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el asanton STA REPORT November 5, 1985 HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL Pleasanton, California FY 1985-86 Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Program FOr The City of Pleasanton Members of the Council: Background The City of Pleasanton is in a unique situation-under the requirements of the Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Ordinance. The City, through its Transportation Coordinator, must implement, monitor and enforce the citywide requirements of the ordinance. The Coordinator is also responsible for participating in and coordinating any regional TSM activities. And, as a "large employer", the City of Pleasanton is required under the TSM Ordinance to implement a TSM program for its employees to meet the staged goals established by the ordinance. Included here for your Council's consideration are the FY 1985-86 TSM programs and attendant budget amendment. TSM Program For City Employees At the end of the first program year, the City overall was able to demonstrate a 55 percent reduction in peak hour vehicle trips. This reduction, however, was almost entirely the result of the off-peak hour work schedules used by the Fire Department, Police Department and field services divisions. The TSM Ordinance requires that all "sites" of an employer meet the reduction goals. City Hall is a typical office without flexible or staggered work hours and achieved only at 16.6 percent reduction in peak hour vehicle trips. Although this reduction meets the first year's goal of 15 percent, it falls short of the second year's goal of a 25 percent reduction. While the City can technically meet the TSM Ordinance goals by "pairing off" its various work sites, staff feels that the City should strive to be a leader in TSM implementation, especially as it relates to the standard office setting at City Hall. In order to achieve greater use of alternative transportation modes, a more ambitious TSM Program is proposed for FY 1985-86 than was adopted for FY 1984-85. Page 1 SR85:550