Int. No. 558-A
By Council Members Levine, Chin, Constantinides, Gentile, Gibson, Lander, Mendez, Richards, Cohen, Vacca, Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Treyger, Dromm, Rose, Espinal, Menchaca, Arroyo, Cornegy, Barron, Eugene, Kallos, Wills and Ulrich
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an annual report on compliance with the Americans with disabilities act standards for accessible design by the department of parks and recreation
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-143 to read as follows:
§ 18-143 Report on parks department facilities. a. The commissioner shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the city council on or before May 1 of each year identifying:
1. park facilities, including but not limited to playgrounds, beaches, and pools, that have features specifically designed to be used by people with disabilities, and the location of such features;
2. (i) park facilities that have been assessed during the immediately preceding calendar year for their compliance with the 2010 standards for accessible design, or where applicable, the uniform federal accessible standards or the 1991 Americans with disabilities act standards for accessible design; (ii) whether such assessment was performed in response to a complaint from a member of the public or in connection with plans to perform construction work; (iii) the findings from such assessment as to what actions need to be undertaken to address accessibility; and (iv) the plans that have been made to address accessibility based on such assessment;
3. work undertaken within the immediately preceding calendar year to bring parks facilities into compliance with such standards; and
4. work planned to be undertaken during the current calendar year to bring parks facilities into compliance with such standards.
b. Such report shall include the address or location of each facility described.
c. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require that the department undertake construction or alterations that would not be required by such act or such standards.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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LS 2451/2014
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