§ 5.90.020. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

A.

"Alternate transportation" means the use of non-motor vehicle modes of transportation. Walking and bicycling are examples.

B.

"Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR)" means the figure derived by dividing the employee population at a given worksite that reports to work weekdays between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. by the number of vehicles* driven by these employees commuting from home to the worksite during these hours. The AVR is calculated using a weekly averaging period. The applicable employee population is multiplied by the number of weekdays in the selected averaging period, then divided by the total number of vehicles driven by these employees to the worksite during the same period.

C.

"Central City Area (CCA)," also known as Performance Zone 1, means the Los Angeles City area bounded as described below:

1.

By the Santa Monica Freeway (Route 10) from Union Avenue to Alameda Street;

2.

Alameda Street from the Santa Monica Freeway to Sunset Boulevard;

3.

Sunset Boulevard from Alameda Street to the Harbor Freeway (Route 110);

4.

The Harbor Freeway from Sunset Boulevard to the Hollywood Freeway (Route 101);

5.

The Hollywood Freeway to Temple Street;

6.

Temple Street from Belmont Avenue to Union Avenue; and

7.

Union Avenue from Temple Street to the Santa Monica Freeway.

D.

"DHR" means the Department of Human Resources of the County of Los Angeles.

E.

"Department head" means a person formally designated as an acting department head, the employee who has the highest classification in a department which has no regularly appointed department head or designated acting department head, as well as regularly appointed department heads.

F.

"Employee" means any person employed by the County.

G.

"Employee Transportation Coordinator ("ETC") means a person who has completed a training program in transportation management approved by the SCAQMD's Trip Reduction Training Coordinator Advisory Committee. The training program must include, but need not be limited to: review of available commuter matching resources and services, detailed explanation of the eligible activities listed in Section 5.90.030D, explanation of the relationship between transportation management and air quality, and guidance in developing a trip reduction plan. The CEO will provide a list of training programs developed by the Trip Reduction Training Coordinator Advisory Committee to each department head subject to the ordinance codified in this chapter.

H.

"Ridesharing" means the cooperative effort of two or more people traveling together. Utilization of carpools, vanpools, buspools, taxipools, trains and public transit are all methods of ridesharing.

I.

"Ridesharing and trip reduction incentives" mean inducements offered to individuals to encourage ridesharing and trip reduction. Examples of incentives are included in Section 5.90.030D.

J.

"Source/receptor areas" means areas established by the SCAQMD based on air monitoring and geographical and meteorological factors. A source area is that area in which air contaminants are discharged. A receptor area is an area in which the contaminants accumulate and are measured. An area can be a source area, a receptor area, or both. The map in Exhibit 5.90.030 shows the source/receptor areas established by the SCAQMD.

K.

"Telework" means an alternate method of work where the employee, also known as the Teleworker, works from home or a location closer to their home like a branch office.

L.

"Worksite" means a building or grouping of buildings located within the County which are in actual physical contact or separated solely by a private or public roadway or other private or public right-of-way, which is owned or operated by the County, and which is the location of employment of one hundred or more employees.

(Ord. 2016-0061 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2012-0027 § 2, 2012: Ord. 90-0042 § 1 (part), 1990.)

* Vehicles counted shall exclude bicycles, transit vehicles, buses serving multiple worksites and cars stopping en route to other worksites. SCAQMD-approved low pollution vehicles shall also be excluded.