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Title:
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APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's Gateway Cities Service Council.
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Appointment, Customer service, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Council, Gateway Cities Council of Governments
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Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO SERVICE COUNCIL
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO METRO SERVICE COUNCIL
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's Gateway Cities Service Council.
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 to serve by the Council's appointing authority. If approved by the Board, these appointments will serve the remainder of the seats' three-year terms as indicated. A brief listing of qualifications for the new nominees is provided along with the nomination letter from the nominating authority:
A. Lori Woods, Gateway Cities Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2019
B. David Armenta, Gateway Cities Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2017
C. Samuel Pe?a, Gateway Cities Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2017
The demographic makeup of the Gateway Cities Service Council with the appointment of these nominees will consist of four (4) White members, four (4) Hispanic members, and one (1) Black member as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be seven (7) men and two (2) 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 Council, as it would increase the difficulty of obtaining the quorum necessary to allow the Service Council to formulate and submit their recommendations to the Board. It would also result in the Service Council having less diverse representation of their service area.
Next_Steps
NEXT STEPS
Staff will 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 Qualifications
Attachment B - Appointing Authority Nomination Letter
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Jon Hillmer, Executive Officer of Service Development, Scheduling & Analysis, (213) 922-6972
Gary Spivack, Deputy Executive Officer, Metro Service Councils, (213) 922-1241
Reviewed_By
Reviewed By: James Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer, Executive Office, Transit Operations
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