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Mike Plane
From:Matthew Long
Sent:Tuesday, May 21, 2024 16:04
To:Jarrod Bordi; Jon Victor
Subject:FW: Fire Training Building Accessibility Concerns
FYI
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From: Josh Baird <JBaird@?id.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 8:40 AM
To: Troy Vitek <tvitek@?id.org>; Ma?hew Long <mlong@?id.org>
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Subject: FW: Fire Training Building Accessibility Concerns
Troy/Ma?hew,
You may have already had this forwarded on, but if not, please see the email below...
Joshua R. Baird
public works director | city of twin falls
phone: (208) 736-2274
jbaird@?id.org
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From: Trevor <trevorroot@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 8:30 AM
To: Josh Baird <JBaird@?id.org>; richard.r.rivera@dot.gov
Subject: Fwd: Fire Training Building Accessibility Concerns
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Josh,
Please review my email to the City Council below and follow-up with the appropriate City Staff members to determine
how a City-owned building was approved by City Staff and Council that doesn't demonstrate full compliance with the
Americans with Disabili?es Act.
Please coordinate with the design team to address all ADA aspects of the project to ensure it is constructed in
accordance with Federal requirements for accessibility, including an accessible egress to a public street (code reference
a?ached).
Thank you,
Trevor Root
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From: Trevor <trevorroot@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Subject: Fire Training Building Accessibility Concerns
To: Ruth Pierce <rpierce@?id.org>, <jbrown@?id.org>, <creid@?id.org>, <chawkins@?id.org>, Spencer Cutler
<scutler@?id.org>, <cvollmer@?id.org>, <gstone@?id.org>
Council,
On the agenda for tonight is a vote on the fire training facility.
A?er a cursory review of the approved City plans, I have concerns regarding Accessibility and compliance with Federal
Laws and City Codes. Please ensure there is somebody at the City that is designated for ensuring City-constructed
facili?es meet all Federal, State, and Local laws regarding Accessibility.
For example, The Architectural Sheets show a Van-Accessible parking space with an access aisle on the passenger side.
The Civil Sheets show a Non-Van-Accessible parking space with an access aisle on the driver side. The Architectural
sheets describe the space as "Disabled Parking" which is in conflict with language in the Idaho State code.
Neither sheet provides for signage on a post easily visible at the front of the space, neither sheet specifies the moun?ng
height, and the City should carefully review whether signage on the building face as prescribed by Drawings is compliant
with federal code and recognized best prac?ces. It is also not clear that the appropriate number of accessible spaces will
be provided.
Addi?onally, it is not clear that there is an accessible egress path to the public right-of-way per the Americans with
Disabili?es Act, since no sidewalk is shown from the building to Victory Road and pavement cross slopes to the gate
exceed 2.08%.
Addi?onally, The Landscaping sheets for the entrance do not show a sidewalk on Victory Road frontage as required by TF
Code for a typical street sec?on.
Sheets C2.02 and L1.00 are missing from the Approved drawing set.
The Council may wish to postpone approval of this project un?l the Council can be assured that the project is in
conformance with Federal, State, and Local codes.
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