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ADA Compliance. (Jones, Jimenez, Foley)
...Recommendations
Direct City Manager to ensure all businesses, specifically small, minority-owned businesses, are educated about the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance requirements at the state and federal level, and have access to resources and tools, to ensure the City of San José is barrier free, inclusive, and accessible to all residents and visitors through the following actions.
1. Provide and improve multi-language education through:
1) A new City webpage that includes information about ADA compliance tools, resources, and access to local and state services to help business owners and nonresident landowners comply with ADA requirements.
2) Mailers/flyers to be distributed to San José certified businesses in the zip codes listed in Attachment A, providing them education about the obligation to comply with state and federal ADA laws and access to resources and tools.
3) City-sponsored webinar in partnership with ADA compliance subject expert(s) providing overview and education on state and federal laws, local and state resources for assistance in ensuring places of business are accessible, and protection against accessibility lawsuits.
2. Include distribution of work between Office of Economic Development and the Planning Division’s Business Ally Program/Coaching Center to utilize existing resources and workplans such as:
a. OED’s current efforts towards redesign of the Business Owner Space website and creation of a Virtual Business Center as a “one-stop-shop” in alignment with the Mayor’s Budget Message in June 2021.
b. Planning Division’s “Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund;” this is a state mandated program that has created a local revenue stream for training and certification of municipal CASp inspectors, and education, outreach, and grants to facilitate ADA compliance for small businesses.
3. Increase promotion of the City’s Disabled Access Improvement Grant Program, which was laun...
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