City Council Chamber Accessibility Improvement Project

Your input is needed

The city is evaluating a project to improve accessibility in the Paul Tauer Aurora City Council Chamber, and is requesting public input on the proposed design.

Join us for a presentation and provide input in person:
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Aurora Municipal Center, Aurora Room
15151 E. Alameda Parkway
Live sign language interpretation (ASL) will be provided, and the presentation will be captioned and transcribed using the Microsoft accessibility features. If other accommodations are needed (i.e. CART, large print materials, etc.), please submit a request to the Office of ADA Compliance and Accessibility (instructions below). If Spanish or other language access services are needed, please also submit an accommodation request to the Office of ADA Compliance and Accessibility. Individuals are highly encouraged to submit their requests a minimum of three business days in advance of the meeting.

How and where to request accommodations for the meeting:

• Submit your accommodation request online: AuroraGov.org/Accessibility
• Contact us via email: adacompliance@auroragov.org
• Call to request your accommodation: 303.326.8858
  

For those who cannot attend the meeting:
View a short video overview of the proposed improvements and take our online survey anytime from Aug. 5 to 26

Existing conditions

The current chamber design, which has been in place since the Aurora Municipal Center opened in 2003, provides accessibility in the following ways:

• Wheelchair accessibility at the top level/press area but no companion seating
• Three side-panel accessible seats
• Access to floor/podium via stairs or elevator lift, with accessible floor seating
• Access to council dais via stairs or through the Aurora Room

Project recommendations

• Provide a ramp to chamber floor by utilizing the current storage area along the east exterior wall
• Eliminate the existing lift to provide ramp from top level to dais
• Raise floor to provide floor-level seating within the audience with easy access to the podium and two wheelchair spaces with companion seating
• Improve wheelchair accessible seating options at top level, with two wheelchair spaces with companion seating
• Replace all existing seating to provide additional accessible seats with panel doors

Alternate project recommendations

Rebuild dais to allow space for accessible seating and proper circulation from ramp

• Moves wheel chair seating to the sides
• Current staff desks, podium pushed back closer to seating area and center row of seating is lost at floor level