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Title:
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APPROVING nominees for membership on Metro's San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, and Westside Central Service Councils.
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Appointment, Customer service, Gender, Program, Race and ethnicity, San Gabriel, San Gabriel Valley Service Council, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Council, South Bay Subregion Council of Governments
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Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVING nominees for membership on Metro's 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 or the remainder of the seat's three-year term as indicated. A brief listing of qualifications for new nominees is provided along with the nomination letter(s) from the nominating authorities for all nominees:
A. Ben Wong, San Gabriel Valley Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
The demographic makeup of the San Gabriel Valley Service Council with the appointment of these nominees will consist of five (5) White members, one (1) Hispanic member, two (2) Asian members, and one (1) Native/Other member as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be nine (9) men and zero (0) women.
B. Paula Faust, South Bay Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2016
The demographic makeup of the South Bay Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of six (6) White members, one (1) Hispanic member, and two (2) Black members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be six (6) men and three (3) women.
C. Martha Eros, Westside Central Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Westside Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2018
D. Jeremiah LaRose, Westside Central Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
Term Ending: June 30, 2017
The demographic makeup of the Westside Central Service Council with the appointment of these nominees will consist of two (2) Hispanic members, four (4) White members, one (1) Asian member, and two (2) Black members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be six (6) men and three (3) women.
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 formulate and submit their recommendations to the Board. It would also result in each of the Service Councils having less diverse representation of their respective service areas.
Next_Steps
NEXT STEPS
There is one (1) vacant Service Council seat on the San Fernando Valley Service Council for which no nomination has been received. Staff will continue to work closely with the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the nominating authority, to identify candidates for the vacant position. Staff will also continue to monitor the major contributors to the quality of bus service from the customer's perspective, and share that information with the Service Councils for use in their work to plan, implement, and improve bus service in their areas and the customer experience using our bus service.
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - New Appointees Biographies and Listing of Qualifications
Attachment B - Appointing Authority Nomination Letters
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Jon Hillmer, Executive Officer of Service Development, Scheduling & Analysis, (213) 922-6972
Questions: Christopher Reyes, Transportation Planning Manager III, Operations, (213) 922-4808
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: James T. Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer