HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-168-12/17/1991-AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES SIGNIFICANCE RESOLUTION 91-168
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
WHEREAS, the United States Congress adopted the Americans with Disabilities
Act (the "Act") in order to address the following findings:
A. that, historically, society has tended to isolate and
segregate individuals with disabilities, and that, despite
some improvements, such forms of discrimination against
individuals with disabilities continue to be a serious and
pervasive social problem;
B. that individuals with disabilities continually encounter
various forms of discrimination, including outright
intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of
architectural , transportation and communication barriers,
overprotective rules and policies and exclusionary employment
qualification standards and criteria;
C. that such discrimination is based on characteristics which are
beyond the control of the disabled individual and which result
from stereotypic assumptions not truly indicative of the
individual ability of such individuals to participate in and
contribute to society;
D. that individuals who have experienced discrimination on the
basis of disability have often had no legal recourse to
redress such discrimination; and
E. that the nation's proper goals regarding individuals with
disabilities are to assure them equality of opportunity, full
participation, independent living and economic self-
sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, the Act will apply to the operations of the City of Fort Collins
in the areas of employment; the provision of services, programs and activities
to the public; and the design and accessibility of City buildings, parks and
other properties; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins created a Commission on
Disability in 1986; and
WHEREAS, the functions of the Commission on Disability are described in
Section 2-153, Code of the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to recognize the resource represented by its
Commission on Disability which will be available to assist in seeing that the
purposes of the Act are achieved in Fort Collins.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1 . That the Council recognizes the special significance of
Congress' action in passing the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Section 2. That the Council further recognizes the resource represented
by its Commission on Disability and the Commission's unique ability to promote
the purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act as it performs its authorized
functions, including, but not limited to, developing educational programs for
citizens, forming recommendations regarding handicapped access for City design
requirements and City structures and serving as an ombudsman between the City,
private businesses and the community of disabled citizens.
Passed and adopted at regular meeting of Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 17th day of December, A.D. , 1991 .
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Mayor
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City Clerk