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CHULA VISTA
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ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE CI Y OF CHULA VISTA
TO REQUEST SANDAG TO EXEMPT E REGION FROM THE
STATE CONGESTION MANAGEME PROGRAM
SUBMITTED BY: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
REVIEWED BY: CITY MANAGER
ASSISTANT CITY ANAGER ~ T
4/STHS VOTE: YES ^ NO
SUMMARY
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is required by State law to prepare and
regularly update a Congestion Management Program (CMP) for the transportation system within
the San Diego region. The purposes of the CMP are to monitor the performance of the
transportation system, develop programs to address near-term and long-term congestion, and
better integrate transportation and land use planning.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that there is no possibility
that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment. The City, however, will
continue to participate in the development and implementation of congestion management
programs through SANDAG, the designated Regional Transportation Agency for the San Diego
region. This action does not and will not cause either directly or cumulatively a significant
physical change to the environment and is exempt from environmental review pursuant to
Section 15061 (b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
RECOMMENDATION
Council adopt the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
SANDAG is required by State law to prepare and regularly update a Congestion Management
Program (CMP) for the transportation system within the San Diego region. The CMP requires
each local jurisdiction to analyze the traffic on designated CMP arterials, freeways and highways
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and prepare a Deficiency Plan for those facilities that are deemed deficient. The CMP process
was established as part of the 1989 legislative package that increased the fuel tax from nine cents
to 18 cents. The process was intended to assure that projects funded by new transportation
revenues would reduce traffic congestion by maintaining a minimum Level of Service E (LOS E)
on the arterials, highways and freeways that were listed in the CMP.
The CMP is a method of monitoring the region's transportation system and provides a
mechanism to prepare Deficiency Plans for roadway segments that do not meet the CMP Level
of Service standard. If a roadway segment falls below LOS E the local jurisdiction is required to
prepare a Deficiency Plan identifying potential mitigations to improve the level of service or face
the potential loss of the enhanced fuel tax funding attributable to Proposition 111. To date, no
local agency has had its fiords withheld due to lack of compliance with the State CMP. For those
nine agencies with deficiencies, SANDAG has provided a table of the financial consequences to
the agency if it does not complete Deficiency Studies. Attachment 1, "Local Jurisdiction Gas
Tax Apportionments FY 2006-2007", shows the apportionment to each of those nine agencies
that have deficient arterials, freeways and/or highways through their respective jurisdictions. For
the City of Chula Vista, the Gas Tax amount shown is $5,796,925 of which 33.31% is the
percentage at risk if the Deficiency Plans are not completed. Based on the data on the
attachment, this 33.31% represents $1,357,482 for the City of Chula Vista.
In 1996 the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2419 (Attachment 2) to allow urbanized
areas the option to be exempt from preparation and implementation of the State CMP.
According to the legislative history of AB 2419, the option to be exempt provision was added
because the State CMP requirements had, in many instances, become an expensive and
redundant paper exercise, which had done little to reduce congestion and had never actually
subjected a local agency to a fuel tax revenue penalty. The bill was written to give the regions
the option of exempting themselves on aself-determined basis. Thus, SANDAG has asked the
local agencies to consider opting out of the State CMP program, but to maintain compliance with
the Federal CMP (Attachment 3).
CMP Requirements
Local agencies are required to have compliance with the CMP for those arterials, freeways and
highways that are entirely or partially within a jurisdiction. In Chula Vista, there are no arterials
or highways that trigger the need for a Deficiency Plan since there are none with a level of
Service "F". On the CMP freeways, there is only one freeway, Interstate-805 within the
northerly portion of the City of Chula Vista along with National City and the County of San
Diego that meets the need to prepaze a Deficiency Plan (Attachment 4). Table 1 identifies the
CMP freeway entirely or partially within the City of Chula Vista.
Table 1
CMP System Roadways
Fully or Partially within City of Chula Vista Jurisdiction
CMP Freeways
Interstate 805' Telegraph Canyon Road to SR 54
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Each CMP roadway is required to be analyzed biennially as part of the CMP updates. As part of
this analysis, each jurisdiction is required to collect traffic data that is used to calculate the LOS
for CMP arterials, freeways, and highways. This information is sent to SANDAG who, in turn,
calculates the LOS based on the local agency's data for each CMP arterial and notifies the local
agency of any deficient CMP segments.
Based upon the data collected and the LOS analysis, individual roadway segments that do not
meet the CMP standazd LOS E require the creation of a Deficiency Plan within 12 months of the
identification of the deficiencies. A Deficiency Plan is a study that identifies the LOS of the
roadway segment(s) and potential mitigations for those segments operating at a LOS lower than
LOS E. Under State law, the local jurisdiction in which the deficiency occurs is responsible for
the preparation of the Deficiency Plan for each deficient segment. This includes Deficiency
Plans for freeways within the City limits.
If the local agency does not comply with these requirements, the legislation states that an
apportionment, per Section 2105 of the Streets & Highways Code apportionment, a loss of
$1,357,482, or 33.31% of the annual gas tax allocation to Chula Vista would be withheld by
SANDAG if the local agency does not have Deficiency Plans completed, or in progress, for all of
their deficient segments
In November 2008, SANDAG adopted the 2008 CMP Update. The resulting deficient segments
within the City of Chula Vista that require Deficiency Plans are shown in Table 2.
Table Z
2008 CMP Roadway Segments Requiring Deficiency Ylans
CMP Route ~ Limits ~ Affected Local Jurisdiction
Freeways
Interstate 805 Telegraph Canyon Road to SR 54 Cities of Chula Vista and National City,
and San Deigo County
The Cities of Chula Vista and National City and the County of San Diego are currently required
to complete a Deficiency Plan for Interstate-805 from Telegraph Canyon Road to State Route-54
as identified in Table 2 by November 2009. The Deficiency Plan is estimated to cost
approximately $150,000, due to coordination required with Caltrans and two other local
agencies. The need for the Deficiency Plan has been mitigated due to two on-going Interstate-
805 projects with Caltrans and SANDAG. These projects will be constructed in the near future.
Interstate-805 Southbound Auxiliary Lane Project
The City of Chula Vista has been working with Caltrans on the proposed southbound auxiliary
lane project improvements to the Interstate-805. The Regional Transportation Improvement
Program (RTIP), project CAL78A identifies the first project "Interstate-805 Southbound
Auxiliary" (Attachment 5) improvements that are to commence construction in FY09/10 in order
to eliminate this deficient segment. Since this project will be awazded and construction will
begin this fiscal year, there is no reason to prepare the Deficiency Plan since the Caltrans Project
Report completed for this project identifies the need and purpose of the project and also shows
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that the level of service will improve once the project has finished construction. The limits of
work are from State Route-54 to just south of Bonita Road.
Per the attached Caltrans Fact Sheet dated March 2009 (Attachment 6), the project goal is to
reduce current and future traffic congestion on southbound Interstate-805 near the State Route-54
interchange during the evening peak traffic period. The project will add two southbound
auxiliary lanes between State Route-54 and Bonita Road. In addition, in order to regulate the
flow of traffic entering the freeway in order to ease congestion further down the road and on
connecting freeways, ramp meters will also be installed for the southbound on-ramps at Bonita
Road Sweetwater Road and on the connecting StateRoute-54 freeway.
Construction is anticipated to start later this calendar year and be completed by summer 2010 at a
total project cost of approximately $19.5 million.
Interstate-805 Direct Access Ramp (DART Project
The Direct Access Ramp (DAR) project is a TransNet Early Action Project that is currently in
the Preliminary Engineering & Environmental Document phase. This is the second project along
this freeway corridor and it is listed in the RTIP as the "South Bay BRT" project SAN47
(Attachment 7). Construction is not expected to begin until FY10/11. This project would
construct carpool lanes on Interstate-805 from East Palomaz Street in Chula Vista then north
ultimately ending at the downtown San Diego. The cost of this project is estimated at $109
million with $107 million coming from Transnet-MC (Major Corridors) funds.
Therefore, based on the two projects already underway along the Interstate-805 corridor,
adoption of the resolution will benefit SANDAG so that this region is subject only to the Federal
CMP program requirements, and no longer to the California State CMP requirements.
Impacts of Exemption from the CMP
Even if the City is exempt from the CMP, SANDAG is still required to comply with Federal
congestion management provisions. Federal guidelines are more flexible than the State CMP
requirements and utilize the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) as the primary tool to provide
solutions for regional congestion. The RTP analyzes the transportation system throughout the
region and identifies existing and future LOS deficiencies. If the region chooses to opt out of the
CMP, SANDAG will continue to meet the Federal congestion management provisions through
existing planning and performance monitoring activities, such as the RTP.
A number of counties throughout the State have opted out of the CMP requirement, including
Fresno County, Santa Cruz County, and San Luis Obispo County. SANDAG staff have spoken
with the staff responsible for the CMP process in these counties and confirmed that they have not
lost any State or Federal funding as a result of opting out of the State CMP process. The
SANDAG office of General Council has confirmed that local agencies will not lose their gas tax
allocations if the San Diego region opts out of the State CMP.
Summary
Opting out of the State CMP process would have the following benefits:
• Relieve the City of a mandate to use one measure (LOS) to determine roadway
deficiencies.
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• Eliminate the City's risk of losing millions of dollars of transportation funds if the City
does not comply with the CMP requirements.
• Eliminate duplication of identifying transportation deficiencies (CMP, the City's
Financing Plans, Cornmunity Plans, Comdor Studies, Needs List, and SANDAG RTP
and Performance Monitoring Plans). The RTP will continue to identify deficiencies of
major arterials, freeways and highways.
• Eliminate the need for the City to prepare and adopt Deficiency Plan for arterials,
highways and freeways at a cost of at least $150,000. Caltrans will continue to monitor
freeways.
• City of Chula Vista is currently working with the region on two pending improvements to
Interstate-805 from State Route-54 to East Palomar Street totaling $130 million that are
already included in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan 5-year program as
projects CAL78A & SAN47. When these two Interstate-805 improvement projects are
completed, traffic congestion levels will be reduced so that this comdor is no longer
deficient through the City of Chula Vista.
Opting out procedure
In order to opt out of the State CMP, a majority of the local jurisdictions representing a majority
of the population in the county must adopt resolutions electing to be exempt from the State CMP.
In San Diego County the following nine agencies out of 19 have deficiencies in either arterials,
freeways and/or highways through their jurisdictions: Chula Vista, Coronado, County of San
Diego, El Cajon, La Mesa, National City, Oceanside, Poway and San Diego. The City of Lemon
Grove does not have any deficient facilities but has recently adopted a resolution to opt out of the
State CMP.
A resolution adopted by any City Council electing to be exempt from the congestion
management program in accordance with Government Code Section 65088.3 is required for the
San Diego region to opt out of the State CMP. As of late 7uly, the local jurisdictions
representing a majority of the population (shown in parenthesis as a percent of County total
population) in the County of San Diego have adopted a resolution to opt out and those agencies
are: City of El Cajon (3%), City of Lemon Grove (1%), City of National City (2%), City of San
Diego (43%) and County of San Diego (16%). With the adopted resolutions from the five
agencies so far to opt out, the population requirement has been met since all of these agencies
combined total 65% of the regions' population. The second majority vote criteria required is that
of at least 10 out of 19 jurisdictions to adopt a resolution prior to September 1, 2009. The
remaining jurisdictions are expected to hear this item sometime this month.
Previous SANDAG action
On November 7, 2008, the SANDAG Transportation Committee directed staff to discuss these
options with the Public Works Directors, Planning Directors, and Traffic Engineers of the
Cities/County Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), the Regional Planning Technical
Working Group (TWG), and the San Diego Traffic Engineers Council (SANTEC), respectively.
At the May 8, 2009 SANDAG Board of Directors meeting, the Board recommended to direct
SANDAG staff to work with the local jurisdictions to prepare resolutions electing to opt out of
the State Congestion Management Program.
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DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site
specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of Regulations section
18704.2(a)(1) is not applicable to this decision..
CURRENT FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund as a result of this action. All costs are paid for out of CIP
TF-355.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Local Jurisdiction Gas Tax Apportionments FY 2006 - 2007
2. Assembly Bi112419
3. Letter from SANDAG dated May 11, 2009
4. 2008 CMP Roadway Segments Requiring Deficiency Plans
5. Draft 2008 Regional Transportation Improvement Program for MPO ID: CAL78A dated
June 10, 2009
6. Interstate 805 Southbound Auxiliary Lane Project Fact Sheet dated March 2009
7. 2008 Regional Transportation Improvement Program for MPO ID: SAN47 dated June
IQ 2009
Prepared by: Francisco X Rivera, Principal Civil Engineer, Public Works Department
J:\Engineer\AGENDA\CAS2009\08-I I-09\I-805 Congestion Management Plan CAS.doc
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Local Jurisdiction Gas Tax Apportionments FY 2006 - 2007
h 2008 CMP Deficient Segments
Local Jurisdictions wit ~
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1 Total Monies Made Available Total Gas Tax
Jurisdiction { by the State I
Apportionment Sec. 2105 S & H Code
Apportionment Percent of Sec 2105 v. Total
Gas Tax Apportionment
- Percent of Sec. 2105 v Total
Monies from the State
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City of Chula Vista i $5,796,925 $4,075 451
City of Coronado $695,678 $500198
$1,357,482
$163,608
33.31 %
32.71%
23.42%
23.52%
5391 $1,785 024
of EI Ca1on $2 546
Cit $592,630 33.20% 23.27%
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City of La Mesa $1 443 201 $1,029 574
$1,169 398
399'
629
City of National City ~ $1 _
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$340,079
$386,823
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33.03%
33.08% 23 56%
23 74%
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662,458 $3,194032
i $4
City of Oceanside ___
$1,062,828 33.28% 22.80%
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City of Poway ~~ $1,328,474 $931 995
Crty of San Diego $39 731,921 $28,823 590 ; $307 458
$7 956,032 32.99%
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27 60% 23.14%
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20.02%
$44,660,849
San Diego County $61 256,761 $13 676,359 30 62% 22.33%
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Total _ - - $119,091,356, $86,170,111 , $25,843,299 29.99% 21.70%
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ATTACHMENT ~
Assembly Bill No. 2419
CHAPTER 293
An act to amend Sections 65082, 65089, and 65089.3 of, and add
Section 65088.3 to, the Government Code, relating to transportation.
[Approved by Governor )uly 25, 1996. Filed with
Secretary of State Iuly 25, 1996.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2419, Bowler. Transportation: congestion management
programs.
(1) Existing law requires the development, adoption, and
updating of a congestion management program for each county that
includes an urbanized area. Existing law requires congestion
management programs to be incorporated into the regional
transportation improvement program by December 16 of each
odd-numbered year.
This bill would provide that [his incorporation requirement does
not apply in those counties that do not prepare a congestion
management program in accordance with existing law.
(2) Under existing law, a congestion management program is
required to contain specified elements.
This bill would delete the trip reduction element and would make
corresponding changes.
(3) Under existing law, a congestion management program is
required to be developed for specified counties and include every
city and the county. The program is required to be developed and
adopted by the county transportation commission or by another
public agency designated by the county board of supervisors and the
city councils of a majority of cities representing a majority of the
population in the incorporated area of the county.
This bill would make those requirements inapplicable in a county
in which a majority of local governments, collectively comprised of
the city councils and the county board of supervisors which, in total,
represent a majority of the population of the county, adopt
resolutions electing [o be exempt from the congestion management
program.
The people ojthe State oJCalifornia da enact asjollows:
SECTION 1. Section 65082 of the Government Code is amended
to read:
65082. (a) A seven-year regional transportation improvement
program shall be prepared, adopted, and submitted to the California
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Transportation Commission on or before December 15 of each
odd-numbered year, updated every two yeazs, pursuant to Sections
65080 and 65080.5 and the guidelines adopted pursuant to Section
14530.1, to include projects and programs proposed to be funded, in
whole or in part, by funds which are any of the following:
(1) For flexible congestion relief projects, as defined in Section
164.2 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(2) For urban rail transit and commuter rail projects.
Major projects shall include an escalated current cost updated to
at least November ] of the year of submittal, and be listed by relative
priority, taking into account need, delivery milestone dates, as
defined in Section 14525.5, and the availability of funding.
(b) Congestion management programs adopted pursuant [o
Sectio^ 65089 shall be incorporated into the regional transportation
improvement program submitted to the commission by December
15 of each odd-numbered year.
(c) The incorporation of the congestion management program
into the regional transportation improvement program required to
be submitted to the commission by December 1, 1991, may be
delayed for a period not to exceed one year if an environmental
impact ceport is required to be prepared for the congestion
management program pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with
Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, and [he following
conditions are met:
(1) The agency, as defined by Section 65088.1, adopts written
findings that the congestion management program cannot be
incorporated into the regional transportation improvement program
by December 1, 1991, due to the time required to prepare an
environmental impact report pursuant to Division 13 (commencing
with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
(2) The agency adopts a schedule for development of the
congestion management program that will result in its adoption no
later than December 1, 1992, and submits a report to the Legislature
by July 1, 1992, on the progress of complying with this section.
(3) The agency, county, and cities take every action necessary to
assure the congestion management program will be adopted by
December 1, 1992.
(d) If the incorporation of the congestion management program
into the regional transportation improvement program is delayed
pursuant to subdivision (c), both of the following shall apply:
(1) Any project included in the state transportation improvement
program or the traffic systems management program prior to
December 1, 1992, which is otherwise required [o be included in the
congestion management program, pursuant to subdivision (e), but
which is not included in the congestion management program to be
incorporated into the regional transportation improvement program
pursuant to subdivision (b), shall be deleted from the state
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transportation improvement program or the traffic systems
management program.
(2) Local projects which aze otherwise required to be included in
the congestion management program, pursuant to subdivision (e),
may be included in the regional transportation improvement
program to be submitted to the California Transportation
Commission by December I, 1991. Any local project which is
included in the regional transportation improvement program after
December 1, 1991, but prior to December 1, 1992, which is otherwise
required to be included in the congestion management program, but
which is not included in the congestion management program to be
incorporated into the regional transportation improvement progrnm
pursuant to subdivision (b), shall be deleted from the regional
transportation improvement program.
(e) Local projects not included in a congestion management
program shall not be included in the regional transportation
improvement program. Projects and programs adopted pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall be consistent with the seven-year capital
improvement program adopted pursuant to pazagraph (5) of
subdivision (b) of Section 65089, and the guidelines adopted pursuant
to Section 14530.1.
(~ Other projects may be included in the regional transportation
improvement program if listed sepazately.
(g) Unless a county not containing urbanized areas of over 50,000
population notifies the Department of Transportation by July 1 that
it intends to prepare a regional transportation improvement
program for that county, the department shall, in consultation with
the affected local agencies, prepare the program for all counties for
which it prepares a regional transportation plan.
(h) The regional transportation improvement program may not
change the project delivery milestone date of any state project as
shown in the prior adopted state transportation program without the
consent of the department or other agency responsible for the
project delivery.
(i) The requirements for incorporating a congestion management
program into a regional transportation improvement program
specified in this section do not apply in those counties that do not
prepare a congestion management program in accordance with
Section 65088.3.
SEC. 2. Section 65089 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
65089. (a) A congestion management program shall be
developed, adapted, and updated biennially, consistent with the
schedule for adopting and updating the regional transportation
improvement program, For every county that includes an urbanized
area, and shall include every city and the county. The program shall
be adopted at a noticed public hearing of the agency. The program
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shall be developed in consultation with, and with the cooperation of,
the transportation planning agency, regional transportation
providers, local governments, the department, and the air pollution
control district or the air quality management district, either by the
county transportation commission, or by another public agency, as
designated by resolutions adopted by the county board of supervisors
and the city councils of a majority of the cities representing a majority
of the population in [he incorporated area of the county.
(b) The program shall contain all of the following elements:
(1) (A) Traffic level of service standards established for a system
of highways and roadways designated by the agency. The highway
and roadway system shall include at a minimum all state highways
and principal arterials. No highway or roadway designated as apart
of the system shall be removed from the system. All new state
highways and principal arterials shall be designated as part of the
system. Level of service (LOS) shall be measured by Circular 212, by
the most recent version of the Highway Capacity Manual, or by a
uniform methodology adopted by the agency that is consistent with
the Highway Capacity Manual. The determination as to whether an
alternative method is consistent with the Highway Capacity Manual
shall be made by the regional agency, except that the department
instead shall make this determination if either (i) the regional agency
is also the agency, as those terms are defined in Section 65088.1, or (ii)
the department is responsible for preparing the regional
transportation improvement plan for the county.
(B) In no case shall the LOS standards established be below the
level of service E or the current level, whichever is farthest from level
of service A. When the level of service on a segment or at an
intersection fails to attain the established level of service standard, a
deficiency plan shall be adopted pursuant to Section 65089.4.
(2) A performance element that includes performance measures
to evaluate current and future multimoda] system performance for
the movement of people and goods. At a minimum, these
perfomtanre measures shall incorporate highway and roadway
system performance, and measures established for the frequency and
routing of public transit, and for the coordination of transit service
provided by separate operators. These performance measures shall
support mobility, air quality, land use, and economic objectives, and
shall be used in the development of the capital improvement
program required pursuant to paragraph (5), deficiency plans
required pursuant to Section 65089.4, and the land use analysis
program required pursuant to paragraph (4).
(3) A travel demand element that promotes altemative
transportation methods, including, but not limited to, carpools,
vanpools, transit, bicycles, and park-and-ride lots; improvements in
the balance between jobs and housing; and other strategies,
including, but not limited to, flexible work hours, telecommuting,
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and parking management programs. The agency shall consider
parking cash-out programs during the development and update of
the travel demand element.
(4) A program to analyze the impacts of land use decisions made
by local jurisdictions on regional transportation systems, including an
estimate of the costs associated with mitigating those impacts. This
program shall measure, to the extent possible, the impact to the
transportation system using the performance measures described in
paragraph (2). In no case shall the program include an estimate of
the costs of mitigating the impacts of interregional travel. The
program shall provide credit for local public and private
contributions to improvements to regional transportation systems.
However, in the case of toll road facilities, credit shall only be allowed
for local public and private contributions which are unreimbursed
from toll revenues or other state or federal sources. The agency shall
calculate the amount of the credit to be provided. The program
defined under this section may require implementation through the
requirements and analysis of the California Environmental Quality
Act, in order to avoid duplication.
(5) A seven-year capital improvement program, developed using
the performance measures described in paragraph (2) to determine
effective projects that maintain or improve the performance of the
multimodal system for the movement of people and goods, to
mitigate regional transportation impacts identified pursuant to
paragraph (4). The program shall conform to transportadun-related
vehicle emission air quality mitigation measures, and include any
project that will increase the capacity of the multimodal system. It is
the intent of the Legislature that, when roadway projects aze
identified in the program, consideration be given for maintaining-
bicycle access and safety at a level compazable to that which existed
prior to the improvement or alternation. The capital improvement
program may also include safety, maintenance, and rehabilitation
projects that do not enhance the capacity of the system but aze
necessary to preserve the investment in existing facilities.
(c) The agency, in consultation with the regional agency, cities,
and the county, shall develop a uniform data base on traffic impacts
for use in a countywide transportation computer model and shall
approve transportation computer models of specific areas within the
county that will be used by local jurisdictions to determine the
quantitative impacts of development on the circulation system that
are based on the countywide model and standardized modeling
assumptions and conventions. The computer models shall be
consistent with the modeling methodology adopted by the regional
planning agency. The data bases used in the models shall be
consistent with the data bases used by the regional planning agency.
Where the regional agency has jurisdiction over two or more
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counties, the data bases used by the agency shall be consistent with
the data bases used by the regional agency.
(d) Q) The city or county in which a commercial development
will implement a pazking cash-out program that is included in a
congestion management program pursuant to subdivision (b), or in
a deficiency plan pursuant to Section 65089.4, shall grant to that
development an appropriate reduction in the pazking requirements
otherwise in effect for new commercial development.
(2) At the request of an existing commercial development that has
implemented a parking cash-out program, the city or county shall
grant an appropriate reduction in the parking requirements
otherwise applicable based on the demonsfrated reduced need for
parking, and the space no longer needed for parking purposes may
be used for other appropriate purposes.
(e) Pursuant to the federal Intermoda] Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 and regulations adopted pursuant [o [he act,
the department shall submit a request to the Federal Highway
Administration Division Administrator to accept the congestion
management program in lieu of development of a new congestion
management system otherwise required by the act.
SEC. 3. Section 65089.3 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
65089.3. The agency shall monitor the implementation of all
elements of the congestion management program. The department
is responsible for data collection and analysis on state highways,
unless [he agency designates that responsibility to another entity.
The agency may also assign data collection and analysis
responsibilities to other owners and operators of facilities or services
if the responsibilities are specified in its adopted program. The
agency shall consult with the department and other affected owners
and operators in developing data collection and analysis procedures
and schedules prior to program adoption. At least biennially, the
agency shall determine if the county and cities are conforming to the
congestion management program, including, but not limited to, all
of the following:
(a) Consistency with levels of service standards, except as
provided in Section 65089.4.
(b) Adoption and implementation of a program to analyze the
impacts of land use decisions, including the estimate of the costs
associated with mitigating these impacts.
(c) Adoption and implementation of a deficiency plan pursuant to
Section 65089.4 when highway and roadway level of service standards
are not maintained on portions of the designated system.
SEC. 4. Section 65088.3 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
65088.3. This chapter does not apply in a county in which a
majority of local governments, collectively comprised of the city
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councils and the county board of supervisors, which in total also
represent a majority of the population in the county, each adopt
resolutions electing to be exempt from the congesrion management
program.
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ATTACHMENT
s>an-DAG p ~G~~~~ ~ ~
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May 11, 2009 ~ \ 3000402
407 B Street Suite 800
San Diego, C4 92101-4231
(679) 6947900 Jlm Sandoval
Fax (619)699-1905 City Manager (
wwwsandag.org City of Chula Vista ~v
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Chula Vista, CA 91910-2631 ~,~
Dear Mr. Sandoval: ~ ~
MEMBER AGENCIES SUBJECT: Re50IUtlOn Electing to be Exempt from the Congestion Management
Gties of
cadsbad Program
Chula Visa
Coronado SANDAG, as the Congestion Management Agency, is required by state law to prepare
Del Mar and regularly update a Congestion Management Program (CMP) for the San Diego
El Cajon region. The purposes of the CMP are to monitor the performance of the transportation
Encinftas system, develop programs to address near-term and long-term congestion, and better
Escondido integrate transportation and land use planning. SANDAG staff evaluated options for
Imperial Beach future direction of the CMP and discussed these options with your staff representative
LaMe:a at multiple Cities/County Transportation Advisory Committee and the Regional
Lemon Grove Planning Technical Working Group meetings. At its May 8, 2009, meeting, the SANDAG
National city Board of Directors voted to direct staff to work with local jurisdictions that desire to
Oceanside elect to opt out of the state CMP. The staff report is attached.
Poway
San Diego In order to opt out of the state CMP, a majority of the local jurisdictions representing a
San Marcos majority of the population in the county must adopt resolutions electing to be exempt
sanree from the state CMP. A resolution adopted by your City Council electing to be exempt
Solana Beach
vista from the congestion management program in accordance with Government Code
and Section 65088.3 is required for the San Diego region to opt out of the state CMP. A
Countyof San Diego sample resolution with language that was used in Santa Cruz County is enclosed for
your reference. Each local jurisdiction will need to analyze the impacts of opting out on
its specific programs and processes and determine what language is appropriate to
ADVISORY MEMBERS include in its resolution. Please inform us if your local jurisdiction schedules an agenda
Imperial County item to discuss whether to opt out of the state CMP.
California Department
of Transp°rtation If a majority of the local jurisdictions do not adopt resolutions in support of opting out
Metropolitan of the state CMP process by September 11, 2009, SANDAG staff will begin data
Transi[System collection efforts for the 2010 CMP update and will provide a status report on required
North County Deficiency Plans to the Transportation Committee in fall 2009 under the streamlined
transit DisMc[ CMP approach.
United States Sincerely,
Deparment of Defense 1
San Diego ~ ~y~
Unified Port District ( (~
San Diego county RY L. ALLEG
water Authority XECUt~ DlreCtOf
Southern California
Tribal Chairmen'sASSOCiation GLG/HWE/Cda
M~'"`° cc: Frank Rivera
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ATTACHMENT `7'
2008 CMP Roadway Segments Requiring Deficiency Plans
CMP Route Limits Affected Local Jurisdiction
Freeways
Interstate S SR 54 to Pacific Highway Ramp
__ _.__ __ Cities of San Diego and National City
Mission Bay Drive to Gilman Drive City of San Diego
__
Interstate 8 I-5 to EI Cajon Boulevard Cities of San Diego and La Mesa
SR 125 to Johnson Avenue __
Cities of La Mesa and EI Cajon
Interstate 15 I-8 to BalboaAvenue City of San Diego
SR 163 to Miramar Road City of San Diego
Interstate 805 Telegraph Canyon Road to SR 54 Cities of Chula Vista and National City, and
_ _.. ..San Diego County
State Route 52 I-5 to I-805 City of San Diego
State Route 94 I-5 to College Avenue Ciry of San Diego
Siate Route 163 Ash Street to Friars Road Ciry of San Diego
Conventional Highways
State Route 67 Mapleview Street to SR 78 San Diego County and City of Poway
State Route 75 Toll Plaza to I-5 North City of Coronado
State Route 76 Melrose Avenue to South Mission Avenue City of Oceanside and San Diego County
State Route 94 Jamacha Boulevard to Jamacha Road San Diego County
Arterials
Miramar Road Black Mountain Road to I-15 City of San Diego
North Harbor Drive Laurel Street to Haw[horneStreet City of San Diego
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DRAFT 2008 Regional Transportation Improvement Program ATTACHMENT -~
San Diego Region (in $OOOs)
Caltrans
MPO ID: CAL76 Capacity Status: NCI RTIP#: 08-00
TITLE: SR 67 Improvements Exempt Category: Other -Engineering studies
DESCRIPTION: From Mapleview to Dye Road -study future widening of expressway from 2 to 4 lanes
EST TOTAL COST: $500
TOTAL PRIOR 08109 09110 10111 11112 12113 PE RW CON
STP $500 $500 $500
TOTAL $500 $500 $500
MPO ID: CAL77 .Capacity Status: NCI RTIP #: OS-00
TITLE: I-511-8 Connector Exempt Category: Other -Engineering studies
DESCRIPTION: On I-5 from I-8 to De Anza Undercrossing, on 1-8 from I-5/I-8 separation tc Morena -future construction of
auxiliary lanes and widening of connectors
EA NO: 00270 EST TOTAL COST: $3,170
TOTAL PRIOR 08/09 09/10 10111 11112 12113 PE RW CON
IM $1,200 $1,200 $1,200
SHOPP-State Cash $1,970 $1,970 $1,970
TOTAL $3,170 $3,170 $3,170
MPO ID: CAL78A Capacity Status: CI RTIP #: OS-00
TITLE: Interstate 805 Southbound Auxiliary
DESCRIPTION: From SR 54 to E Street - in Chula Vista from t km south of Bonita Road Undercrossing to .3 km south of
Sweet River Bridge, construct two southbound Auxiliary Lanes
EA NO: 081640 PPNO: 0948 EST TOTAL COST: $19,445
RTP PAGE NO: A-5 SANDAG ID: 1280506
SHOPP NH1S1e Mobility I $$7153 I I $$7,153
TOTAL
$213 $79
$t,fi47 $606
MPO ID: CAL786 Capacity Status: NCI RTIP #: 08-00
TITLE: I-805 HOV/Managed Lanes -North Exempt Category: Other -Engineering studies
DESCRIPTION: On I-805 from the I-805/SR 52 to Sorrento Valley, on SR 52 at the I-805/SR 52 separation -preliminary
engineering for future construction of managed lanes
EA NO: 08163 PPNO: 0732 EST TOTAL COST: $7,802
RTP PAGE NO: A-5; A-10 SANDAG ID: 1280503
RSTP
TransNet - MC
$1,7751 $1,775
$6,027 $4,827 $950 $250
PE
$1,775
$6,027
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ATTACH~NtENT
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.N., . Southbound Auxiliary Lane Project
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Reduce current and future
traffic congestion on
southbound Interstate
805 near the State Route
54 interchange during the
evening peak traffic
period
Allow for easier entry and
exit access between the
SR-54 interchange and
Bonita Road
Regulate the flow of
traffic onto I-805 with the
use of ramp meters
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Project Manager
Ramon Martinez at
(619) 688-2516
or by a-mail at
Ramon.Martinez@dot.ca.gov
ELIMINATING TRAFFIC CONGESTION
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is proposing
to construct two southbound auxiliary lanes on I-805 between
SR-54 and Bonita Road to alleviate traffic congestion.
Also proposed is the widening of the Bonita Road undercrossing and
the addition of three new ramp meters at Sweetwater Road, Bonita
Road and the westbound SR-54 to southbound I-805 connector.
Ramp meters help regulate the flow of traffic entering the freeway
in order to ease congestion further down the road and on
connecting freeways.
BETTER FREEWAY ACCESS
The average daily traffic volume for this portion of southbound
I-805 is approximately 130,000 vehicles, causing congestion during
the evening peak traffic period. The proposed project would
accommodate the traffic demand and allow for vehicles to enter
and exit the freeway more easily.
A SHOPP PRO]ECT
The estimated project cost is $11 million, provided by the State
Highway Operation and Protection Program.
STATUS
Project development is nearly complete and construction is
scheduled to begin this summer, pending funding availability.
Completion is expected in summer 2010.
Department of Transportation National
4050 Taylor Street ~ City t Road
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San Diego, CA 921 10 ~ ~ -~~-^~- -''~
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2008 Regional Transportation Improvement Program
DRAFT Amendment No. 13
San Diego Region (in $OOOs)
ATTACHMENT
S Dle O Assoolacl n of VOVemmenu
RTIP #
: 08-13
MPO ID: SAN47 Capacity Status: CI
TITLE: South Bay BRT
DESCRIPTION: From Otay Ranch to downtown San Diego -plan, design, and construct transi t stations , transit way, local
street and road modificatio ns, freeway modifications
CHANGE REASON: Reduce funding
SANDAG ID: 1280504 EST TOTAL COST: $109,627
TOTAL PRIOR 08109 09110 10111 11112 12113 PE RW CON
FTA 5307 $545 $545 $545
FTA 5309 (Bus) $1,077 $1,017 $1,077
Local Funds $355 $355 $355
TransNet-MC $106,916 $2,354 $2,735 $13,273 $51,452 $24,665 $12,437 $15,364 $7,052 $84,500
TransNet-Transit $794 $794 $794
TOTAL $109,627 85,Ofi5 82,735 813,273 $51,452 524,665 812,437 $18,075 57,052 $84,500
PROJECT PRIOR TO AMENDMENT
TOTAL PRIOR 0 10 1011 11 2 1 PE RW CON
FTA 5307 $545 $545 $545
FTA 5309 (Aus) $1,028 $1,028 $1,028
Local Funds $355 $355 $355
TransNet-MC $107,905 $1,800 $9,200 $41,600 $43,300 $11,705 $300 $14,000 $7,000 886,905
TransNet-Trensit $784 $794 $794
TOTAL $110,627 $4,522 $9,200 841,600 843,300 $11,705 8300 816,722 57,000 886,905
MPO ID: SAN58 Capacity Status: NCI RTIP #: OB-13
TITLE: 5317 New Freedom Program Exempt Category: Mass T ransit-Transit operating assistance
DESCRIPTION: Lump sum for new federal program to provide tra nsit service to eldery and disabled residents
CHANGE REASON: Reduce funding
EST TOTAL COST: $3,870
TOTAL PRIOR 08109 09/10 10111 11112 12113 PE RW CON
FTA 5317-NF $2,141 $1,065 $1,076 $1,989 $152
Local Funds $1,261 $527 $495 $119 $120 $1,223 $38
TransNet-SS $468 $153 $156 $159 $468
TOTAL 83 870 $7,592 $1,724 $275 5279 $3,680 5190
PROJECT PRIOR TO AMENDMENT
TOTAL PRIOR O9 0 10 1 11 11/1 1 13 PE RW CON
FTA 5317-NF $2,141 $1,065 $1,076 $1,989 $152
Local FUnds $1,320 $527 $554 $119 $120 $1,223 $97
TransNet-SS $526 $211 $156 $159 $468 858
TOTAL $3,987 51,592 $1,841 $275 $279 53,680 $307
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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA TO REQUEST SANDAG TO EXEMPT
THE REGION FROM THE STATE CONGESTION
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is required by State
law to prepare and regulazly update a Congestion Management Program (CMP) for the
transportation system within the San Diego region; and
WHEREAS, the CMP requires each local jurisdiction to analyze the traffic on designated
CMP arterials, freeways and highways and prepaze a Deficiency Plan for those facilities that aze
deemed deficient; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Assembly Bill 2419 was passed and signed by the Governor
allowing urbanized counties the option to be exempt from prepazation and implementation of a
CMP; and
WHEREAS, there is duplication between CMP and other transportation planning
documents; and
WHEREAS, the goals of the CMP may be carried through other transportation planning
documents and through general plans; and
WHEREAS, SANDAG will include elements of the CMP which aze relevant and useful
in the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and/or the Annual Monitoring Report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby authorize the City to request SANDAG to exempt the region from the State
Congestion Management Program.
Presented by
Richazd A. Hopkins
Director of Public Works
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