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r A SECTION B JURISDICTION The requirements set forth in this Ordinance shall apply to all affected employers at any single worksite within the incorporated area of the City of Everett. SECTION C PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to provide a method for compliance with the Statewide Commute Trip Reduction law of 1991 (RCW 70.94.521-551; Chapter 202, Laws of 1991). The Commute Trip Reduction Ordinance shall not be used as a substitute for reviews of projects under the Interim Traffic Mitigation Ordinance or other City requirements for compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). SECTION D ADMINISTRATION The Director of the Public Works Department or his/her designee shall have the duty and responsibility of administering the provisions of this Ordinance with the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer this ordinance. The Public Works Department shall work with other departments to develop and implement an administrative process for enforcing this ordinance. SECTION E DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this ordinance: 1. Affected Employee: a full-time employee who begins his or her regular work day at a single worksite between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least twelve continuous months. The employee will only be counted at his or her primary worksite. Seasonal agricultural employees, including seasonal employees of processors of agricultural products are excluded from the count of affected employees. 2. Affected Employer: an employer that employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single worksite who are scheduled to begin their regular work day between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least twelve continuous months. Construction worksites, when the expected duration of the construction is less than two years, are excluded from this definition. (Also see definition of Employer.) 3. Alternative Mode: any means of commute transportation other than that in which the single-occupant motor vehicle is the dominant mode, including telecommuting and compressed work weeks if they result in reducing commute trips. 4. Alternative Work Schedules: work schedules which allow employees to work their required hours outside of the traditional Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. schedule. 2