Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MAY 19, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, and Westside Central Service Councils.
Issue
ISSUE
Representatives of the Councils shall be selected to reflect a broad spectrum of the interests and geographic areas of the region over which the Metro Service Council has jurisdiction. Membership on the Council is not transferable or assignable.
The nominating authorities for the San Fernando Valley Service Council consist of City of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (four seats), Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl (one seat) , Fifth District Supervisor Michael Antonovich (one seat), city clusters in the East San Fernando Valley (two seats), and a city cluster in the West San Fernando Valley (one seat).
The nominating authorities for the San Gabriel Valley Service Council consist of LA County First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis (1 seat), Fifth District Supervisor Michael Antonovich (one seat), the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (three seats), and city clusters in the San Gabriel Valley (four seats).
The nominating authorities for the Westside Central Service Council consist of City of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (4 seats), Second District Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas (one seat), Third District Supervisor Sheila Kuehl (one seat), and the Westside Cities Council of Governments (three seats).
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Metro seeks to appoint Service Council members reflective of the demographics of each respective region. The 2010 Census demographics of the San Gabriel Valley 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%
Westside/Central
43.5%
30.7%
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