First step is to have Public Works inspect the location and make a determination about the sidewalk. If there is a city factor impacting the sidewalk's condition (ie. tree) then the city is responsible for grinding/repair. If damage is caused by wear/tear/neglect and would pose a safety hazard, we at Public Works will try to alleviate the hazard by patching it and then deem a full repair is the "homeowner's responsibility".

In some cases, if area being impacted is severe and involves more than one address, area can be reviewed by the Resource Allocation Committee for a major project. Engineering would oversee new sidewalk replacements.

Binding Case Law is Barden v Sacramento, Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002. A municipality does not have the authority to override Federal Court Decisions.(and no one has produced any document that verifies the claim that it tried to give itself that power.)

"Title II's prohibition of discrimination in the provision of public services applies to the maintenance of public sidewalks, which is a normal function of a municipal entity."

If the city owns a Right of Way over those sidewalks, people who have disabilities have a right to sue that right of way and the municipality is responsible for providing access to that rights of way....because it is a RIGHT of way.