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I fia 4itig? Ordinance No. 2277-98 AN ORDINANCE adopting the Everett Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Plan and implementing measures as required by RCW 70.94.527 and repealing Ordinance No. 1925-93 (Chapter 46.68 EMC). WHEREAS, increases in the amount and rate of urban growth within Everett have directly contributed to higher levels of traffic congestion and delay;and WHEREAS, the public's health, safety and welfare are threatened by increases in vehicular travel and petroleum fuel consumption that negatively impact traffic safety, air quality and neighborhood noise levels;and WHEREAS,encouraging the use of clean fueled vehicles(for example electric or compressed natural gas), in combination with reducing commute trips can be beneficial to air quality and noise effects,as well as reducing petroleum fuel consumption and traffic congestion;and WHEREAS,traffic congestion and delay harm the city's economy by impeding the delivery of goods and services and causing working hours to be lost;and WHEREAS, the Legislature enacted the Commute Trip Reduction Law in 1992 (RCW 70.94.521-551, as amended),which requires the City to establish commute trip reduction plans that require affected employers to prepare commute trip reduction programs for their employees;and WHEREAS,the 1990 Growth Management Act requires the City to implement transportation demand management(TDM)measures;and WHEREAS,the City recognizes the importance of increasing individual citizens' awareness of air quality, energy consumption,and traffic congestion and the contribution individual actions can make toward addressing these issues. NOW THEREFORE THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: CHAPTER 1: ADMINISTRATION SECTION A: TITLE This ordinance shall be known as the"Commute Trip Reduction Ordinance of the City of Everett." 1