Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO CHATSWORTH STATION ADA IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
INCREASE the Life-of-Project (LOP) budget by $3,354,650, from $4,000,000 to $7,354,650 for the Chatsworth Station ADA Improvement Project.
Issue
ISSUE
The United States Department of Justice requires Metro to complete necessary Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements to the Metrolink Chatsworth Station by August 2025. The next milestone in meeting the project completion date is awarding the construction contract using a design, bid, and build delivery method. Increasing the LOP budget for the Project is required to execute a construction contract and issue a construction notice to proceed by January 2025.
Background
BACKGROUND
The ADA is a civil rights law, passed in 1990, that prohibits discrimination based on disability. The Metrolink Chatsworth Station opened in 1992 and serves Amtrak trains along the Pacific Surfliner as well as Metrolink trains along the Ventura County Line. A compliance assessment initiated by the federal government found instances of existing conditions within the Metrolink Chatsworth Station that did not meet all requirements as codified in October 1, 2006 edition of the Code of Federal Regulation, which are based on the 1991 ADA Standards. As the majority owner of the Chatsworth Transportation Center (Center), Metro signed a settlement agreement with the federal government in 2021 to make the necessary improvements to benefit individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.
Remediations within the station building interior fall outside of Metro's responsibilities and are excluded from the ADA improvement scope. All ADA remediations need to be completed by August 19, 2025, per the agreement. However, terms of the agreement required the remediation of accessible parking stalls striping and signage ...
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