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ORDINANCE NO. 354 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADDING ARTICLE 14 (TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS) TO TITLE 4 (PUBLIC SAFETY) , CHAPTER 3 (TRAFFIC) WHEREAS, in order to comply with the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Program the Town of Los Altos Hills must adopt an ordinance establishing requirements for transportation demand management by employers; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills DOES ORDAIN as follows; SECTION 1. Amendment of Code. Chapter 3 (Traffic) of Title 4 (Public Safety) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Article 14 thereto, to read as follows: Article 14. Transportation Demand Management Sec. 4-3.1401 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the development of Transportation Demand Management ("TDM") programs at employer work sites with one hundred or more employees during the morning peak traffic period in order to reduce traffic impacts and improve air quality within the city. In order to accomplish that purpose, this chapter establishes certain reporting requirements to enable the city to evaluate the effectiveness of existing TDM Programs and to chart progress citywide toward achieving the average vehicle ridership goals established in Section 4-3. 1403. It is also the purpose of this chapter to require certain employers to designate specified individuals to ensure the proper coordination of such reporting and implementation of TDM Programs. Sec. 4-3.1402 Definitions. For the purpose of this Article 14, the following words and phrases are defined and shall be construed as set forth in this section. (a) "Average Vehicle Ridership" (AVR) means the total number of employees assigned to a work site between 6: 00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday divided by the number of vehicles they drive from home to work. Credit may be given for employee work trips eliminated during a biweekly period due to the use of compressed work weeks or telecommuting. (b) "Carpool" means a motor vehicle occupied by two or more employees traveling together.