§ 8-29.18. Manual of Procedures.

a.

AVR or VER for each affected work site is to be computed in a manner consistent with the following method:

1.

The employer or center conducts an employee transportation survey during a survey week.

2.

AVR is calculated only for those employees who start work or are assigned to the work site during the peak period.

3.

If less than sixty (60%) percent of the survey forms are returned for processing from those employees who start work during the peak period, all survey forms not returned from those employees who start work during the peak period shall be counted as single occupant vehicles for purposes of calculating AVR or VER.

4.

If sixty (60%) percent or more of the survey forms are returned for processing from those employees who start work during the peak period, one-half (½) of those survey forms not returned from those employees who start work during the peak period shall be assumed to have the same AVR or VER as that calculated from the responses to the surveys returned, and one-half shall be counted as single occupant vehicles for purposes of calculating AVR or VER.

5.

AVR for the work site shall be calculated by dividing the total "employee-days" for the survey week by the total "vehicle trip-days" for the survey week.

6.

VER for the work site shall be calculated by dividing the total "vehicle trip-days" for the survey week by the total "employee-days" for the survey week.

b.

Employee-days shall be determined as follows:

The total number of employees who start work or are assigned to a work site during the peak period each work day Monday through Friday of the survey week. Each day of the survey week that an employee starts work during the peak period counts as one employee-day. For example, an employee who starts work each day Monday through Friday of the survey week between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. counts as five (5) employee-days. The following procedures are used in totalling employee-days:

1.

Employees telecommuting or are off due to a compressed work week schedule are counted as reporting to the work site in calculating the total employee-days.

2.

The following employees are not included in the employee-days total:

(a)

Employees not working because of vacation, sickness or other time off;

(b)

Employees who report to a different work site or an off-site work related activity;

(c)

Disabled employees.

c.

Vehicle trip-days shall be determined as follows:

The total number of vehicles used by employees who start work or are assigned to the work site each work day Monday through Friday of the survey week. A vehicle trip-day is based on the means of transportation used for the greatest distance of an employee's home to work site commute trip. An employee who starts work during the peak period and arrives at the work site each day of the survey week Monday through Friday in a single occupant vehicle counts as five (5) vehicle trip-days. The following numerical values are used in calculating the total vehicle trip-days:

1.

Single occupant vehicle (drive alone) equals one (1);

2.

Carpool equals one (1) divided by the number of people in the carpool;

3.

Vanpool equals one (1) divided by the number of employees in the vanpool;

4.

Motorcycle, moped, motorized scooter or motor bike equal one (1);

5.

Clean-fuel vehicle equals one (1) unless used as a carpool or vanpool. When used as a carpool or vanpool, divide the number of people in the carpool or vanpool into the following:

(a)

Electric vehicle equals zero (0),

(b)

Compressed natural gas vehicle equals one-fourth (0.25),

(c)

Propane vehicle equals one-half (0.50),

(d)

Dual or flexible fueled vehicle equals three-fourths (0.75);

6.

The following all equal zero (0) vehicle trip-days:

(a)

Public transit (bus, light rail, ferry Caltrain, BART),

(b)

Private buspool or club bus,

(c)

Bicycle,

(d)

Walking and other nonmotorized transportation modes,

(e)

Employees telecommuting (only on the days those employees are telecommuting for the entire day),

(f)

Employees who work a compressed work week schedule (only on their compressed day(s) off),

(g)

Disabled employee vehicles at all times;

7.

Residential sponsorship credits pursuant to subsection 8-29.1 (Definitions), employer or center will be allowed to take credit for all peak period non-SOV residential commute trips generated by the sponsored residential area above the baseline non-SOV commute trips and count them toward their performance objectives on a direct one alternative transportation commuter resident for one (1) drive alone employee basis when calculating AVR. RIDES 1987 City of Alameda Residential Transportation Survey will be used for baseline data.

(Ord. No. 2670 N.S. § 2)