R99-07 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONSULTING AGREEMENT

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SCOPE OF SERVICES EXHIBIT A The purpose of this agreement is to work with the City of Decatur staff, with the Illinois � Department of Transportation (IDOT); and with the committees of the Decatur Urbanized Transportation Study (DUATS�, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Macon County and its municipalities, to perform the necessary research to completely update and ' revise the existing Long Range Transportation Plan: 1995-2014. The 2025 Transportation , Plan, when adopted, will aid the City of Decatur and the DUATS constituent governments �� and agencies in maintaining participation in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 S` Century (TEA-21). It will provide policy guidance and will serve as a transportation plan. The Scope of Service will be conducted in three phases and nine tasks. Phase I Task 1 : Review Existing Plan and Local Conditions The consultant will thoroughly read and review the Decatur Urbanized Area Transportation Study, Long Range Transportation Plan 1995-2014. Within forty- five {45) days of commencing work, the consultant will forward, in writing, to the City of Decatur, an Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR1, assessing the general soundness of the existing document and its data base, and explaining how the consultant proposes to update the existing data and to improve the product. The consultant will review existing literature relating to Decatur and Macon County and their transportation needs, including the 1998 Greenway Plan, the Lakeshore Drive Study and the Macon County South and East Beltway Preliminary Feasibility Study. The following activities are to be completed: a. A review of Preface I: "Transportation Vision Statement," and a recommendation of new or revised language, if appropriate, explaining the reasons for any proposed changes. b. A review of Preface II: "Transportation Objectives," and a recommendation of new or revised language, if appropriate, explaining the reasons for any proposed changes. c. An evaluation of the methodology used in preparing the Long Range Transportation Plan: 1995-2014, and of the general approach taken in that product. The consultant will compare the topical organizational approach used in that report with other methods which might be used, including a geographical approach (i.e., dividing Macon County and the City of Decatur into zones and districts, and analyzing the transportation needs of each.►. The consultant will meet current Federal, as well as State and Local, planning regulations. A kickoff ineeting will be held with the Client and IDOT during the week of February 8, 1999.