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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (CAC) QUARTERLY UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE quarterly status report on the Community Advisory Council (CAC).
Issue
ISSUE
This receive and file board report is a quarterly update on the activities of the Community Advisory Council (CAC) from March 2025 through May 2025.
Background
BACKGROUND
Per state statute, Metro has established a Citizens Advisory Committee, whose membership "shall reflect a broad spectrum of interests and all geographic areas of the county." The CAC voted to be referred to as the Community Advisory Council to better reflects its values.
Per the CAC's bylaws, the group consults, obtains, and collects public input on matters of interest and concern to the community, as well as those assigned by the Board of Directors or Metro staff. The CAC (a Brown Act compliant committee) communicates their recommendations concerning key issues to Metro's Board of Directors.
The CAC is currently comprised of 24 voting members. CAC members are directly appointed by the Metro Board of Directors and serve at the pleasure of their appointing Director. The CAC General Assembly meets monthly on the Wednesday evening before the Metro Board of Directors meeting. The CAC's elected officers meet as an Executive Committee on the first Wednesday of each month.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Since the last update to the Board, the CAC General Assembly convened three times to discuss various Metro projects, programs, and agency initiatives. The CAC General Assembly also voted in November to create two subcommittees, the CAC Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Subcommittee and the CAC Planning and Programming Subcommittee to mirror analogous Metro Board committees to have greater impact and influence on key items before the Board. The subcommittees will monitor developments and issues within ...
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