TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David Chantarangsu, AICP, Development Services Director
PREPARED BY: Carl Stiehl, City Planner
SUBJECT:
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Approval to Participate in the Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Exchange Program and Authorization to Enter into a Credit Generator Participation Agreement with the Western Riverside Council of Governments
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ABSTRACT
The Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) has established a voluntary Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Exchange Program to assist the City and projects both inside and outside the City with VMT traffic-related impact mitigation regionally. Participation in the program is voluntary and at the City's discretion on a case-by-case basis. Joining the program does not obligate the City to any specific projects or mitigation measures until the City chooses to use the program for a project.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the City's participation in the voluntary Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Exchange Program;
Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a Credit Generator Participation Agreement with the WRCOG; and
Direct staff to coordinate with WRCOG to add VMT-reducing improvement projects at the City's discretion into the voluntary program to address development projects with transportation related VMT impacts.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
None.
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Plan, program and create infrastructure development.
DISCUSSION
Background
In 2013, Senate Bill (SB) 743 was signed into law, which requires local agencies implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines to establish a new metric for determining the significance of transportation impacts.
In 2018, the CEQA guidelines were updated, requiring all local agencies to adopt VMT as the new measure to evaluate transportation impacts under CEQA, with an effective implementation date of July 1,...
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