§ 1160-070. REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW EMPLOYERS

Every new employer with 500 or more employees shall encourage use of alternative commute modes by providing the following:

(1)

EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR (ETC).

a.

Every new employer shall facilitate the employees' use of an area-wide ridesharing program by designating an (ETC) for employees. The name, title, address, and telephone number of such ETC shall be reported to the TCM Coordinator within 60 calendar days of reaching 500 or more employees at one site for at least 20 hours per week. The ETC should be strongly encouraged to take advantage of educational resources, including training seminars, workshops, training manuals, and discussions with other ETCs. ETCs need not be full-time employees, nor is it necessary that ETC duties take up a majority of the designated employee's time.

b.

The ETC responsibilities shall include:

1.

Publicizing the availability of public transportation.

2.

Communicating employee transportation needs to the County TCM Coordinator or County staff as appropriate.

3.

Assisting employees in forming carpools or vanpools.

4.

Developing, coordinating, and implementing the employer's Transportation Plan.

5.

Coordinating, documenting, and preparing the Annual Transportation Mode Survey and Report.

6.

Performing an annual survey of employees showing the distribution of employees by transportation mode.

7.

Coordinating participation in a ridesharing program through a Transportation Management Association, either as a member agency or otherwise, including the distribution and collection of commuter matching forms, and submittal to the appropriate rideshare program. The information on these forms will then be entered into the regional database to match commuters by home and work address for carpools and vanpools.

8.

Coordinating any necessary, authorized on-site visits by the TCM Coordinator.

(2)

TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

a.

A Transportation Plan is required for every new employer upon reaching a level of 500 or more employees working at one site for at least 20 hours per week.

b.

In the case of seasonal work locations, the Transportation Plan shall be in effect only at such times that the employment level reaches 500 or more employees at a single site for at least 20 hours per week.

c.

Transportation Plan Elements.

The Transportation Plan shall include:

(i)

Description. A description of the activity and operating characteristics of the new employer's facility (e.g., business hours and peak hours of travel), including a parking area map or diagram.

(ii)

Existing Conditions. A description of the alternative transportation facilities and programs currently in place, such as bike lockers, preferential carpool parking, rideshare information posting, vanpool subsidies, etc.

(iii)

Estimate. A description and estimation of the commuting characteristics of the labor force (e.g., travel distance and mode).

(iv)

Transportation Control Measures (TCMs). Measures designed to reduce the number of single occupant vehicle trips. Each TCM is assigned a point value for trip reduction based on its effectiveness in reducing trips.

(v)

Implementation Schedule. A timeline showing the approximate schedule of implementation of each of the selected mitigation measures.

(vi)

Management Support Letter. In order for the Transportation Plan to be successfully implemented, the top management of the employer must be aware of the program and committed to making it work. A letter expressing that commitment is required.

d.

The Plan must include mandatory and optional Transportation Control Measures (TCMs) from the list in Section 1160-080. Each of these Transportation Control Measures (TCMs) are assigned a Trip Reduction Credit; the Plan must include measures that have a cumulative total of 14 trip reduction points.

e.

The TCM Coordinator shall provide assistance to ETCs in preparing and managing their Transportation Plan. This assistance may include, but is not limited to, guidebooks to an estimate of the potential effectiveness of common ridesharing activities, sample Transportation Plans, educational resources, and networking opportunities.

f.

Trip Reduction Credit for Transportation Control Measures (TCMs).

In order to meet the required levels of trip reduction, every Transportation Plan shall list the TCMs proposed to be implemented. Every plan shall include and implement all of the mandatory TCMs set forth in Section 1160-080. The employer may then select from optional TCMs from the Transportation Control Measure Menu shown below that will best serve to reduce commute trips of the employees of the particular project. The Transportation Plan will then receive the vehicle trip reduction credits as defined in this Section 1160-080.