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Item Coversheet 12/12/2018 12:42:28 PM
<br /> The proposed amendment is for a fee of$339,311,which will be reimbursed at 100%through the Illinois Jobs Now! grant
<br /> administered by IDOT.
<br /> Land Acquisition
<br /> As property acquisition prices are negotiated, it is expected that the City Council will approve each proposed purchase. The City
<br /> will pay the negotiated cost using City funds and will be reimbursed through either State Motor Fuel Tax,Illinois Jobs Now!,
<br /> Competitive Freight Program, or Grade Crossing Protection funds. These are the current funding sources identified for the Brush
<br /> College Grade Separation project.
<br /> LEGAL REVIEW: The Amendment was approved by Corporation Counsel on November 21,2018.
<br /> SCHEDULE: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:
<br /> Land acquisition for the remaining 19 properties will begin once IDOT approves the initial grading plan for the project. It is
<br /> expected that this will be in the spring of 2019. The land acquisition process is fluid,but the portion funded by the Illinois Jobs
<br /> Now! grant is expected to be completed by the end of 2020 in time for construction to begin in 2021.
<br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION:
<br /> 1. July 6,2010—City Council approved Resolution R2010-140,authorizing an engineering design services agreement with
<br /> URS Corporation(now AECOM)to perform preliminary design work to improve the Brush College Road crossing of the
<br /> Norfolk Southern rail yard south of Faries Parkway. The design services agreement was for$811,000 and was paid for by an
<br /> "Illinois Jobs Now!"grant from the State of Illinois.
<br /> 2. July 6,2010—City Council approved Resolution R2010-141,authorizing a Local Agency Agreement with the Illinois
<br /> Department of Transportation to provide$811,000 to fund the design agreement between the City and URS Corporation.
<br /> 3. November 9,2011—City Council approved Resolution R2011-175,authorizing a change order to the agreement with URS
<br /> Corporation to provide an additional $587,714 to expand the project to include a structure crossing Faries Parkway. The total
<br /> design agreement increased to $1,398,714.35.
<br /> 4. November 21,2011—City Council approved Resolution R2011-177, authorizing an agreement with the Norfolk Southern
<br /> Corporation in the amount of$26,845 to review and comment on the preliminary design for the proposed rail yard crossing.
<br /> 5. July 16,2013—City Council approved Resolution R2013-71,authorizing a change order to the agreement with URS
<br /> Corporation to provide an additional $39,998. The total design agreement increased to $1,438,712.35.
<br /> 6. May 18,2015—City Council approved Resolution R2015-54,authorizing a Professional Engineering Services Agreement
<br /> between the City of Decatur and AECOM Technical Services,Inc. (AECOM)of Decatur, IL, for the not-to-exceed amount
<br /> of$2,156,599 to prepare final design plans and bid documents for the Brush College Road Bridge over the Norfolk Southern
<br /> rail yard south of Faries Parkway.
<br /> May 18,2015—City Council approved Resolution R2015-55,authorizing a Local Agency Agreement for State Participation
<br /> to fund$2,006,014 of the project costs through an Illinois Jobs Now! Grant.
<br /> 7. Apri117,2017—City Council approved Resolution R2017-47,terminating a$2,156,599 Engineering Services Agreement
<br /> with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. of Decatur, IL,to prepare final design plans and bid documents for the Brush College
<br /> Road Bridge over the Norfolk Southern rail yard south of Faries Parkway.
<br /> 8. August 7,2017—City Council approved Resolution R2017-96, authorizing a professional services agreement between the
<br /> City of Decatur and Crawford, Murphy&Tilly, Ina (CMT)to perform land acquisition services for the Brush College Road
<br /> Improvement Project for a fee not to exceed$168,375.
<br /> 9. August 7,2017—City Council approved Resolution R2017-97, authorizing a Local Agency Agreement for State
<br /> Participation with the State of Illinois for the use of Illinois Jobs Now! Funds for land acquisition for the Brush College Road
<br /> Improvement Project utilizing the remainder of the City's Illinois Jobs Now! grant which is $2,006,014. The agreement
<br /> amount includes the payment of 100%ofthe land acquisition services agreement with CMT for$168,375 and the remainder
<br /> will be allocated toward property purchases.
<br /> 10. October 1,2018—City Council approved Resolution R2018-127,authorizing a Local Public Agency Agreement for Federal
<br /> Participation for design services for the Brush College Road/Faries Parkway railroad grade separation. The Agreement
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