R2016-01 AUTHORIZING CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT ANN L. SCHNEIDER

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CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, is entered into as of , 2016 by and between the City of Decatur Illinois, an Illinois mun' ipality ( ereinafter called "City") with its offices located at 1 Gary K Anderson Plaza, Decatur, Illinois 62523 and Ann L. Schneider and Associates LLC (hereinafter called "ALSA") with its offices located at 17843 Lebanan Cemetery Rd., Petersburg, Illinois 62675. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, City wishes to retain ALSA to furnish certain consulting services (hereinafter more particularly described), which ALSA is qualified to perform on behalf of The City in the State of Illinois; and WHEREAS, ALSA is willing to render such services, NOW, THEREFORE,the parties hereto do agree as follows: 1. Term (a) This agreement shall be effective as of the date it is entered into as set forth above and shall continue in full force and effect for one (1) year with an additional one (1) year automatic renewal period. (b) Subject to thirty (30) days written notice, agreement may be terminated for any reason by either party. (c) Payment received from City for work performed after the terms stated in Section 1(a) will continue this agreement in full force and effect until a notice of termination letter, as set forth in Subsection (a) above, is received by either party. 2. Consulting Services (a) The City hereby retains ALSA and ALSA hereby undertakes to exercise its best efforts to protect and promote the goals, reputation and interests of City in performing consulting services (hereby called "Services"). Such services shall include, but not be limited to, the following: i. Advise on accomplishing the transportation improvement goals of the City and Macon County including the Southeast Beltway; ii. Advise on federal funding opportunities including FAST Act competitive grants, Transportation Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants, Surface Transportation Program, Highway Safety Improvement and monitoring other notices of funding availability (NOFA) for the Southeast Beltway and other related transportation projects; iii. Advise on state infrastructure funding opportunities including Economic Development Program (EDP), Truck Access Route Program (TARP)