2024 05 21 City Council Meeting Packet 1

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kimley-horn.com 10 Lea Avenue, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37210 615-564-2701 
 
May 7, 2024 
 
Kevin Helms, ICMA-CM, CMFO 
City of Athens, TN 
815 North Jackson Street 
Athens, TN 37303 
 
Re: Letter Agreement for Professional Services for 
 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan 
 Athens, Tennessee 
 
Dear Kevin: 
 
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (“Kimley -Horn” or “ Consultant”) is pleased to submit this Letter 
Agreement (the “Agreement”) to the City of Athens, Tennessee (“Client”) for providing professional 
engineering and planning services pertaining to the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan. 
 
Project Understanding 
 
Consultant understands the following: 
• Client received a FY23 SS4A Safety Action Plan award from the United States Department of 
Transportation (USDOT) for an  
• Client has selected Consultant to prepare the Action Plan. 
• The USDOT identifies SS4A Action Plan components through the following webpage: 
(https://www.transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/action-plan-components) 
o Leadership Commitment and Goal Setting  - create a goal timeline for eliminating 
roadway fatalities and serious injuries. 
o Planning Structure – form a committee, task force, implementation group, or similar 
body charged with oversight of the Action Plan development, implementation, and 
monitoring. 
o Safety Analysis – review of existing conditions and historical trend s that provides a 
baseline level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries across a jurisdiction. 
o Engagement and Collaboration  – work with public and relevant stakeholders, 
including the private sector and community groups, that allows for both community 
representation and feedback.  
o Equity Considerations  - develop a plan though inclusive and representative 
processes, data, and other analyses. 
o Policy and Process Changes - assess the current policies, plans, guidelines, and/or 
standards to identify opportunities to improve how processes prioritize transportation 
safety. 
o Strategy and Project Selections  - identify a comprehensive set of projects and 
strategies, shaped by data, the best available evidence and noteworthy practices, as 
well as stakeholder input and equity considerations, that will address the safety 
problems described in the Action Plan. 
o Progress and Transparency - measure progress over time after an Action Pla n is 
developed or updated, including outcome data. 
 
 
 
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