Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVED ON CONSENT CALENDAR nominees for membership on Metro’s San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, and Westside Central Service Councils.
Issue
ISSUE
Each Metro Service Council is comprised of nine Representatives that serve a term of three years; terms are staggered so that the terms of three of each Council’s nine members expire annually on June 30. Incumbent Representatives can serve additional terms if re-nominated by the nominating authority and confirmed by the Metro Board.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Metro seeks to appoint Service Council members reflective of the demographics of each respective region. The 2010 Census demographics of each of the Service Council regions are as follows:
|
% Sector Total |
Hispanic |
White |
Asian |
Black |
Other |
Total Pop |
|
SGV |
50.0% |
19.9% |
24.9% |
3.3% |
2.0% |
100.0% |
|
SFV |
41.0% |
42.0% |
10.7% |
3.4% |
2.9% |
100.0% |
|
South Bay |
42.5% |
23.8% |
12.0% |
18.3% |
3.4% |
100.0% |
|
Westside/Central |
43.5% |
30.7% |
13.0% |
10.0% |
2.8% |
100.0% |
|
Gateway Cities |
63.9% |
16.7% |
8.5% |
8.6% |
2.3% |
100.0% |
|
Service Area Total |
48.5% |
26.8% |
14.0% |
8.2% |
2.6% |
100.0% |
The individuals listed below have been nominated or re-nominated to serve by their respective Council’s appointing authorities. If approved by the Board, these appointments will serve a three-year term ending on June 30, 2018. A brief listing of qualifications for new nominees is provided along with the nomination letter(s) from the nominating authorities for all nominees:
A. Michael Cano, San Fernando Valley Service Council, Re-Appointment
Nominated by: Fifth District Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
The demographic makeup of the San Fernando Valley Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of five (5) Latinos, and two (2) Caucasian members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be six (6) males and no (0) females.
B. Roger Chandler, San Gabriel Valley Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: City of Arcadia
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
The demographic makeup of the San Gabriel Valley Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of one (1) Latino, one (1) Asian, one (1) Native American, and four (4) Caucasian members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be seven (7) males and no (0) females.
C. Charles Michael Deemer, South Bay Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
D. John Addleman, South Bay Service Council; Re-Appointment
Nominated by: South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
E. Don Szerlip, South Bay Service Council, Re-Appointment
Nominated by: South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
The demographic makeup of the South Bay Service Council with the appointment of these nominees will consist of one (1) Latino, two (2) Black, and six (6) Caucasian members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be seven (7) males and two (2) females.
F. George Taule, Westside Central Service Council, Re-Appointment
Nominated by: City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
G. Elliot Petty, Westside Central Service Council, Re-Appointment
Nominated by: Second District Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
The demographic makeup of the Westside Central Service Council with the appointment of these nominees will consist of one (1) Latino, one (1) Asian, two (2) Black, and three (3) Caucasian members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be five (5) males and two (2) females.
Determination_Of_Safety_Impact
DETERMINATION OF SAFETY IMPACT
Maintaining the full complement of representatives on each Service Council to represent each service area is important. As each representative is to be a regular user of public transit, and each Council is composed of people from diverse areas and backgrounds, this enables each Council to better understand the needs of transit consumers including the need for safe operation of transit service and safe location of bus stops.
Financial_Impact
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact imparted by approving the recommended action.
Alternatives_Considered
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED
The alternative to approving these appointments would be for these nominees to not be approved for appointment. To do so would result in reduced effectiveness of the Service Councils, as it would increase the difficulty of obtaining the quorum necessary to allow the Service Councils to: conduct public hearings to consider staff proposed major service changes to Metro’s bus routes within their service region, to approve, modify, or revise major and minor service changes proposed by Metro staff It would also result in each of the Service Councils having less diverse representation of their respective service areas.
Next_Steps
NEXT STEPS
There are five (5) Service Council representatives with current terms of service that will expire at the end of June 30, 2015 and three (3) pre-existing vacancies for which no nominations to reappoint or replace have been received. Staff will continue to work closely with the nominating authorities for these eight (8) positions. The current representatives may continue to sit with their Service Council and participate in discussions but will not be eligible to vote on any matter before their Service Council after their terms expire on June 30, 2015. When the Board of Directors approves the nominating authority’s candidate(s), those representatives will be eligible to vote at their Service Council meeting.
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - New Appointees Biographies and Listing of Qualifications
Attachment B - Appointing Authority Nomination Letters Attachment
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Jon Hillmer, Executive Officer of Service Development, Scheduling & Analysis,
(213) 922-6972
Gary Spivack, DEO, Metro Regional Service Councils (213) 922-1241
Reviewed by
Reviewed by: Robert Holland, Interim Chief Operations Officer
