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Base Year Values Consistent within Counties The method used to determine base year values is designed to be consistent within counties and within the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) area. All jurisdictions within a county and all counties within the PSRC area shall use the same methodology. It is essential that all jurisdictions in the Puget Sound Regional Council area use the same method to determine base year values, in order to ensure consistent treatment of affected employers. A jurisdiction may adjust the base year values if any employer that implemented a TDM program prior to 1992 dominates the zone and significantly skews the proportion of SOV trips and VMT per employee. Because the baseline data for Everett was derived from 1980 data, relatively recent growth in non-SOV use at The Boeing Company's Everett site is not expected to skew the base year values. Credit for Transportation Demand Management Efforts Employers with successful TDM programs implemented prior to the 1992 base year are entitled to credit for their efforts [RCW 70.94.537 (f)]. This includes programs implemented pursuant to the City's Interim Traffic Mitigation Ordinance (ITMO). The overall scheme of establishing goals for VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips in relation to the base year values for all employers in a CTR zone inherently gives credit to employers that have already implemented effective transportation demand management (TDM) programs. Since most employers have not implemented TDM efforts, it is expected that those who have will be able to demonstrate lower VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips than average for the CTR zone. As public recognition for their efforts, employers with VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips lower than the zone average will receive a Commute Trip Reduction Certificate of Leadership from the City of Everett. Employers with successful TDM programs implemented prior to the 1992 base year should apply for program exemption credit, which exempts them from most 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 final base year zone values. This three percentage point credit applies only to the 1995 CTR goals. For Everett's review of employer programs, there are two acceptable methods for calculating VMT per employee. First, VMT per employee can be calculated using the modeled average commute trip length in the affected employer's CTR zone multiplied by the number of vehicle trips per employee for that employer. Using this method, reductions in the number of vehicle trips per employee are used as a surrogate for reductions in VMT per employee. Alternatively, an affected employer may choose to use its own average measured survey data to determine its VMT for the worksite. Independent verification may be conducted by Everett with zip code or other data. 6