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After 10 years, 100% of accessibility features within the priority areas identified by City staff would be ADA compliant. After 20 years, 100% of accessibility features within the jurisdiction of City would be ADA compliant. Improvements will be coordinated with the City's annual budget and 5 -year Capital Improvements Plan, and its long-term maintenance effort. V. ADA COORDINATOR In accordance with 28 CFR 35.107(a), the City of Orono has identified an ADA Title II Coordinator to oversee the City's policies and procedures. Contact information for this individual is located in Appendix E. VI. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE The City of Orono will utilize two methods for upgrading pedestrian facilities to the current ADA standards. The first and most comprehensive of the two methods are the scheduled street and utility improvement projects. All pedestrian facilities impacted by these projects will be upgraded to current ADA accessibility standards. The second method is the stand alone sidewalk and ADA accessibility improvement project. These projects will be incorporated into the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) on a case by case basis as determined by the City of Orono staff. The City CIP, which includes a detailed schedule and budget for specific improvements, is included in Appendix B . VII. PUBLIC OUTREACH The City of Orono recognizes that public participation is an important component in the development of this document. Input from the community has been gathered and used to help define priority areas for improvements within the public rights-of-way of The City of Orono. Public outreach for the creation of this document consisted of the following activities: • Grievance Procedure: In compliance with 28 CFR 35.107, the City has established the grievance procedure to take future comments and concerns for the City. This can be seen in Appendix D and is further detailed in Section VIII below. • City Website: This document was available for public comment online between the dates of October 6, 2017 to October 27, 2017. There were no comments received from the public through this effort. Information regarding the public outreach activities are located in Appendix C. VIII. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, each agency is required to publish its responsibilities in regards to the ADA. A draft of this public notice is provided in Appendix Prepared by: Bolton & Menk, Inc. ADA Coordinator [Project Title] I [BMI project number] Page 6