Item 10.B: TDM
Ordinance Updates
& SCAQMD MOU
June 11, 2024
Colleen Stoll, Transportation Demand Program Manager
• 69% of GHG emissions
in 2022 were from
vehicle transportation
Background Information – Why TDM?
• 90% of employees that
work at regulated
employers live outside of
Santa Monica
• In 2023 a vehicle costs
$1,200/month to own and
operate
• The two largest
household expenses are
housing and
transportation
Background Information – Why TDM?
Background Information – Why TDM?
54%
13%
12%
8%
4%
4%
5%
65%
14%
4%
4%
7%
4%
2%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Drive Alone
Telework
Transit
Carpool
Walk
Bike
Other
Comparison of Regulated Employee & Resident Mode Split (2019) Resident Mode Split Regulated Employee Mode Split
Background Information – Why TDM?
Platinum Winners:
• Kite Pharma
• Santa Monica College
• Snyder Diamond
• Tennis Channel
Gold Winners:
• Crossroads School
• Huntley Hotel
• Pacific Park
• Red Bull
• Snap, Inc.
TDM Timeline
1987
SCAQMD adopts
regulations to
reduce vehicle
pollution
1991
TDM ordinance
adopted & first
MOU between City
& SCAQMD
1993
MOU between City
& SCAQMD
updated
1996
MOU between City
& SCAQMD
updated
2010
LUCE adopted
2015
TDM Ordinance
modified and
Developer TDM
added
2016
Metro E Line
extension
completed
2016
GoSaMo TMO
launched
Sept 2020
Moratorium on
regulating
employers with 10-
49 employees
2023
SCAQMD
amended Rule
2022
Sept 2024
Small employer
moratorium
scheduled to end
Ordinance Changes
• Add the collection of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), telecommute, and business type data • Lower the commute survey minimum response rate to 60% • Reinstate requirement for employers with 30-49 employees • Eliminate requirement for employers with 1-29 employees Staff Recommendations
• Introduce for first reading an ordinance amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 9.53 (Transportation Demand Management) to align with the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Rule 2202 regulations • Adopt a resolution approving amendments to the related Memorandum of Understanding with the South Coast Air Quality Management District • Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines