COUNCIL STEPS UP PLAN FOR DISABLED.Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer Prodded by the federal government, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted Friday to accelerate its plan for making 43 city buildings accessible to the disabled. The council approved a $4 million plan to make its buildings accessible within two years after the U.S. Justice Department threatened to file a civil lawsuit charging the city with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. . Federal officials were upset that the city is already three years late in complying with the law and, until Friday, had been proposing to take three more years to complete the necessary work. ``In addition to being the right thing to do, this is the legally mandated thing to do,'' Councilman Mike Feuer told his colleagues. The city has taken far too long to solve a problem that has meant disabled people ``for years have not had access to our basic city facilities,'' Feuer said. Part of the plan, however, depends on approval by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. voters of two special taxes on Tuesday's ballot, including a $769 million measure for sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. repairs. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires the city to modify curbs at 123,000 spots so that people in wheelchairs and walkers can cross streets without being lifted. Proposition JJ would provide money for those curb cuts curb cut n. A small ramp built into the curb of a sidewalk to ease passage to the street, especially for bicyclists, pedestrians with baby carriages, and physically disabled people. . The plan also depends on Proposition DD, which would provide $178 million to improve city libraries, including making them accessible to the disabled. Because of uncertainty over the ballot measures, the council action Friday called for the city staff to propose an alternative plan if Proposition JJ is rejected. Councilwoman Laura Chick also briefly questioned a proposed use of $132,000 in sewer-service funds, saying she does not want fees meant for sewer SEWER. Properly a trench artificially made for the purpose of carrying water into the sea, river, or some other place of reception. Public sewers are, in general, made at the public expense. Crabb, R. P. Sec. 113. services to be diverted in any way that might cause a rate increase. Public Works Department Many governments worldwide have had departments or ministries referred to as the Public Works Department either formally or informally. In Australia: - New South Wales -
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