SR-072308-9BCity Council Meeting: July 23, 2008
Agenda Item: °~-g
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Eileen Fogarty, Director, Planning and Community Development
Subject: Hold a Public Hearing and Adopt a Resolution Finding the City to be in
Compliance with the Congestion Management Program and Adopt the
Related Development Report
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and adopt the attached
resolution stating that the City is in compliance with the 2004 Los Angeles County
Congestion Management Program (CMP), including adoption of the annual Local
Development Report.
Executive Summary
Conformance with the CMP is required in order for the City to be eligible for state gas
funds. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
administers the state mandated program for Los Angeles County and requires every city
to certify compliance with the program. There is no budget impact associated with the
recommendation in this report.
Discussion
Background
The CMP was created to link land use, air quality and transportation decisions as result
of Proposition 111, passed by the voters of California in June 1990. The City of Santa
Monica must comply with Metro's CMP requirements by taking the following actions:
• Continue implementation of the Transportation Management Plan (TMP)
ordinance.
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• Conduct biennial traffic counts on odd-numbered years for selected arterial
intersections and calculate levels of service, consistent with CMP specifications.
• Analyze the impacts of new development on the CMP system as part .of the
environmental review process.
• Prepare and adopt a Local Development Report annually.
• Adopt a resolution to self-certify conformance with CMP requirements annually.
The City has complied with the requirements described above by implementing the
City's TMP Ordinance and analyzing impacts to the CMP network as part of the
environmental review process. Traffic counts from the four CMP network arterial
monitoring sections in Santa Monica have been submitted to Metro.
The Local Development Report collects information of categories of development
activity that occur within the city over the past year. The Local Development Report,
attached to the resolution (Attachment A), summarizes the City's development activity
based on building permits issued between June 2007 and May 2008. The issuance of
new development and demolitioh permits this year resulted in a net increase of 248
residential units, including 125 affordable units. The CMP category of "Commercial,"
which includes retail and restaurant reflects a net increase of 2,400 square feet and the
category of "Non-Retail" (office) reflects a net increase of 7,210 square feet.
Upon Council adoption, the certified resolution and Local Development Report will be
forwarded to Metro. Metro staff will report to its Board on all Los Angeles County cities
later this year. Conformance with the CMP is important in order to maintain the flow of
state gas tax monies to cities for transportation projects.
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Budget/Financial Impact
The recommendation presented in this report does not have a budget or fiscal impact.
Prepared by:
Ellen Gelbard, Assistant Director, Planning and Community Development
Approved:
Forwarded to Council:
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Attachment A: Congestion Management Program Conformity Resolution
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ATTACHMENT A
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Reference Resolution No.
10334 (CCS).