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t CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 1708 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON REPEALING ORDINANCE 1625 AND CHAPTER 17.24 OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING A REVISED CHAPTER 17.24 TO THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Ordinance 1625 and Chapter 17.24 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code are hereby repealed. , Section 2: Chapter 17.24 is hereby added to the Pleasanton Municipal Code to read as follows: "CHAPTER 17.24 Transportation Systems Management 17.24.010 Purpose. The City has adopted General Plan policies to reduce the total number of average daily traffic (ADT) trips and to evenly distribute the ADT trips throughout the non-peak hours. The purpose of this Chapter is to implement these policies by creating a voluntary, rather than mandatory, employer trip reduction program. . City finds as follows: A. Although recent legislation (SB 437) [Health and Safety Code §40929] that prohibits public agencies from imposing mandated employer trip reduction programs, the City believes that a voluntary program can accomplish the same objectives as the mandatory program. B. Transportation planning studies done for the City of Pleasanton and the Td-Valley have all indicated the need to manage the transportation system and conserve capacity. The 1995 Tri-Valley Transportation Plan/Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance indicates the gateways - 1-680, 1-580, Hwy 84 and Vasco Road - will have more demand than capacity. Traffic studies of Pleasanton's buildout of land use also indicate that many of the critical intersections in Pleasanton will be operating near capacity. The impact of any significant cut through traffic would further aggravate these traffic conditions. Transportation Page 1