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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO'S REGIONAL SERVICE COUNCILS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's Gateway Cities, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay Cities 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
The individuals listed below have been nominated to serve by the Councils' appointing authorities. If approved by the Board, these appointments will serve a three-year term or the remainder of the three-year term for a vacant seat. A brief listing of qualifications for the new nominees and the nomination letters from the nominating authorities are provided.
Metro seeks to appoint Service Council members reflective of the demographics of each respective region. Demographics of each Service Council region where these appointments are to be made is also provided with a comparison to the demographics of each Council's members, should these appointments be approved is also provided.
Gateway Cities
The 2016 American Community Survey demographics of the Gateway Cities (GWC) Service Council region where these appointments are to be made as compared to the demographics of the membership of the Council with these appointments is as follows:
Race
Hispanic
White
Asian
Black
Other
GWC Membership
55%
45%
0%
0%
0%
Region Demographics
65.20%
15.20%
9.00%
8.30%
2.3%
The demographic makeup of the Gateway Cities Service Council with the appointment of these nominees will consist of five (5) Hispanic members and four (4) White members as s...
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