HomeMy WebLinkAboutADA Advisory Council MeetingADA Advisory Council Meeting
August 8, 2006, @:00 p.m.
Sandra DeLucca Developmental Center (Conference Room)
4560 NW 4th Terrace, Miami, FL 33126
PROPOSAL OF ADA PARKING FINES
AWARD: $52,315.14
1. Lighting at Lummus Park.
Estimated Cost:
Lummus Park will be the location where we will have the basketball wheelchair sports
program. The program will take place in the evening hours and court does not have any
lighting. We anticipate starting the program as soon as construction of the court is
finished. We currently have planned to have practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
$ 30,000.00
2. Programming for the Blind & Visually Impaired
$ 20,000.00
We would like to expand our recreational opportunities to individuals with visual
impairments. We have contacted, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually
Impaired to collaborate and establish the best suitable programs that of great need.
Collaboratively we've come up with some projects that will provide programming to
this population, some ideas we've discussed are, improving our current computer lab to
make it more accessible to those with visual difficulties, we'd also like to establish a
Tandem Bike Program that will provide much need leisure and recreational
opportunites. These bikes would be used invarious parks and nature trails in the city.
Our therapeatuic recreational specialist will spear head this program.
3. Swimming Projram for Persons with Disabilities
$ 27,315.00
We would like to establish for next summer swimming classes for people with
disabilities in two of our parks. We hope to get a pool in the north end of the City of
Miami limits and one in the south end. The program goes in line with Parks and
Recreation Departments initiative to teach everyone in the City of Miami to swim. We
would like purchase any equipment and supplies necessary to start the program (i.e.,
lifts to access the pools, hamess to keep participants afloat in the pool, any other
supplies necessary to start the program).
4. Tennis Wheelchair for Children
$ 27,315.00
We would like to add to our existing wheel sports program to include wheel chair
tennis for children 10 and under. We hope to start with about 6 children. The coach of
the team will be Noel Cubela of Bryan Park. Our hopes is that the team will start
young and become competitive as soon as they are ready. We would like to purchase
the equipment and supplies necessary to start the program (i.e., wheel chairs,
instructional materials, uniforms, etc.)
Total Estsimated Cost (including required match)
$ 104,630.00