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Transition Plan for review, a paid advertisement was placed in two local newspapers of record, a news release was distributed to local media, announcements were made in various City newsletters, and copies of the Plan or internet hyperlinks were provided at a number of locations, including with several key audiences. One comment was received during the public comment period and indicated that the draft plan did not meet the reviewer's expectations. There were two primary themes of the comment that are summarized as follows: Addressing the installation of speed humps or bumps on streets that don't have sidewalk should be included in the Plan and whether there should be public hearings prior to the adoption of the Plan. Engineering staff personally contacted and met with the commenter to discuss the specifics of the street of which he was concerned. A copy of the comment is attached in the appendix. As noted above, the City uses the 2011 NPRM for design standards within the rights-of-way. Within the section -by -section analysis of the proposed rulemaking, the U.S. Access Board requested information from the public on this issue of "shared streets" that do not have curbs or delineated sidewalks and design features to facilitate wayfinding along these streets, but no design guidance or standards were included in the proposed rulemaking. Nor are there other applicable standards addressing this issue at this time. There are a variety of potential barriers that may be present or occur within the public rights-of- way. This Plan does not preclude responding to barrier removals, but does describe a specific schedule for barrier removal relating to sidewalk access ramps and accessible pedestrian signals. While future updates to this Plan may include schedules to remove or address other barriers within the rights-of-way, this current Plan will remain focused on the two elements selected at this time. A public hearing was not scheduled for adoption of this Plan. It is proposed that this Plan be adopted by Administrative Order of the Public Works Director. This method of adoption does not require a public hearing process nor is one required by Title II of the ADA that sets forth the requirements for agency transition plans. 8.2 Procedures for Requests for Barrier Removal and Grievances Entities subject to Title II of the ADA are required to "adopt and publish a grievance procedure" as part of the Transition Plan. Public Works has developed a two-tiered approach in order to comply with the requirement for grievance procedures. The first tier is a "Request for Service" and the second tier is a "Grievance". A Request for Service (RFS) is used to request accommodations or barrier removal. A request for service may be filed in a variety of methods — in person, by telephone, by mail and on-line: Call (541)682-4800 Email: pwmaintenance@cii.eugene.or.us or adaplan@ci.eugene.or.us Online: www.eugene-or.gov (City of Eugene website), selected "Contact Us" at the top of the page The request will be recorded in Public Works' Maintenance Management System (MMS). The recording of the request is critical for recordkeeping and to evaluate the Department's response to ADA -related requests. City of Eugene Transition Plan for Accessibility in the Public Rights -of -Way Page 11