Prior to certification of any environmental impact report (EIR) prepared for a development project pursuant to the requirements of the California environmental quality act (CEQA), the EIR author shall identify and consult with regional and municipal fixed route transit operators providing service to the project. In addition, the EIR author shall use the "transportation impact analysis method" contained in the Los Angeles County congestion management program to assess traffic and transit impacts. Pursuant to the provisions of CEQA, fixed route transit operators providing service to the project shall be sent a notice of preparation (NOP) for all EIRs and shall, as part of the NOP process, be given an opportunity to comment on the impacts of the project, to identify recommended transit service or capital improvements which may be required as a result of the project, and to recommend mitigation measures which minimize automobile trips on the CMP network. Impacts and recommended mitigation measures timely identified by the transit operator shall be evaluated in the draft EIR prepared for the project. Transit mitigation measures which are adopted shall be monitored pursuant to the mitigation monitoring requirements of CEQA. (Ord. 93-O-2164, eff. 3-19-1993)