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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-81 <br /> Resolution Authorizing Application and Execution Of Technical Assistance Grant <br /> Contract WithThe Illinois Department Of Transportation For Section 5305 State Planning <br /> And Research (Technical Services) <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, <br /> ILLINOIS: <br /> WHEREAS, the provision of public transportation service is essential to people of <br /> Illinois: and <br /> WHEREAS,the provision of public transportation by a public body is in the best interest <br /> of the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, application for the said technical assistance grant will impose certain <br /> obligations upon the recipient; <br /> NOW THREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> DECATUR, ILLINOIS: <br /> SECTION 1. That an application has been made to the Illinois Department of <br /> Transportation's (IDOT's)Division of Public and Intermodal Transportation, for a grant to <br /> comprehensively study the operational functions of Decatur's Public Transit System,to include <br /> evaluations of routes, system design, scheduling, frequency of service, additional service (late <br /> evening, Sunday), demand response options and ways to increase efficiencies, ridership and <br /> technical solutions with the study to provide information to assist with short and long term <br /> strategy planning for transit and provide additional options associated with providing services to <br /> Forsyth and Mt. Zion. <br /> SECTION 2. That the City Manager of the City of Decatur, Illinois, is hereby authorized <br /> and directed to apply for and execute a technical assistance grant contract on behalf of the City <br /> of Decatur; and <br />