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File #: 20-925    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Minute Order Status: Action Item
File created: 4/27/2020 In control: Joint City Council/ Planning Commission
On agenda: 5/13/2020 Final action:
Title: CC:PC - 1) Presentation of the Travel Demand Forecast Model (TDFM) Project; 2) City Council and Planning Commission Discussion of the TDFM Project; and (3) Planning Commission Adoption of a Resolution Recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Culver City Transportation Study Criteria and Guidelines.
Attachments: 1. 2020-05-13_ATT_OPR Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA, 2. 2020-05-13_ATT_Existing Traffic Study Criteria for the Review of Proposed Development Projects within the City of Culver City, 3. 2020-05-13_ATT_Proposed Culver City Transportation Study Criteria and Guidelines (revised and renamed Attachment 2), 4. 2020-05-13_ATT_VMT transit priority areas map, 5. 2020-05-13_ATT_Proposed project-level VMT tool dashboard, 6. 2020-05-13_ATT_Proposed resolution
Related files: 21-1122, 20-993
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CC:PC - 1) Presentation of the Travel Demand Forecast Model (TDFM) Project; 2) City Council and Planning Commission Discussion of the TDFM Project; and (3) Planning Commission Adoption of a Resolution Recommending to the City Council Adoption of the Culver City Transportation Study Criteria and Guidelines.

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Meeting Date: May 13, 2020

Contact Person/Dept: Ashley Hefner/CDD

Phone Number: (310) 253-5744

Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]

Public Hearing: [] Action Item:[X] Attachments: [X]

Commission Action Required: Yes [X] No [] Date: 5/13/20

Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council, Planning Commission (05/08/20); Stay Informed - Travel Demand Forecast Model (05/08/20)

Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (04/30/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends 1) the City Council and Planning Commission receive a presentation of and jointly discuss the Travel Demand Forecast Model (TDFM) project; and 2) the Planning Commission adopt a resolution recommending to the City Council adoption of the Culver City Transportation Study Criteria and Guidelines.


BACKGROUND

In 2013, the State of California passed Senate Bill 743 (SB 743), which alters how agencies measure transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The purpose of the Travel Demand Forecast Model (TDFM) project is to establish new and updated regulations and new tools and fees, including a new travel demand/behavior forecasting model, needed for the City to comply with SB 743. The TDFM project is an inter-departmental effort between the Community Development, Public Works, and Transportation Departments, with critical GIS and data analysis support from the Information Technology Department.

CEQA requires review and disclosure of environmental impacts cau...

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