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% |
13.0% |
10.0% |
2.8% |
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 seats’ appointing authorities. If approved by the Board, this appointment will serve the remainder of the seats’ terms as indicated. A brief listing of the new nominees’ qualifications is provided along with the nomination letters from the nominating authorities:
A. Max Reyes, San Fernando Valley Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Term Ending: June 30, 2019
The demographic makeup of the San Fernando Valley Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of two (2) White members, six (6) Hispanic members, and one (1) Asian member as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be eight(8) men and one (1) woman.
B. Vivian Romero, 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 this nominee will consist of five (5) White members, two (2) Hispanic members, one (1) Asian member, 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 eight (8) men and one (1) woman.
C. Ernesto Hidalgo, Westside Central Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Term Ending: June 30, 2019
The demographic makeup of the Westside Central Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of three (3) Hispanic members, three (3) 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 this appointment would be for these nominees to not be approved for appointment, for the incumbents to remain in the seats until the end of the seat’s term (San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Council vacancies), and for a seat to remain vacant (Westside Central Council).
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 Appointee Biography and Listing of Qualifications
Attachment B - Appointing Authority Nomination Letter
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Jon Hillmer, Executive Officer of Service Development, Scheduling & Analysis, (213) 922-6972
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: James T. Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer, (213) 922-4424
