SUBJECT: Adopt a Statutory Exemption Pursuant to Section 15308 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Adopt a Resolution Amending Transportation Policy T-1.8 of the Merced Vision 2030 General Plan Regarding the Use of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as the Metric to Evaluate the Transportation Impacts of Development Projects Under CEQA and Adopting the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) VMT Thresholds and Guidelines (General Plan Amendment #23-01) REPORT IN BRIEF Considers the adoption of a Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15308 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adoption of a Resolution amending Transportation Policy T-1.8 of the Merced Vision 2030 General Plan regarding the use of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as the metric to evaluate the transportation impacts of development projects under CEQA and adopting the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) VMT Thresholds and Guidelines. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion adopting Resolution 2023-24, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, adopting General Plan Amendment No 23-01 to revise Transportation Policy t-1.8, adopting the Vehicle Miles Traveled Thresholds and Guidelines as recommended by the Merced County Association of Governments by reference, and adopting a CEQA Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines.

Public Hearing Item Passed Introduced February 16, 2023

Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Requested by: Development Services Department
Introduced: February 16, 2023
On agenda: April 3, 2023
Passed: April 3, 2023