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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
APRIL 18, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC) QUARTERLY UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE a quarterly status report on the Community Advisory Council (CAC).
Issue
ISSUE
This receive and file report is a Board directed quarterly update on Community Advisory Council (CAC) activities from January 5, 2024, through March 14, 2024.
Background
BACKGROUND
Per state statute, Metro must appoint a citizens' advisory committee whose membership "shall reflect a broad spectrum of interests and all geographic areas of the county." The CAC prefers to be referred to as the Community Advisory Council because it better reflects its constituency.
Per the bylaws adopted by the CAC, the group is to consult, obtain, and collect public input on matters of interest and concern to the community. It will communicate the CAC's recommendations concerning such issues to Metro. Issues may also be assigned to the CAC by Metro for its review, comment, and recommendation.
The CAC is currently comprised of 20 active/voting Members. CAC Members are directly appointed by the Metro Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of their appointing Director. Each voting Metro Board Director can appoint up to four appointees to serve on the CAC.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Since the January 18, 2024 update to the Board, the CAC General Assembly convened two times to discuss matters related to Metro business directly with key agency staff working on critical programs, projects, operations, and agency initiatives. Metro staff shared updates on Customer Experience (Wayfinding Signage), and Metro Micro at the CAC January meeting. At the CAC's February General Assembly meeting, the CAC received updates on the Metro GoPass and Discounted fares programs.
As a result of the CAC's monthly meetings during this reporting period, staff has coordinated inter-departme...
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