Title
Special Recreation Consulting Services
History
The Recreation Department has been reviewing the policies and procedures for the Special Recreation Department. Some of these procedures have not been reviewed in many years and are in need of review by an attorney. The Village Attorney has recommended that the Village consider utilizing the firm of Recreation Accessibility Consultants, LLC (RAC). John McGovern, J.D. and his team from RAC have significant experience working with municipalities, park districts and other agencies on these projects and an in-depth understanding of the ADA.
The scope of work will include two projects. The first and most involved piece is with regard to access and inclusion policy development and the second is the associated staff training once those policies and procedures have been developed. As part of the training, the firm will prepare and conduct two on-site training sessions, each 3 hours in length. The first module of the training will address the process of providing supports and the second module will address the delivery of reasonable modifications (what are they, how delivered, delivered by who, how assessment and planning interface, evaluation, etc.).
More information on the firm, their experience in this area and the scope of services can be found in the attached proposals. The cost of these services is estimated at $7,600 for the policy development and $4,330 for the associated training for all relevant staff.
On January 20, 2014, this item was reviewed and approved by the Parks and Recreation Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
$11,930. charged to legal services
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve Recreation Accessibility Consultants, LLC for legal consultation and training services for the Special Recreation division.