Meeting_Body
SYSTEMS SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MARCH 15, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the nominee for membership on Metro’s San Gabriel Valley 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 |
|
San Gabriel Valley |
50.0% |
19.9% |
24.9% |
3.3% |
2.0% |
100.0% |
|
San Fernando Valley |
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 San Gabriel Valley Service Council currently has one (1) vacancy that needs to be filled due to resignation of a previous Council Member. The individual listed below has been nominated by the Council’s appointing authority to fill this vacancy for the remainder of the term and the subsequent term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021. If approved by the Board, this appointment will serve the remainder of the existing three-year term ending on June 30, 2018 and the subsequent three year term. A brief listing of qualifications for the new nominee is provided along with the nomination letter from the nominating authority:
The demographic makeup of the San Gabriel Valley Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of four (4) White members, three (3) Hispanic members, and two (2) Asian members 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.
A. Valerie Gibson, San Gabriel Valley Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2021
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.
Alternatives_Considered
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED
The alternative to approving this appointment would be for this nominee to not be approved for appointment. To do so would result in reduced effectiveness of the San Gabriel Valley 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 and to implement and improve bus service in their areas and the customer experience using our bus service.
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A - Nominee Listing of Qualifications
Attachment B - Nomination Letter
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Conan Cheung, Executive Officer of Transit Operations, (213) 418-3034
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: James T. Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer, (213) 418-3108
