City Council

7. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-24 TO APPROVE\nTHE CITY OF TUSTIN VEHICLE MILES\nTRAVELED ANALYSIS GUIDELINES UNDER THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nSenate Bill 743 (SB 743) was passed in 2013\nestablishing new requirements under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) which evaluates\nVehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) metrics in-lieu of\ncongestion or vehicle delay metrics previously used\nin determining a project’s potential transportation\nimpacts as it relates to CEQA. Although SB 743 was\npassed in 2013, public agencies were not required\nto start using VMT to measure traffic impacts until\nJuly 1, 2020. Similar to many neighboring agencies,\nand since July 2020, the City has used the\nguidelines and VMT metrics for CEQA as set forth\nby the California Office of Planning and Research\n(OPR) when analyzing projects within the City. To\nensure continuity within the City’s planning\nprocesses and ensure consistency within our local\ntraffic network, the City hired RK Engineering\nGroup, Inc. (RKE) to prepare the City of Tustin\nVehicle Miles Traveled Analysis Guidelines.\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City\nCouncil adopt Resolution No. 24-24 certifying the\nVMT Analysis Guidelines in compliance with new\nCEQA requirements. RESOLUTION NO. 24-24 A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF TUSTIN ADOPTING THE CITY OF\nTUSTIN VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED ANALYSIS\nGUIDELINES UNDER THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nAgenda Report