Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 17, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO GATEWAY CITIES SERVICE COUNCIL
Action
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE Mr. Danny Hom for membership on Metro’s Gateway Cities Service Council.
Issue
ISSUE
A member of the Gateway Cities Service Council submitted his resignation effective October 11, 2018. The term of the now-vacant seat is July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021.
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 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 individual listed below has been nominated to serve by the Gateway Cities Service Council’s appointing authority. If approved by the Board, this appointment will serve the remainder of the seat’s three-year term. A brief listing of qualifications for the new nominee is provided along with the nomination letter from the nominating authority.
Gateway Cities
The demographic makeup of the Gateway Cities Service Council with the appointment of these nominees will consist of four (4) White members and four (4) Hispanic members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be five (5) men and three (3) women.
A. Danny Hom, Gateway Cities Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Gateway Cities 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 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 the Service Councils having less diverse representation of their respective 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’s Listing of Qualifications
Attachment B - Nomination Letter
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Conan Cheung, Sr, EO Service Development, Scheduling and Analysis, (213) 418-3034
Gary Spivack, DEO, Regional Service Councils, (213) 418-3234
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: James T. Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer, (213) 418-3108
