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B. Policy The City of Orono's goal is to continue to provide accessible pedestrian design features as part of the City's capital improvement projects. The City has established ADA design standards and procedures as listed in Appendix F. These standards and procedures will be kept up to date with nationwide and local best management practices. The City will consider and respond to all accessibility improvement requests. All accessibility improvements that have been deemed reasonable will be scheduled consistent with transportation priorities. The City will coordinate with external agencies to ensure that all new or altered pedestrian facilities within the City's jurisdiction are ADA compliant to the maximum extent feasible. Requests for accessibility improvements can be submitted to the City of Orono's ADA Coordinator. Contact information for ADA Coordinator is located in Appendix E. Maintenance of pedestrian facilities within the public rights-of-way will continue to follow the policies set forth by the City . A breakdown of relevant policies can be seen in Appendix A which includes the following: • Pavement Management Plan • Snow and Ice Mnaagement Policy • Street Maintenance Policy New Construction All new street construction projects with pedestrian accommodations will be designed and constructed to conform with the most current ADA guidance and design practices to the maximum extent feasible. Reconstruction Projects: All City street reconstruction projects with pedestrian accomodations will be designed and constructed in accordance with the most current ADA guidance and design practices to the maximum extent feasible. Rehabilitation/Resurfacing projects All City rehabilitation and resurfacing projects will include accessible pedestrian curb ramps as needed to provide access to existing pedestrian facilities (i.e. walks/trails) at locations where they do not currently exist. Improvements to existing pedestrian ramps will be addressed on a case by case basis. High priority areas such as those in close proximity to specific land uses (i.e. schools, government offices, and medical facilities) will be given additional consideration. Improvements will be undertaken at the discretion of the City Public Works Director. Stand Alone Proiects. As grant funding opportunities are available, independent ADA projects may be undertaken by the City. A brief engineering study will be performed where candidate sites will be evaluated on facility condition, pedestrian volumes, public safety, public benefit and improvement costs as well as the ability to provide Prepared by: Bolton & Menk, Inc. Policies and Practices [Project Title] I [BMI project number] Page 4