RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE VEHICLE
MILES TRAVELED PROGRAM UPDATE AND CITY OF
LANCASTER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT
GUIDELINES
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB) 743 determined that the appropriate metric for analyzing traffic impacts in Califomia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents is Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMI); and
WHEREAS, the City of Lancaster City Council (City Council) adopted the required VMT thresholds in June 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wished to establish a program to streamline and facilitate ompliance with the requirements SB 743 and approved the Vehicle Miles Traveled Impact Fe litigation Program on January 24, 2023; an
WHEREAS, as part of the process for the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS), the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) released a new activity-based model for calculating VMT; and WHEREAS, this new model has been utilized to update the City's low-VMT maps for NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City, that:
That the foregoing Recitals are true, correct and a substantive part of this Resolution.
2. That the new low-VT maps reflect the new SCAG activity-based modeling for VMT.
3. That the updates to the City of Lancaster Local Transportation Guidelines, including the VMT thresholds analysis guidance, reflect best practices and industry standards.
4. That the City Council hereby approves and adopts the new Low-VMT Maps and City of Lancaster Local Transportation Guidelines and authorizes the City Manager to approve any necessary future changes.
5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.