R99-07 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONSULTING AGREEMENT

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� 1 : SCOPE OF SERVICES Page 2 Task 2: Identify Deliverables with Technical Committee A list of deliverables will appear in the 2025 Transportation Plan. This will include an updating of the Metropolitan Planning Area Boundaries and an updating of the Urbanized Area Boundaries and Functional Class Map. The list of deliverables will contain a table of contents and a list of maps and tables. A meeting with the Transportation Committee, FHWA, FTA and Illinois DOT will be held to confirm the content of the deliverables. Task 3: Listen to Public and Agencies The consultant will conduct at least one study session with the Decatur City Council and/or DUATS to discuss the project and any policy concerns which the Council and/or DUATS may find appropriate. The consultant will consult with the staff of the Decatur Park District(airport); the City Transit System; the Village of Forsyth, Mount Zion, Harristown, and Long Creek; Macon County; and the Illinois Department of Transportation, either individually or through DUATS. , A public participation plan will be proposed by the consultant for client approval. I� It will include the dates, timers and locations of public meetings, and the means that will be used to solicit input from a wide variety of transportation providers and users, including the elderly, low and moderate income persons, handicappec� persons, and members of minority groups. The public participation plan will me�t the requirements of the Transportation Equity Act and the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The consultant will conduct two public meetings, and will prepare the advertisements and public notice. The City of Decatur will pay for newspaper and radio advertising to assure that sufficient, usefus citizen participation is received during the process of preparing this plan. Phase II Task 4: Collect Data Available traffic count information from Decatur, Macon County, DUATS and Illinois DOT will be reviewed with respect to the age and completeness of the data. Screenlines through the community, cordon lines around critical areas and major corridors will be identified where traffic counts should be available. Recommendations will be made for locations where additional traffic counts should be completed, and for methods or normalizing all count data to the base "modeling" calibration year. Other roadway data will be similarly reviewed including; roadway and intersection capacities, driving times and speeds, functional classifications, rural/urban characteristics, etc. The City will provide any required traffic counts.