mounted with its surface between 17 inches and 19 inches above the finished floor. Provide clear floor space alongside the bench to allow a person using a wheelchair to make a parallel transfer onto the bench. Standards §§ 4.1.3(21), 4.35.4, 4.26.3.

D. Women’s and Men’s Toilet Rooms

i. The pressure required to open the entrance doors is 18 pounds. Provide a door at each toilet room that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

ii. The lavatories are inaccessible because their aprons are 26 ½ inches above the finished floor. Provide a lavatory in each toilet room with the top of its rim or counter 34 inches or less above the finished floor; the bottom edge of the apron at least 29 inches above the finished floor; and knee and toe clearances that comply with Fig. 31. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.2, Fig. 31.

7. The City will make the following modifications to Festival Plaza located at Crockett and Commerce Streets, within one year of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Parking

i. Although the parking lot has a total of 83 parking spaces, none are designated as van accessible. On the shortest accessible route to the accessible entrance, provide at least one van accessible space a minimum of 96 inches wide, served by access aisles at least 96 inches wide, with vertical signs with the International Symbol of Accessibility located such that they cannot be obstructed by parked vehicles, and with an additional “Van-Accessible” sign located below the International Symbol of Accessibility. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5)(b), 4.6, 4.30.7(1).

ii. The signage designating parking as reserved for persons with disabilities is too low. At each space designated as reserved for persons with disabilities, provide a vertical sign with the International Symbol of Accessibility located such that it cannot be obstructed by vehicles parked in the space. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5), 4.6.4, 4.30.7(1).

B. Picnic Table: No accessible picnic table has been provided. Provide at least one picnic table on an accessible route such that there is knee space at the table at least 27 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 19 inches deep, and such that the height of the top of the table is between 28 inches and 34 inches above the ground. Standards §§ 4.1.3(18), 4.32.3, 4.32.4.

C. Women’s Toilet Room - Under the Bridge

i. No accessible toilet room sign has been provided. Provide a toilet room sign with raised and Braille characters. The sign shall be mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

ii. Although there are 20 stalls, no ambulatory stall is provided. Provide at least one stall that is exactly 36 inches wide with an outward swinging, self-closing door and parallel grab bars complying with Fig 30(d). Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, Fig. 30(d).

iii. Toilet Stalls for Wheelchair Users: The far ends of the side grab bars are inaccessible because the distance of their far ends is 48 inches from the rear walls. Provide a side grab bar in each stall that is at least 40 inches in overall length, with the far end mounted at least 52 inches from the rear wall and the closer end 12 inches or less from the rear wall. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.17.6, Figs. 30(a), (d).

D. Men’s Toilet Room - Under the Bridge

ii. Toilet Stalls for Wheelchair Users: The side grab bars in the designated accessible stalls are inaccessible because the distance of their far ends is 46 inches from the rear walls. Provide a side grab bar in each stall that is at least 40 inches in overall length, with the far end mounted at least 52 inches from the rear wall and the closer end 12 inches or less from the rear wall. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.17.6, Figs. 30(a), (d).

E. Women’s Toilet Room - Overlook: No accessible toilet room sign has been provided. Provide a toilet room sign with raised and Braille characters. The sign shall be mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

F. Men’s Toilet Room - Overlook: No accessible toilet room sign has been provided. Provide a toilet room sign with raised and Braille characters. The sign shall be mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

8. The City will make the following modifications to Greenwood Cemetery Arboretum located at Crockett and Commerce Streets, within 18 months of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Accessible Route: The route from the street to the main entrance of the gate house is inaccessible because the path is obstructed. Provide at least one accessible route within the boundary of the site connecting these elements that, to the maximum extent feasible, coincides with the route for the general public. The accessible route must have a minimum clear width of 36 inches, or a minimum clear width of 42 inches if there is a turn around an obstruction less than 48 inches wide; have passing spaces at least 60 inches by 60 inches at least every 200 feet; have a minimum clear headroom of 80 inches; have a surface that is firm, stable, and slip resistant; have, in the absence of a curb ramp, ramp, elevator, or platform lift, no level changes in excess of ½ inch vertically; and have a running slope of less than 1:20 (5%) (or have been constructed as a fully accessible ramp) and a cross slope of less than 1:50 (2%). Standards §§ 4.1.3(1), 4.3, 4.5, Fig. 7.

B. Unisex Single-User Toilet Room

i. The toilet flush control is on the closed side. Provide a flush control mounted on the “open” side of the toilet’s clear floor space; 44 inches or less above the finished floor; and requiring a maximum of 5 pounds of force to operate; or provide an automatic flush device. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.5, 4.27.4.

ii. The toilet paper dispenser is 39 inches from the rear wall. Provide a toilet paper dispenser that is mounted within reach, with its top at least 1½ inches under the side grab bar, and centered at least 19 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.6, Fig. 29(b).

9. The City will make the following modifications to River Walk located at 601 Clyde Fant Parkway, within one year of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Accessible Route: The curb cut that leads to the Riverwalk does not extend to the accessible route. Provide at least one accessible route within the boundary of the site connecting these elements that, to the maximum extent feasible, coincides with the route for the general public. The accessible route must have a minimum clear width of 36 inches, or a minimum clear width of 42 inches if there is a turn around an obstruction less than 48 inches wide; have passing spaces at least 60 inches by 60 inches at least every 200 feet; have a minimum clear headroom of 80 inches; have a surface that is firm, stable, and slip resistant; have, in the absence of a curb ramp, ramp, elevator, or platform lift, no level changes in excess of ½ inch vertically; and have a running slope of less than 1:20 (5%) (or have been constructed as a fully accessible ramp) and a cross slope of less than 1:50 (2%). Standards §§ 4.1.3(1), 4.3, 4.5, Fig. 7.

10. The City will make the following modifications to Sci-Port Discovery Center located at 820 Clyde Fant Parkway, within 18 months of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Parking: The van accessible parking space reserved for persons with disabilities lacks the required signage. At van accessible spaces, provide a “Van-Accessible” sign located below the International Symbol of Accessibility such that the sign cannot be obstructed by vehicles parked in the space. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5), 4.6.4, 4.30.7(1).

B. Front Exterior Ramp: The ramp lacks an inside handrail. Provide handrails that are between 1¼ inches and 1½ inches in diameter with a continuous gripping surface along both sides of the ramp, extending at least 12 inches beyond the top and bottom of the ramp parallel with the ground surface. Provide handrails that are mounted between 34 inches and 38 inches above the ramp surface, with ends rounded or returned smoothly to the floor, wall, or post, and that they do not rotate within their fittings. Standards §§ 4.1.2(1), 4.1.2(2), 4.8.5.

C. Back Exterior Ramp: The ramp lacks accessible handrails. Provide handrails that are between 1¼ inches and 1½ inches in diameter with a continuous gripping surface along both sides of the ramp, extending at least 12 inches beyond the top and bottom of the ramp parallel with the ground surface. Provide handrails that are mounted between 34 inches and 38 inches above the ramp surface, with ends rounded or returned smoothly to the floor, wall, or post, and that they do not rotate within their fittings. Standards §§ 4.1.2(1), 4.1.2(2), 4.8.5.

D. Interior Ramps

i. The ramps in the Red River Gallery are inaccessible because the handrails do not extend at least 12 inches beyond the top and bottom of the ramp parallel with the ground surface. Provide handrails for each ramp that are between 1¼ inches and 1½ inches in diameter with a continuous gripping surface along both sides of the ramp, extending at least 12 inches beyond the top and bottom of the ramp parallel with the ground surface. Provide handrails that are mounted between 34 inches and 38 inches above the ramp surface, with ends rounded or returned smoothly to the floor, wall, or post, and that they do not rotate within their fittings. Standards §§ 4.1.2(1), 4.1.2(2), 4.8.5.

ii. The front ramp in the Red River Gallery lacks edge protection. Provide a ramp that is at least 36 inches wide with a slope not exceeding 1:12 and a cross slope not exceeding 1:50; with level landings at least as wide as the ramp and 60 inches long at the top and bottom of the ramp; with level landings measuring at least 60 inches by 60 inches when the ramp changes direction; and edge protection that is at least 2 inches high at the drop off sides. Standards §§ 4.1.2(1), 4.1.2(2), 4.3.8, 4.8.

E. Unisex Single-User Employee Toilet Room - IMAX Theater: The single user toilet room contains a number of inaccessible elements and is not accessible to people with disabilities. Provide an accessible toilet room such that all of the room’s elements, including signage, door, door hardware, clear floor space, water closet, urinal (if provided), grab bars, lavatory, mirror, controls, and dispensers, comply with the Standards. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22, 4.13, 4.16, 4.18, 4.19, 4.26, 4.27, 4.30, Figs. 28, 29.

F. Elevator

i. The elevator doors do not automatically reopen after they have been obstructed without contact. Provide doors that open and close automatically with a reopening device that will stop and reopen the car door and hoistway door automatically if the door becomes obstructed by an object or person. Provide a device that is capable of completing these operations without requiring contact for obstructions passing through the opening at heights of 5 inches and 29 inches above the finished floor; that door reopening devices remain effective for at least 20 seconds, after which the doors may close; that the minimum time from notification that a car is answering a call until the doors of that car start to close is 5 seconds; and that the minimum time for elevator doors to remain fully open in response to a car call is 3 seconds. Standards §§ 4.1.3(5), 4.10.6, 4.10.7, 4.10.8, Figs. 20, 21.

ii. Although emergency communications are provided in the elevator, the system does not work without voice communication. Provide a two-way communication system such that it does not require voice communication, the highest operable part is a maximum of 48 inches above the finished floor of the car, and it is identified by a raised symbol and lettering located adjacent to the device. If the system uses a handset, ensure that the length of the cord from the panel to the handset is at least 29 inches. If the system is located in a closed compartment, ensure that the compartment door hardware operates without tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist. Standards §§ 4.1.3(5), 4.10.14.

G. Men’s Toilet Room - First Floor: The toilet flush control in the designated accessible stall is on the closed side. Provide a flush control mounted on the “open” side of the toilet’s clear floor space; 44 inches or less above the finished floor; and requiring a maximum of 5 pounds of force to operate; or provide an automatic flush device. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.5, 4.17.2, 4.27.4.

H. Women’s Toilet Room - First Floor: Although there are 11 stalls, there is no ambulatory stall provided. Provide at least one stall that is exactly 36 inches wide with an outward swinging, self-closing door and parallel grab bars complying with Fig 30(d). Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, Fig. 30(d).

I. Women’s Toilet Room - Second Floor: The toilet flush control in the designated accessible stall is on the closed side. Provide a flush control mounted on the “open” side of the toilet’s clear floor space; 44 inches or less above the finished floor; and requiring a maximum of 5 pounds of force to operate; or provide an automatic flush device. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.5, 4.17.2, 4.27.4.

J. Men’s Toilet Room - Second Floor

i. No accessible mirror has been provided. Provide a mirror with the bottom edge of its reflecting surface no more than 40 inches above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.6.

ii. The urinal rim is 25 inches above the finished floor and its flush control is 49 inches above the finished floor. Provide a urinal with an elongated rim mounted 17 inches or less above the finished floor, a clear floor space of at least 30 inches wide and 48 inches deep centered on the urinal, and a flush control height of 44 inches or less above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.5, 4.18.2, 4.18.3, 4.18.4.

iii. Unisex Single-User Toilet Room - Second Floor: The hot water pipes at the lavatory are not insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact. Provide hot water and drain pipes that are insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.4.

K. Drinking Fountains: The hi-lo drinking fountains on the first and second floors are inaccessible because the high fountains are not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a high drinking fountain at these locations- such that its bottom leading edges measure no more than 27 inches above the finished floor or protrude no more than 4 inches into the walkway. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.4.

11. The City will make the following modifications to Southern Hills Metro Center located at 1002 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, within 18 months of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Parking: The van accessible parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities lack the required signage. At van accessible spaces, provide a “Van-Accessible” sign located below the International Symbol of Accessibility such that the sign cannot be obstructed by vehicles parked in the space. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5), 4.6.4, 4.30.7(1).

B. Women’s Toilet Room - Gym

i. The pressure required to open the entrance door is 15 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

ii. The wall-mounted air dryer protrudes into the walkway and is not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a circulation path at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished floor. Providing a cane-detectable barrier is an acceptable solution. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.4.

iii. The soap dispenser controls are mounted at 52 inches above the finished floor and over the lavatory. Provide a soap dispenser such that the controls comply with Fig. 5 for a forward reach or with Fig. 6 for a side reach and such that it is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach, respectively, by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(13), 4.27.2, 4.27.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

iv. The paper towel dispenser controls are mounted at 57 inches above the finished floor. Provide a paper towel dispenser with the controls a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(13), 4.27.2, 4.27.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

v. Although there are 6 stalls, no ambulatory stall is provided. Provide at least one stall that is exactly 36 inches wide with an outward swinging, self-closing door and parallel grab bars complying with Fig 30(d). Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, Fig. 30(d).

C. Men’s Toilet Room - Gym: The pressure required to open the entrance door is 20 pounds. Provide a door that requires no more than 5 pounds of force to open. Standards §§ 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b).

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i. The microwave and table impede the required clear floor space at the sink. Provide a sink with clear floor space for a front or parallel approach, and the top of its rim or counter 34 inches or less above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.2.4, 9.2.2(7).

ii. The paper towel dispenser controls are mounted at 62 inches above the finished floor. Provide a paper towel dispenser with the controls a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(13), 4.27.2, 4.27.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

12. The City will make the following modifications to Stoner S’Port Marina Restaurant located at 857 East Stoner Avenue, within 18 months of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Parking: Although the parking lot has a total of 5 parking spaces, none are designated as van accessible. On the shortest accessible route to the accessible entrance, provide at least one van accessible space a minimum of 96 inches wide, served by access aisles at least 96 inches wide, with vertical signs with the International Symbol of Accessibility located such that they cannot be obstructed by parked vehicles, and with an additional “Van-Accessible” sign located below the International Symbol of Accessibility. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5)(b), 4.6, 4.30.7(1).

B. Exterior Rear Ramp: The ramp has a 3-inch space between the handrail and the wall. Provide handrails that are between 1¼ inches and 1½ inches in diameter with a continuous gripping surface along both sides of the ramp, with a clear space between the handrail and the wall no greater than 1 ½ inches, and extending at least 12 inches beyond the top and bottom of the ramp parallel with the ground surface. Standards §§ 4.1.2(1), 4.1.2(2), 4.8.5.

C. Women’s Single-User Toilet Room

i. The toilet room sign lacks raised and Braille characters. Provide a toilet room sign with raised and Braille characters. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6.

ii. The wall-mounted cabinets protrude into the main walkway and are not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a circulation path at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished floor. Providing a cane-detectable barrier is an acceptable solution. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.4.

iii. The required knee and toe clearance at the lavatory is obstructed. Provide a lavatory with the top of its rim or counter 34 inches or less above the finished floor; the bottom edge of the apron at least 29 inches above the finished floor; and knee and toe clearances that comply with Fig. 31. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.2, Fig. 31.

D. Men’s Single-User Toilet Room

i. The toilet room sign lacks raised and Braille characters. Provide a toilet room sign with raised and Braille characters. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4.

ii. The urinal rim is 24 inches above the finished floor. Provide a urinal with an elongated rim mounted 17 inches or less above the finished floor, a clear floor space of at least 30 inches wide and 48 inches deep centered on the urinal, and a flush control height of 44 inches or less above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.5, 4.18.2, 4.18.3, 4.18.4.

iii. The toilet flush control is on the closed side. Provide a flush control mounted on the “open” side of the toilet’s clear floor space; 44 inches or less above the finished floor; and requiring a maximum of 5 pounds of force to operate; or provide an automatic flush device. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.5, 4.27.4.

iv. The farther end of the side grab bar is 14 inches from the rear wall. Provide a side grab bar that is at least 42 inches in overall length, with the far end mounted at least 54 inches from the rear wall and the closer end 12 inches or less from the rear wall. Standard §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.4, 4.16.4, Fig. 29(b).

13. The City will make the following modifications to Valencia Park Community Center located at 1600 Viking Drive, within 18 months of the effective date of this Agreement:

A. Parking: The parking space reserved for persons with disabilities near the basketball court lacks the required signage. At all spaces designated as reserved for persons with disabilities, provide vertical signs with the International Symbol of Accessibility located such that they cannot be obstructed by parked vehicles. At van accessible spaces, provide an additional “Van-Accessible” sign located below the International Symbol of Accessibility. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5), 4.6.4, 4.30.7(1).

B. Accessible Route: There is no accessible route allowing persons with disabilities to access the park’s basketball court and playground equipment. Provide at least one accessible route within the boundary of the site connecting these elements that, to the maximum extent feasible, coincides with the route for the general public. The accessible route must have a minimum clear width of 36 inches, or a minimum clear width of 42 inches if there is a turn around an obstruction less than 48 inches wide; have passing spaces at least 60 inches by 60 inches at least every 200 feet; have a minimum clear headroom of 80 inches; have a surface that is firm, stable, and slip resistant; have, in the absence of a curb ramp, ramp, elevator, or platform lift, no level changes in excess of ½ inch vertically; and have a running slope of less than 1:20 (5%) (or have been constructed as a fully accessible ramp) and a cross slope of less than 1:50 (2%). Standards §§ 4.1.3(1), 4.3, 4.5, Fig. 7.

C. Main Reception Counter: The wall-mounted reception counter protrudes into the walkway and is not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a circulation path at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished floor. Providing a cane-detectable barrier is an acceptable solution. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.4.

D. Drinking Fountain

i. The hi-lo drinking fountain near the toilet rooms is inaccessible because the high fountain is not detectable to a blind person using a cane. Provide a circulation path at this location such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks, halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above the ground or finished floor. Providing a cane-detectable barrier is an acceptable solution. Standards §§ 4.1.2(3), 4.4.

ii. Although an accessible drinking fountain is provided outside, there is no drinking fountain provided for people who have difficulty bending or stooping. Provide a drinking fountain that is accessible to people who have difficulty bending or stooping. This can be accommodated by the use of a “hi-lo” fountain; by providing one fountain accessible to those who use wheelchairs and one fountain at a standard height convenient for those who have difficulty bending; by providing a fountain accessible to people who use wheelchairs and a cup dispenser, or by such other means as would achieve the required accessibility for each group of people. Standards § 4.1.3(10)(a).

E. Women’s Toilet Room

i. The toilet room sign centerline is not at 60 inches above the finished floor. Provide a toilet room sign with the centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6, 4.30.7.

F. Men’s Toilet Room

ii. The urinal flush control is 46 inches above the finished floor. Provide a urinal with an elongated rim mounted 17 inches or less above the finished floor, a clear floor space of at least 30 inches wide and 48 inches deep centered on the urinal, and a flush control height of 44 inches or less above the finished floor. Standards §§ 4.1.3(11), 4.22.5, 4.18.2, 4.18.3, 4.18.4.

iii. No accessible coat hook has been provided. Provide a coat hook at a maximum height above the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards §§ 4.1.3(12)(a), 4.25.2, 4.25.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.