HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 04091991 - 91-218 ( EXHIBIT C )
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Three-Wheeled ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/218
" Scooter " and other handicapped )
mobility devices lacking securement )
features at the manufacturing design )
levels, the Board of Supervisors )
requests that the U.S. Department of )
Transportation include provisions )
in the American Disabilities Act to )
regulate manufacturers of handicapped )
mobility devices of common use to )
include standardized securement )
features for use on transit vehicles )
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVE:
WHEREAS, the lack of standardized securement features
exists on the Three-Wheeled " Scooters " and other handicapped
mobility devices of common use; and
WHEREAS, the scooter and other mobility devices, without
adequate securement features, may pose safety problems on transit
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the American Disabilities Act of 1990 regulates
transit providers, after the effective date, to equip only " newly
acquired " transit vehicles for handicapped individuals using
mobility devices of common use; and
WHEREAS, the Act lacks any provisions that stipulate
transit providers to retrofit existing fleets to accommodate
mobility devices of common use; and
WHEREAS, the Act neglects to regulate manufacturers to
provide standardized securement design features of mobility devices
of common use; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation is
receiving comments during the rule-making process in developing the
proposed rules of the Act; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, requests that the
U.S. Department of Transportation to resolve the securement safety
issue by requiring manufacturers of mobility devices of common use
to provide standardized securement features for use on transit
vehicles as provision of the American Disabilities Act of 1990.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on
this 9th day of April 1991.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct
copy of an order entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
of the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and Seal
of the Board of Supervisors
affixed on this 9th day of
April, 1991
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By: &—X� Deputy Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 91/218