Res 2019-090/approving and Interlocal Agreement with the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization relating to a Platinum Planning Study to enhance Multimodal Transportation in the City of San Marcos and Capital Area

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Capital Area MPO and City of San Marcos Platinum Planning Study approval. The Consultant shall collaborate with the Capital Area MPO Public Outreach personnel and the San Marcos Project Team to coordinate necessary logistics for the meetings. The public meeting schedule shall be revised, to include scheduling additional public meetings, as directed by the Capital Area MPO Project Manager. 0.6C - Targeted Outreach Consistent with the Capital Area MPO's Platinum Planning Program, outreach will be conducted to ensure vulnerable populations are represented in the planning efforts. For this study, vulnerable populations are defined as low-income, minority, senior, school - aged, people with disabilities, zero car households, and populations with limited English proficiency. Throughout the project, if Capital Area MPO and the City of San Marcos determine there is a need for public outreach materials to be advertised or produced in, a language other than English or Spanish, the consultant shall produce print and electronic materials in multiple languages (prevalent in the study area) as directed by the Capital Area MPO Project Manager. 0.611) — Focus Groups Focus groups will also be undertaken to solicit feedback from professional organizations like the development, business/commerce, and shipping/freight communities. These focus groups will be conducted as needed to determine impacts to relevant communities. 0.6E - Project Web Site and Other Methods Capital Area MPO will develop and host a project web site throughout the duration of the study effort. The Consultant shall be responsible for submitting deliverables and other content as directed by the Capital Area MPO Project Manager for posting to the project web site. As part of Task 0, the consultant may suggest to Capital Area MPO, and upon approval, develop additional outreach methods relevant to the study area; such as through social media, online town hall meetings, apps, webinars, focus groups, etc. As described in detail above, the Consultant shall deliver to Capital Area MPO the following for Task 0: 1. Detailed schedule indicating compliance with the nine-month completion timeframe and all required items within Tasks 1-6. 2. Copies of sub -consultant contracts, within 30 days of contract execution. 3. Monthly invoices and detailed narrative progress reports (including travel related expense receipts, and any equipment purchase receipts, time -sheets and other direct expense receipts). All receipts and documentation shall be maintained at the billing site for contract monitoring/audit purposes. The consultant is also required to submit a project schedule and timeline which includes important tasks and milestones for review and approval by the Capital Area MPO project manager. 4. Public Participation Plan, including a proposed public meeting schedule. 8