RES NO 10-01-1984 1984
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
RESOLUTION NO. b 1984
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSITION PLAN AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AS
REQUIRED BY REVENUE SHARING HANDICAPPED REGULATIONS.
WHEREAS, The Handicapped Advisory Committee has met and conducted
a Survey of Compliance of city facilities, and as a
result of the Survey, has recommended a Transition Plan
for the City; and
WHEREAS, The structural changes as reflected in the Transition
Plan must be completed by October 17, 1986; and
WHEREAS, The Committee has recommended a Section 504 Grievance
Procedure as required by Revenue Sharing Regulations;
and
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Van Buren must officially
approve the Transition Plan and the Grievance Procedure:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN
BUREN, ARKANSAS:
THAT, The Transition Plan and Grievance Procedure are hereby
adopted as recommended by the Handicapped Advisory
Committee.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 15th DAY OF October 19 84
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DARRELL CAPELLE T -T� GARR
LOUIS GENE HAGGARD
City of Van Buren, Arkansas
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OLK ROBERT E. "GENE" BELL, Mayor
ALEXANDER
Van Buren, Arkansas 72956 Phone 474 -1541
SEPTEMBER 13, 1984
ROBERT E. BELL, MAYOR
MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
VAN BUREN, AR 72956
DEAR MAYOR BELL:
AS REQUESTED BY YOU AND THE CITY COUNCIL, THE HANDICAPPED
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS CONDUCTED A SELF EVALUATION OF THE CITY
OF VAN BUREN'S PROGRAMS, PROPERTIES AND ACTIVITIES, TO DETERMINE
WHETHER THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE TO HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
THE COMMITTEE HAS DETERMINED WHAT NON— STRUCTURAL AND STRUCT—
URAL CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE AND HAS DEVELOPED A RECOMMENDED TRANS—
ITION PLAN AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.
THE COMMITTEE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING
THIS MATTER.
�CERELY,
RUSTY MY RS, CH IRMAN
HANDICAPPED ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
RM:JH
CC: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: HAZEL LINDSTROM
BILL MCCAULEY
RUSTY MYERS, CHAIRMAN
HILL ALEXANDER
IVERSON RIGGS
PROGRESS IS ='w` OUR PROJECT
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
SURVEY FOR COMPLIANCE LAW 504 OF REHABILITION ACT
INVENTORY OF ALL CITY OWNED PROPERTY
1. KING OPERA HOUSE: WILL BE. IN COMPLIANCE WHEN COMPLETED
9 NEEDS HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGN
2. BOY'S CLUB: NEEDS CURB CUT FOR ENTRANCE TO BUILDING
3. BOY'S CLUB BALLFIELD: NEEDS CURB CUT IN BLEACHER AREA TO PROVIDE
ACCESS TO CANTEEN
NEED TO EITHER REMOVE HANDICAP BARRIER IN
BALLFIELD RESTROOMS OR ARRANGE FOR BOY'S
CLUB BUILDING RESTROOMS TO BE AVAILABLE
AND ACCESSIBLE DURING BALLGAMES.
CONSIDER PROVIDING ACCESS FROM BLEACHER AREA
TO PLAYING AREA
4. SWIMMING POOL: RESTROOMS:
MEN'S OUTSIDE OF RESTROOMS: 31 AND 38 INCHES)
(WIDTH)
DOOR- PRESENTLY 311/2' SHOULD BE 32"
TOILET STALL- PRESENTLY 29 3/8- SHOULD BE 32"
DRESSING STALL- PRESENTLY 29 3/8- SHOULD BE 32"
SHOWER STALL- PRESENTLY 32 IN COMPLIANCE
WOMEN'S:
TOILET DOOR- PRESENTLY 312" WIDE SHOULD BE 32"
SHOWER STALL- PRESENTLY 32" WIDE- IN COMPLIANCE
5. JOGGING TRAIL: BRIDGE AND TRAIL TO BRIDGE- IN COMPLAINCE
HAND RAILS NEEDED FOR STABILIZATION AS SAFETY
PRECAUTION FOR WHEELCHAIRS ON RAMP LEADING DOWN
TO LAKE
6. CITY HALL: BUILDING IS IN COMPLIANCE: RESTROOMS, TELEPHONES,
ETC., ARE USABLE TO THE HANDICAPPED
POLICE DEPARTMENT: WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WHEN A
CERTIFIED INTERPRETER IS LISTED. THE GOVERNMENT
STATES THAT THIS I5 A MUST. IF A CASE GOES TO
COURT, I BEL.IEVE THE STATE HAS AN INTERPRETER. I
TALKED TO ASSISTANT CHIEF WAYNE HICKS WHO TOLD ME
THAT THE FORMER CHIEF USED OR HAD LISTED, THE NAME
OF AN INTERPRETER. SUGGESTION: IT WOULD BE
ADVISABLE TO LOCATE A T.T.Y. AND LIST THE NUMBER
FOR THIS.
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CITY HALL (CONTINUED)
PARKING LOT: THE HANDICAPPED SIGN IN FRONT IS
NOT IN COMPLIANCE, HOWEVER, I FEEL IT IS SAFER
e AND EASIER FOR THE HANDICAPPED THAN TO USE THE
PARKING LOT AS IT IS DESIGNED NOW.
7. LIBRARY: NEEDS CURB CUT OR SLOPE THE CONCRETE. THIS I5
A MUST.
DOORS ARE DIFFUCULT TO OPEN
8. RIVERFRONT PARK: IN COMPLIANCE AND EXCELLENT
9. COMMUNITY CENTER: BUILDING LOOKS AS IF IT WAS BUILT PRIOR TO 1977.
IF NOT:
NEEDS HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS
TOILET STALLS AND RESTROOM DOORS ARE 241/2" TO
25" WIDE AND SHOULD BE 32" WIDE. SUGGESTION:
WALL COULD BE MOVED 6 TO 61" IN NEAR THE LAVATORY
WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF LABOR.
WATER FOUNTAIN IS TO HIGH. SUGGESTION: LOCATE
DISPENSER FOR CUPS ON WALL NEXT TO WATER FOUNTAIN.
10. FIRE STATIONS: BUILDING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
TOILET DOORS IN STALLS. SUGGESTION: SAME AS
COMMUNITY CENTER CORRECTION.
11. VAN BUREN SENIOR INN: IN COMPLIANCE
'PERSONS ASSISTING IN SURVEY IN DIFFERENT AREAS:
HAZEL LINDSTROM- 504 REHAB SPECIALIST AND STATE CERTIFIED ADVOCATE
4510 ALMA HIGHWAY, VAN BUREN, AR. 72956 TELEPHONE: 474 -5495
BILL MCCAULEY- WHEELCHAIR BOUND
2803 MADELINE DRIVE, VAN BUREN, AR 72956 TELEPHONE: 474 -4509
LOIS PARKER- HEARING AND SIGHT IMPAIRED
101 NORTH 23RD STREET, VAN BUREN, AR 72956 TELEPHONE: 474 -6159
MR. AND MRS. DANNY REYNOLDS- MR. REYNOLDS IS BLIND
518 NORTH 24TH STREET, VAN BUREN, AR 72956 TELEPHONE: 474 -2420
SHERRY HART -OSTEO GENESIS IMPERFECTO WHEEL CHAIR BOUND
819 NORTH 27TH STREET, VAN BUREN, AR NP
TIM ANDREWS- HEMOPHILIA
ROUTE ii 1, ALMA, ARKANSAS 72921 TELEPHONE: 632 -2502
SURVEY PREPARED BY HAZEL LINDSTROM, AUGUST, 1984
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
TRANSITION PLAN
STRUCTURAL CHANGES:
1. KING OPERA HOUSE: A. INSURE COMPLETION OF HANDICAPPED
RAMP AS PROPOSED IN RENOVATION
PLANS.
B. PLACE HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS
ON HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES
LOCATED ON 5TH STREET BEHIND T.V.
CABLE CO.
2. BOY'S CLUB BUILDING: A. PROVIDE CURB CUT TO ALLOW ACCESS
FROM PARKING LOT TO BUILDING.
3. BOY'S CLUB BALL FIELD: A. PROVIDE CURB CUT TO ALLOW ACCESS
TO CANTEEN FROM BLEACHER AREA.
B. ALLOW ACCESS TO BALLFIELD VIA
EXISTING ROAD.
C. PLACE SIGN NOTING AVAILABILITY
OF PARK RESTROOMS TO THE HANDI-
CAPPED.
4. SWIMMING POOL: A. INSURE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT TO REMOVE ALL HANDICAP
BARRIERS.
5. JOGGING TRAIL: A. INSTALL HAND RAILS ON STEEP POR-
TION OF RAMP LEADING TO LAKE.
B. PROVIDE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE
WITH SIGN AT TRAIL ENTRANCE.
6. CITY HALL:
POLICE DEPARTMENT: A. INVESTIGATE T.T.Y. SERVICE AND
EITHER LINK UP WITH EXISTING T.T.Y.
OR AQUIRE ONE FOR THE CITY.
PARKING: B. SUGGEST CITY TAKING CARE TO
ENFORCE AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING
PARKING FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS
ONLY.
7. LIBRARY: A. CURB CUT HAS ALREADY BEEN EFFECTEC
BY THE CITY SHORTLY AFTER SURVEY
COMPLETION.
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8. RIVERFRONT PARK: A. IN COMPLIANCE
Q 9. COMMUNITY CENTER: NOTE: ALTHOUGH BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED PRIOR
TO 1977, THE COMMITTEE ASKS THAT THE CITY CON-
SIDER REMOVING THE HANDICAP BARRIERS AS
FOLLOWS:
A. PROVIDE HANDICAPPED PARKING WITH SIGN
DESIGNATING SUCH.
B. INSTALL CUP DISPENSER ON WALL NEXT TO
DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
C. MOVE PETITIONS IN TOILET AREA 50 STALLS
CAN ACCOMODATE A WHEELCHAIR.
10. FIRE STATIONS: A. MOVE PETITIONS IN TOILET AREA SO STALLS
CAN ACCOMODATE A WHEELCHAIR.
11. VAN BUREN SENIOR INN: A. IN COMPLIANCE
NOTE: TRANSITION PLAN TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 17, 1986
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
TRANSITION PLAN
NON- STRUCTURAL CHANGES:
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1. ONCE THE TRANSITION PLAN EFFECTING THE NEEDED STRUCTURAL
CHANGES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED, ALL CITY SERVICES, ACTIVI-
TIES AND PROGRAMS, EITHER PROVIDED BY OR SUPPORTED BY
THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO
HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
2. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY INCORPORATE INTO
IT'S PERSONEL POLICIES AND HIRING PRACTICES, NON- DISCRIMI-
NATION PROVISIONS AND NOTICES.
4. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY INFORM ALL COMMUNITY
GROUPS UTILIZING CITY OWNED OR SUPPORTED FACILITIES, THAT
THEY ARE NOT TO DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAPPED
IN THE PROVISIONS OF THEIR PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, OR MEMBER-
SHIPS. GROUPS DOING 50 SHALL BE DENIED USE OF SAID FACILI-
TIES.
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
THE CITY OF VAN BUREN MUST NOTIFY BENEFICIARIES AND ENPLOYEES
THAT THEY SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAPPED.
ALL SUCH NOTICES MUST BE EFFECTIVE FOR THOSE WITH IMPAIRED
VISION AND HEARING.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT ALL RECRUITMENT MATERIALS OR
PUBLICATIONS CONTAINING GENERAL INFORMATION THAT IS MADE AVAILABLE
TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, BENEFICIARIES, APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES
CONTAIN AN APPROPRIATE NON- DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT. PUBLIC
NOTIFICATION WOULD BE AN ONGOING PROCESS.
RESOLUTION NO.
Section 504 Grievance Procedure
Required under revenue sharing regulations (31 C.F.R. 51.55 (d)(2))
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The CITY OF VAN BUREN has adopted an internal grievance procedure providing for prompt and
equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action prohibited by the Office of Revenue Sharing's (ORS)
regulations (31 C.F.R. 51.55 (d)(2)) implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. as amended
(29 U.S.C. 794). Section 504 states, in pan. that "no otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall.
solely by reason of his handicap. be excluded from the participation in. be denied the benefits of. or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance who has
Complaints should be addressed to: THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN
been designated to coordinate Section 504 compliance efforts. MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
VAN BUREN, AR 72956
1. A complaint should be filed in writing or verbally. contain the name and address of the person filing it.
and briefly describe the alleged violation of the regulations.
2. A complaint should be filed within 10 DAYS after the complainant becomes aware of the
alleged violation. (Processing of allegations of discrimination occurring before this grievance procedure was in
place will be considered on a case -by -case basis.)
3. An investigation. as may be appropriate. shall follow a filing of a complaint. The investigation will be
conducted by MAYOR OR HIS DFSTRNFF These rules contemplate informal but thorough investigations.
affording all interested persons and their representatives. if any. an opportunity to submit evidence p relevant
a complaint. Under 31 C.F.R. 51.55 (d)(2). thefITY 0 ...VAN BUREN
from applicants for employment or from applicants for admission to post secondary educational institutions.
4. A written determination as to the validity
and t y of the for complaint description o ne luti n. if any. shall be
issued by THE MAYOR
10 DAYS after its tiling.
5. The Section 504 coordinator shall maintain the tiles and records of the TTY OF VAN Ell RFN relating
to the complaints filed.
6. The complainant can request a reconsideration of the case in instances where he or she is dissatisfied with
the resolution. The request for reconsideration should be made within 10 DAYS to
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN
7. The right of a person to a prompt and equitable resolution of the complaint filed hereunder shall not be
impaired by the person's pursuit of other remedies such as the filing of a Section 504 complaint with the Office
of Revenue Sharing. U.S. Department of the Treasury. Utilization of this grievance procedure is not a prerequisite
to the pursuit of other remedies.
8. These rules shall be construed to protect the substantive rights of interested persons, w meet appropriate
due process standards and to assure that the CITY OF -VAN RtJRFNL complies with Section 504 and the
ORS regulations.
Implementing the Revenue Sharing Handicapped Requirements Revenue Sharing Advisory Service 8/84