Task 1.1 Provide technical assistance to Member Policy Committees and staff regarding cross cutting issues, includes monitoring the national transportation discussion from various organizations and transportation related articles.
Total time spent for the month of October is 9.5 hours.Below is a list of Constant Contact (CC) emails sent to ILMPO Policy and Technical Committee members. All CC emails are archived on a monthly basis and posted to the ILMPO website through an CC archive graphic link featured below.
OCTOBER 2012
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Task 1.2 Provide a mechanism for policy discussion and analysis regarding metropolitan transportation issues. Includes duties such as organization of the ILMPO meetings, producing minutes and agenda items along with discussions with the Chairman of the Policy and/or Technical Committee.
Total time spent for the month of October is 28.0 hours.
Consultant spent time meeting with the ILMPO Chairman via telephone to discuss the October 25 ILMPO board meeting. Meeting materials were distributed to members and posted to the ILMPO webpage. Consultant communicated with the following entities in preparation for the ILMPO board meeting: IDOT, ILARC, FHWA and NARC. |
Task 1.3 Support MPOs in implementing and complying with state and federal laws and regulations regarding planning responsibilities of metropolitan planning organizations.
Total time spent for the month of October is 10.25 hours.
Time was spent researching and reviewing transportation related reports for the October Reports & Research Brief which was distributed on October 2. The Reports Brief was distributed to MPOs, IDOT planning staff and Springfield FHWA personnel. Below is a list of transportation related research and reports placed in the email blast.
Consultant began researching transportation related reports for the November Reports & Research Brief on October 9. Consultant spent time researching various subscriptions, as well as FHWA, FTA, TRB and USDOT emails and websites for transportation related reports. Time was also spent reviewing the transportation related reports for its relevance to MPOs in Illinois. |
Task 1.4 Provide a forum of the sharing of information and best practices across regional lines. Includes website development and coordination of various entities to ILMPO meetings.
Total time spent for the month of October is 11.75.
Transportation News Briefs were posted to the ILMPO Main Web Page after each Constant Contact email blast. The list of emails developed and distributed can be found in Task 1.1.
Consultant updated the Archive button in Constant Contact and GoDaddy website builder. Time was also spent incorporating September and October Reports & Research Briefs to the ILMPO Reports & Research webpage. Consultant also spent some time changing the webpage title from Reports & Research to ILMPO Library and checking navigation capabilities.
Lastly, consultant updated the MPO News & Notices webpage on October 9 with various webinar notices, archived news articles and a link to UWP monthly reports. |
Task 2.0 Develop linkages and networks with other related statewide and regional organizations, including developing strategic relationships with key state agency personnel and associations.
0 hours was spent in the month of October on this task.
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Task 2.1  Provide training for MPO staff and member agencies. Include duties related to the Technical Committee Meetings.
0 hours were spent on this task in October
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Task 2.2 Identify and pursue grant opportunities to support MPO activities.
No hours was spent on Task 2.2 for the month of September. |
Task 2.3 Analyze state and federal legislative and regulatory proposals to determine their impacts on planning jurisdictions of Illinois MPOs. Duties includes researching state statutes and providing legislative update reports.
Total time spent for the month of October is 8 hours. Consultant attended the CMAP Joint Policy and MPO meeting Consultant communicated with IDOT planning staff regarding census numbers and power point presentation from recent FHWA regarding impact on census counts in Illinois. Attended meeting with Metropolis 2020 to discuss the legislative proposal to merge the Regional Transit Authority into the Chicago Metropolitan Agency For Planning. Review and edit notes from IDOT and ILMPO discussion on performance measurements. |
Task 3.0 Administrative duties to include fiscal agent duties, to develop the UWP and provide monthly UWP updates, and to develop detailed invoices.
Total time spent on the month of October is 22.50 hours.
Consultant developed and distributed the August UWP on October 3-4. The September UWP report was developed and distributed between October 16-18. UWP reports includes reviewing submitted detailed invoices for the time period, analyzing task hours outlined in the 2012-2013 ILMPO UWP. Links were added to each email blast in Constant Contact. Lastly, consultant updates the drawn of hours document.
Time was also spent reviewing work products from (September 1- 30), (October 1 - 15) and submitting detailed invoices.
The ILMPO UWP monthly drawn down report is available below.
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