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MOPD's site assessments for ADA compliance
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Council Member Linda Lee inquires about the nature of MOPD's site assessments mentioned in their 2024 report. Commissioner Christina Curry explains that these assessments were primarily for evaluating potential venues for city-hosted events.
- MOPD conducted 24 site assessments and issued approximately 40 ADA code recommendations
- Assessments were mostly for venues being considered for city-hosted events, such as hiring halls
- MOPD provided feedback on accessibility and guidance for additional features needed for events
- These assessments were not specifically for residential buildings or ongoing construction projects
Linda Lee
0:26:32
In actually in moped's twenty twenty four report, we saw that moped conducted 24 site
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Linda Lee
0:26:40
assessments to facilitate ADA compliance and issued approximately 40 ADA code recommendations.
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Are site assessments done on existing buildings or are they done for current construction projects?
Christina Curry
0:26:56
Okay, so the site visits mentioned in MLPD's year end press release were mostly to assess venues that were being considered for city hosted events.
Linda Lee
0:27:08
Okay.
Christina Curry
0:27:09
So for example we visited many of the sites that were being considered for the series of hiring halls that the city hosted in 2024 and provided feedback as to whether the site was appropriate from an accessibility perspective and guidance as to what additional accessibility features such as materials in alternative formats and additional signage should be put in place for the day of the event.
Linda Lee
0:27:40
Got it, okay.
0:27:42
So not necessarily for residential buildings per se or for you know assessing that piece of it, correct?
Christina Curry
0:27:52
That is correct.
Linda Lee
0:27:53
Okay and then is there some partnership between moped and DOB when it comes to let's just say I live in a building where the landlord is not being helpful if I need ADA accessible services.