Ordinance 2277-98 - Laserfiche WebLink

shall not exempt an employer from any responsibility in meeting program goals. Extensions granted due to delays or difficulties with any program element(s)shall not be cause for discontinuing or failing to implement other program elements. An employer's annual reporting date shall not be adjusted permanently as a result of these extensions. An employer's annual reporting date may be extended at the discretion of the Director of Transportation Services or his/her designee. 6. Implementation of Employer's CTR Program. Unless extensions are granted, the employer shall implement the approved CTR program not more than 180 days after the program was first submitted to the City. Implementation of the approved program modifications will occur within 30 days of the final decision or 180 days from submission of the CTR program or CTR annual report,whichever occurs first. SECTION E: CREDIT FOR TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS 1. Leadership Certificate. As public recognition for their efforts, employers with VMT per employee or proportion of SOV trips lower than the zone average will receive a Commute Trip Reduction Certificate of Leadership from the City. 2. Credit For Programs Implemented Prior to the Base Year. Employers with successful transportation demand management(TDM) programs implemented prior to the 1992 base year, including those implemented pursuant to the City's Interim Traffic Mitigation Ordinance(ITMO),may be eligible to apply for program exemption credit,which exempts them from some program requirements. When these employers apply for the program exemption credit in their initial 1993 CTR program descriptions,they shall be considered to have met the 1995 CTR goals if their VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips are equivalent to a 12 percent or greater reduction from the base year zone values. This three percentage point credit applies only to the 1995 CTR goals. 3. Process To Apply for Program Exemption Credit. Affected employers may apply for program exemption credit for the results of past or current TDM efforts by applying to the City's Transportation Services Director or his designee in their initial program description or as part of any other annual report. The application shall include results from a survey of employees, or equivalent information that establishes the applicant's VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips. The survey or equivalent information shall conform to all applicable standards established in the CTR Task Force Guidelines. Employers that apply for credit and whose VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips are equal to or less than goals for one or more future goal years, and commit in writing to continue their current level of effort,shall be exempt from the requirements of the ordinance except for the requirements to report performance in the measurement years.If any of these reports indicate the employer does not satisfy the next applicable goal(s),the employer shall immediately become subject to all requirements of the CTR ordinance. 11