Disability Accessibility and Public Comment Access
At a glance
What: resident requests for accessibility improvements in city facilities, projects and meetings, including restoring virtual comment at general community comment.
Where it stands: On November 2 residents raised these points during community comment and during the ADA curb ramps, South District SSMID and Barnacle items. Staff said curb ramp requests are logged and the library curb ramp is a high priority needing utility relocation, and offered online workshops on the ADA curb ramp program. Virtual comment at community comment has not been restored in the record read.
Next: Staff follow-up on the library curb ramp and any workshops; the Barnacle ordinance returns November 17.
A proclamation for CRPS Awareness Month was read and a resident accepted it; speakers then asked for improved accessibility of City Hall and restoration of virtual public comment, which is not accepted at general community comment.
During the Annual ADA Curb Ramps 2026 hearing, residents asked for a priority fix at the downtown library curb ramp and more funding; staff described the request process and said the ramp needs utility relocation and a full design. The project was approved 7 to 0. See Transportation and Street Projects.
Residents also asked about accessibility in the South District SSMID renewal and about after-hours help for disabled drivers under the proposed Barnacle device program. See Barnacle Parking Enforcement Device.