“Affected employee” means a full-time employee (see definition of Full-Time Employee), who is scheduled to begin or who regularly begins his or her regular work day at a single worksite between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays per week for at least twelve continuous months, who is not an independent contractor. Seasonal agricultural employees, including seasonal employees of processors of agricultural products, are excluded from the count of affected employees.

“Affected employer” means an employer that employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single worksite covered by the Commute Trip Reduction Plan who are scheduled to begin their regular work day between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least twelve continuous months, even if the identity of the employees varies over time. Construction worksites, when the expected duration of the construction is less than two years, are excluded from this definition. (See definition of Employer.)

“Alternative mode” means any type of commute transportation other than that in which the single-occupant motor vehicle is the dominant mode, including telecommuting and compressed work weeks if they result in reducing commute trips.

“Alternate work schedules” means programs such as compressed work weeks that eliminate work trips for affected employees.

“Base year” means the twelve-month period which commences when a major employer is determined by the jurisdiction to be participating within the CTR program. The City uses this twelve-month period as the basis upon which it develops commute trip reduction goals.

“Base year survey” or “baseline measurement” means the survey, during the base year, of employees at a major employer worksite to determine the drive-alone rate and vehicle miles traveled per employee at the worksite. The jurisdiction uses this measurement to develop commute trip reduction goals for the major employer. The baseline measurement must be implemented in a manner that meets the requirements specified by the City.

“Carpool” means a motor vehicle occupied by two (2) to six (6) people traveling together for their commute trip that results in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle commute trip.

“City” means the City of Redmond.

“City-sponsored commute program” means any commute incentive program sponsored by the City to help reduce vehicle trips.

“Commute trip vehicle miles traveled per employee” means the sum of the individual vehicle commute trip lengths in miles over a set period divided by the number of full-time employees during that period.

“Commute trips” means trips made from an employee’s home to a worksite to deliver the employee to begin his or her regularly scheduled workday between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on weekdays.

“Commuter matching service” means a system that assists in matching commuters for the purpose of commuting together.

“Compressed work week” means an employer-approved work schedule that regularly allows a full-time employee to eliminate at least one work day every two weeks by working longer hours during the remaining days, resulting in fewer commute trips by the employee. This definition is primarily intended to include weekly and bi-weekly arrangements, the most typical being four 10-hour days or 80 hours in nine days, but may also include other arrangements. Compressed work weeks are understood to be an ongoing arrangement.

“CTR” is the abbreviation of Commute Trip Reduction.

“CTR plan” means the City’s plan as set forth in this chapter to regulate and administer the CTR programs of affected employers within its jurisdiction.

“CTR program” means an employer’s strategies to reduce affected employees’ SOV use and VMT per employee.

“Custom bus/buspool” means a commuter bus service arranged specifically to transport employees to work.

“Days” means calendar days, unless otherwise qualified by the text.

“Dominant mode” means the mode of travel used for the greatest distance of the trip.

“Drive alone” means a motor vehicle occupied by one (1) employee for commute purposes, including a motorcycle.

“Drive-alone trips” means commute trips made by employees in single-occupant vehicles.

“Employee” means anyone who receives financial or other remuneration in exchange for work provided to an employer, including owners or partners of the employer.

“Employee transportation coordinator (ETC)” means a person who is designated as responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an employer’s CTR program.

“Employer” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district, or other individual or entity, whether public, nonprofit, or private, that employs workers.

“Exemption” means a waiver from any or all CTR program requirements granted to an employer by the City based on unique conditions that apply to the employer or employment site.

“Flexible work schedules (flex-time)” is an employer policy allowing individual employees some flexibility in choosing the time, but not the number, of their daily working hours to facilitate the use of alternative transportation modes.

“Full-time employee” means a person other than an independent contractor, scheduled to be employed on a continuous basis for fifty-two (52) weeks per year for an average of at least thirty-five (35) hours per week.

“Good faith effort” means that an employer has met the minimum requirements identified in RCW 70.94.531 and this chapter, and is working collaboratively with the City to continue its existing CTR program or is developing and implementing program modifications likely to result in improvements to its CTR program over an agreed-upon length of time.

“GTEC” refers to the City of Redmond Overlake Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center. The GTEC program is a collection of jurisdiction-adopted goals and policies, facility and service improvements and marketing strategies about how the City will help make progress for reducing drive-alone trips and vehicle miles traveled for the GTEC. The program also specifies a financial plan and organizational structure for implementing the program strategies and services.

“High-occupancy vehicle (HOV)” means any motor vehicle occupied by two (2) or more people for commuting purposes.

“Implementation” means active pursuit by an employer of the CTR goals of RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.551 and this chapter as evidenced by appointment of a transportation coordinator, distribution of information to employees regarding alternatives to SOV commuting, and commencement of other measures according to this chapter and their CTR program and schedule.

“Major employer” means a private or public employer, including state agencies, that employs one hundred or more full-time employees at a single worksite who are scheduled to begin their regular work day between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekdays for at least twelve continuous months.

“Major employer worksite” or “affected employer worksite” or “worksite” means the physical location occupied by a major employer, as determined by the local jurisdiction.

“Mode” means the type of transportation used by employees, such as single-occupant motor vehicle, rideshare vehicle (carpool, vanpool), transit, ferry, bicycle, walking, compressed work schedule and telecommuting.

“Notice” means written communication delivered via the United States Postal Service with receipt, deemed accepted three days following the day on which the notice was deposited with the Postal Service unless the third day falls on a weekend or legal holiday, in which case the notice is deemed accepted the day after the weekend or legal holiday.

“Peak period” means the hours from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (inclusive), Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

“Peak period trip” means any employee trip that delivers the employee to begin his or her regular workday between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive), Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

“Proportion of drive-alone trips,” “drive-alone rate/SOV rate” means the number of commute trips over a set period made by employees in single-occupancy vehicles divided by the number of potential trips taken by employees working during that period.

“Ride matching service” means a system which assists in matching commuters for the purpose of commuting together.

“Single-occupant vehicle (SOV)” means a motor vehicle occupied by one (1) employee for commute purposes, including a motorcycle.

“Single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips” means trips made by affected employees in SOVs.

“Single worksite” means a building or group of buildings on physically contiguous parcels of land or on parcels separated solely by private or public roadways or rights-of-way, occupied by one or more affected employers.

“Teleworking” or “telecommuting” means the use of telephones, computers, or other means to permit an employee to work at home, eliminating a work trip; or to work from a work place closer to home, reducing the distance traveled in a commute trip by at least half.

“Transit” means a multiple-occupant vehicle operated on a for-hire, shared-ride basis, including bus, ferry, rail, shared-ride taxi, shuttle bus, or vanpool. A transit trip counts as zero (0) vehicle trips.

“Transportation demand management (TDM)” means a broad range of strategies that are primarily intended to reduce and reshape demand on the transportation system.

“Transportation information center” means an ongoing, on-site display of information explaining alternative modes available for the worksite. A transportation information center must be available in an area of high employee traffic.

“Transportation management association (TMA)” means a group of employers or an association representing a group of employers in a defined geographic area. A TMA must have a formal agreement in existence specifying its purpose, must provide a common service for its members, and must have an administrator. A TMA may represent employers within specific city limits, or may have a sphere of influence that extends beyond city limits.

“Vanpool” means a vehicle occupied by seven (7) to fifteen (15) people traveling together for their commute trip that results in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle trip. A vanpool trip counts as zero (0) vehicle trips.

“Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee” means the sum of the individual vehicle commute trip lengths in miles made by affected employees over a set period divided by the number of affected employees during that period.

“Week” means a seven-day calendar period, starting on Monday and continuing through Sunday.

“Weekday” means any day of the week except Saturday or Sunday.

“Work trip” means any trip made, at any time, by an employee from his or her home to a worksite for the purpose of beginning his or her regular workday.

“Writing,” “written,” or “in writing” means original signed and dated documents. Facsimile (fax) transmissions are a temporary notice of action that must be followed by the original signed and dated document via mail or delivery. (Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 2420 § 3 (part), 2008).