R98-64 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT - Laserfiche WebLink

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT � MEMORANDUM 98-47 May 11, 1998 To: Honorable Mayor an 'ty Council Members From: James L. Williams, , City Manager Cecil Collins, Jr., Director of Department of Community Development�'� � Robert S. Reed, Mass Transit Administrator _--� Subject: Mass Transit Planning Agreement for FY'99 Upon City Council approval, the attached resolution will authorize the execution of a mass transit planning agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation. The State will reimburse the City for 80% of the planning expenses of the Decatur Public Transit System incurred in FY'99 (July 1, 1998 thru June 30, 1999). The mass transit planning budget for the upcoming year is $23,008 of which the State's share will be $18,406. This represents a significant reduction from the $32,500 programmed in the FY'98 planning budget. Planning activities will include preparation of the annual Technical Work Program, the Transit Improvement Program, the ADA Paratransit Plan Update, the DBE/WBE annual report, and the annual report on ridership to Hickory Point Mall. Other routine planning activities include maintaining revenue, expense and route ridership statistics; conducting on/off board surveys; and evaluating the performance of the transit system. The Federal Transit Administration must approve the planning program before it will award any operating or capital grants.