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RESOLUTION NO. /7e52/7 <br /> A RESOLUTION adopting a Transportation <br /> Transition Plan developed through an <br /> Elderly and Handicapped transportation <br /> study, meetings with the Elderly and <br /> Handicapped, and detailed in a report <br /> prepared by Michael R. Birdsall and <br /> Associates. <br /> WHEREAS, a transition plan providing transportation <br /> for elderly and handicapped is required by HEW guidelines <br /> in Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act; and <br /> WHEREAS, the purpose of the plan is to provide <br /> elderly and handicapped public transportation until the <br /> transit system is accessible for elderly and handicapped; and <br /> WHEREAS, the transition plan basis is the three <br /> vans used for elderly and handicapped transportation needs; and <br /> WHEREAS, a transition plan has been developed that <br /> offers the flexibility needed to further develop transportation <br /> for the elderly and handicapped into the 1980s; and <br /> WHEREAS, the plan was developed from needs identified <br /> by the Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Study prepared <br /> for Everett, and through meetings with the elderly and <br /> handicapped, and Michael R. Birdsall and Associates; and <br /> WHEREAS, adoption of a formal plan is a condition of <br /> approval of the annual Section 15 transit report and UMTA <br /> operating grant; and <br /> WHEREAS, the TAC has reviewed and recommends the plan; <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF EVERETT <br /> CITY COUNCIL THAT AN ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED TRANSITION <br /> TRANSPORTATION PLAN WITH SEVEN ELEMENTS WHICH INCLUDE: <br /> 1. BUSES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED <br /> WILL BE IN USE BY 1989 <br /> 2. THE SIDEWALK, PED PATH, AND CURB RAMP IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br /> BE CONTINUED, PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY BETWEEN TRANSIT <br /> AND ORIGIN/DESTINATIONS: <br />