Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 19, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPOINTING the Chinese American Construction Professionals (CACP) organization to the Transportation Business Advisory Council membership.
Issue
ISSUE
The Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC) was created in 1992 by Assembly Bill 152 and codified into law as Public Utilities Code Section 130051.19(c). The purpose of TBAC is to advise the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority (Metro) on matters regarding women and minority business enterprises.
Small business organizations interested in TBAC membership must submit applications to the TBAC membership committee. TBAC’s membership committee evaluates applications to determine whether the organization’s mission aligns with TBAC’s purpose. Organizations recommended for TBAC membership are forwarded to Metro’s Board of Directors for consideration and appointment. Public Utilities Code Section 130051.19(c) provides that “Members of the council shall be selected by the authority…” The term “authority,” although not expressly defined in the statute, has been generally interpreted to mean Metro’s Board of Directors. To comply with Section
130051.19(c), Metro’s Board of Directors must select or appoint TBAC members.
Background
BACKGROUND
On March 24, 2016, Metro’s Board of Directors approved sixteen (16) business organizations to TBAC in accordance to Public Utilities Code section 130051.19(c), which created TBAC, and which states the following: “The authority shall establish a Transportation Business Advisory Council to advise it on matters regarding the disadvantaged business enterprise program to enable the authority to meet or exceed women and minority business enterprise participation goals. Members of the council shall be selected by the authority and shall include representatives of professional organizations and other groups which advocate on behalf of greater participation of women and minority business enterprises in public contracts. The chairperson of the authority or his or her designee shall meet with the council, and the authority shall provide adequate staff support for the council and shall consider all recommendations made by the council.”
Metro’s Board of Directors approved an additional three (3) business organizations on September 28, 2017, and one (1) organization on July 18, 2019, to TBAC membership.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Considerations
In accordance with the defined statute, staff is advancing the Chinese American Construction Professionals (CACP) organization’s application for TBAC membership for consideration and appointment by Metro’s Board of Directors to the Transportation Business Advisory Council. The organization submitted an application, along with the required supporting documentation, affirming that they are located in Los Angeles County and that they advocate on behalf of small, disadvantaged, minority, or women business enterprises.
If appointed by the Metro Board, CACP will be added to the current TBAC organization membership listed below:
1. American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California
2. Arab American Association of Engineers & Architects: California Chapter
3. Arab American Association of Engineers & Architects: Golden State Chapter
4. Asian American Advertising Federation
5. Asian American Architects & Engineers Association
6. Black Business Association
7. Conference of Minority Transportation Officials SoCal
8. Filipino American Society of Architects & Engineers
9. Hispanic Engineers Business Corp.
10. Los Angeles Chapter - Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network
11. Los Angeles Chapter of National Organization of Minority Architects
12. Los Angeles Chapter of the Disabled Veteran Business Alliance
13. Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce
14. National Association of Minority Contractors
15. National Association of Women Business Owners - Los Angeles
16. National Association of Women in Construction - Los Angeles
17. Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
18. Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers - Los Angeles Chapter
19. Women’s Business Enterprise National Council - West
20. Women’s Transportation Seminar - Los Angeles Chapter
Financial_Impact
FINANCIAL IMPACT
No financial impact for this action.
Next_Steps
NEXT STEPS
Upon the approval of this appointment by the Metro Board, the Chinese American Construction Professionals organization will be added to the TBAC membership. Metro staff will bring any proposed TBAC membership changes to the Board of Directors for approval.
Prepared_by Miguel Cabral, Executive Officer, Diversity & Economic
Prepared by: Opportunity, (213) 418-3270
Tashai Smith, Deputy Executive Officer, Diversity & Economic Opportunity, (213) 922-2128
Keith Compton, Director, Diversity and Economic Opportunity Department (213) 922-2406
Reviewed_by
Reviewed by: Debra Avila, Chief Vendor/Contract Management Officer, (213) 922-6383
