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of review comments, the Consultant will submit 15 copies of the Final Transportation Master Plan and 50 copies of the Final Transportation Master Plan Executive Summary to the City for distribution. Consultant will also submit one CD version of the Transportation Master Plan in pdf format to the City for reproduction and distribution. The Consultant will also submit electronic files in both pdf and MS Word format to the City. 1.7 TASK 6 - TRANSPORTATION DESIGN POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND MANUAL UPDATE The Consultant will: 1.7.1 - Desiqn Manual Update. The Consultant will evaluate the existing City of San Marcos design standards and compare these with standards set out by TxDOT, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). In addition, since the Consultant has worked with numerous cities, a design manual comparison will be made between the various cities and the City of San Marcos. From this evaluation and comparison, the Consultant will develop general design policies and recommendations for the City of San Marcos. The update of the design manual will be coordinated with the City's current update of the Land Development Code. These policies and recommendations will take into account, but not be limited to, the following items: . Roadway Functional Classification; . Vehicular Mix; . Roadway Location; . Right-of-Way Limitations; . Roadway Geometric Design; . Intersection Geometrics; . Transit Facilities; . Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities; . Traffic Calming Guidelines (from Task 5.4); . Traffic Signal Design; . Railroad Crossings; and, . Access Design and Management. 1.7.2 - Desiqn Manual Documentation. Prepare a technical memorandum that identifies any existing substandard roadway design standards and then prepare an update to the City's Roadway Design and Access manual. The report will focus on each of the items listed above as well as provide recommendations concerning impacts to the surrounding roadway systems and how they can be mitigated. In addition, since many of the roadways within the City of San Marcos are on the Interstate and State Highway System, the Consultant will give special attention to the Access Design and Management discussions within the report. The recent TxDOT Access Management Manual will play an important and integral role in the future development of roadways and assignment of roadway 10 TRANSPORTATION MASTERPLAN K