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Resolution amending Resolution 13, effective 1/29/2009, entitled "Providing for an Agreement or Agreements, or use of existing Agreements and/or a Contract or Contracts, or use of existing Contracts, and for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and/or services for various projects in connection with the Neighborhood Needs Program in Council District 8; and providing for the payment of the costs thereof by adding $9,000 for Traffic Study-Inner City Transit Options," to extend the timeframe outlined in Section 2 for the issuance of a Request for Proposal.
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Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. That Section 2 of Resolution 13, effective 1/29/09, is hereby amended as follows:
Section 2. The Director of City Planning is directed to issue a Request for Proposals relating to line item "Traffic Study - Inner City Transit Options" before February March 1, 2009, with specific criteria, reporting and scheduling outlined in Exhibit A.
EXHIBIT A
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Purpose and Needs
Project Goals
DATA COLLECTION AND FIELD INVESTIGATIONS:
Fieldview of CSX/AVRR and Other Rail facilities
CSX/AVRR Operations and Schedule Analysis
Other Railline Operations and Schedule Analysis
Review and Analysis of Existing Documents and Studies
EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS
Data Search and Analysis on DMU commuter rail systems and this line
Data Search and Analysis on Public-Private partnerships for similar transit systems
Data Search and Analysis on creation of parking garages for revenue
New Internet Search and Analysis of viability of the project
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Consistency with Regional (SPC) goals
Land Use and Mobility
Feasibility and Cost Effectiveness
Potential and Available Funding Sources
Transportation and Traffic Impacts
Environmental and Engineering Impacts
Community and Stakeholder Support - 2 Community Meetings
Project Planning and Implementation
DRAFT AND FINAL REPORT PREPARATION
Prepare Draft Report Narrative
Present Draft Report to City Council during Post Agenda
QAQC
Review Commentary from Councilman Peduto gathered from Council and Community
Prepare Final Report Narrative
SCHEDULE
RFP to be issued by the Director of Planning no later than February March 1, 2009
Selection of a Firm to be decided no later than March Apri1, 2009
Field study to begin March April 2009
First Community Meeting to be held April May 2009
Second Community Meeting to be held May June 2009
Draft Report presented to Council June July 2009
Final Report presented to City Council no later than August September 1, 2009