Metro - File #: 2025-0163

• File #: 2025-0163
• Type: Appointment
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 2/21/2025
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 6/18/2025
• Title: APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay Cities, and Westside Central Service Councils (Attachment A).
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: Appointment, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Customer service, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Council, Gateway Cities Council of Governments, Gender, Karen Bass, Montebello, Monterey Park, Ridership, Rosemead, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Council, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, San Gabriel, San Gabriel Valley Service Council, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Council, South Bay Subregion Council of Governments, Strategic planning, Surveys, Westside Cities subregion

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO METRO'S SERVICE COUNCILS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay Cities, and Westside Central Service Councils (Attachment A).

Issue
ISSUE

Each Metro Service Council (MSC) is comprised of nine Representatives who serve 3-year terms. The terms of three of the five Council's nine seats expire annually on June 30; incumbent Representatives can serve additional terms if re-nominated by the nominating authority, or new nominees may be forwarded. All nominations are confirmed by the Metro Board.

Background
BACKGROUND

MSCs were created in 2002 as community-based bodies that improve bus service and promote service coordination with municipal and local transit providers. The MSC bylaws specify that representatives who live, work, or represent the region should have a basic working knowledge of public transit service within their area and understand passenger transit needs. To do so, each Representative is expected to ride at least one transit service per month.

The MSCs are responsible for convening public hearings to receive community input on proposed service modifications, rendering decisions for proposed bus route changes, and considering staff recommendations/public comments. All route and major service changes approved by the MSCs will be brought to the Metro Board of Directors as an information item. If the Metro Board moves an MSC-approved service change to an action item, the MSCs will be notified of this change before the next Service Council monthly meeting.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The individuals listed below have been nominated by each of the Councils' nominating authorities. If approved by the Board, they will serve for the three-year terms specified below. A brief listing of qualifications for new...