o) REPORT 19-0192 A RESOLUTION OF THE HERMOSA BEACH CITY
COUNCIL ELECTING TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(Environmental Analyst Kristy Morris)
Exemption from the Congestion Management Program (CMP) may well have advantages including administrative efficiency and alignment with evolving state policies. It seems that these policies include an emphasis on reduction in vehicles versus increases in road capacity, as evidenced by changes to use a metric of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) instead of level of service (LOS - delays).as part of project evaluations under CEQA. We should nonetheless acknowledge the potential benefits of LOS analysis, and hopefully will not be precluded from utilizing it in the future on a case-by-case basis even if we become exempt from CMP. Recall how LOS analysis has recently benefited our community through identification of traffic concerns and mitigation measures for the recent Skechers and North School project EIRs.
Exemption from the Congestion Management Program (CMP) may well have advantages including administrative efficiency and alignment with evolving state policies. It seems that these policies include an emphasis on reduction in vehicles versus increases in road capacity, as evidenced by changes to use a metric of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) instead of level of service (LOS - delays).as part of project evaluations under CEQA. We should nonetheless acknowledge the potential benefits of LOS analysis, and hopefully will not be precluded from utilizing it in the future on a case-by-case basis even if we become exempt from CMP. Recall how LOS analysis has recently benefited our community through identification of traffic concerns and mitigation measures for the recent Skechers and North School project EIRs.