Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 18, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO SERVICE COUNCILS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE Nominees for membership on Metro’s Service Councils.
Issue
ISSUE
A member of the Gateway Cities Service Council was removed on December 11, 2018 by the nominating authority, the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, following the loss of his reelection campaign to his City Council. The term of the now-vacant seat is July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020.
The nominating authority for four of the nine seats on the Westside Central Service Council has opted to replace one of their appointees currently serving the term a term from July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020.
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 individuals listed below have been nominated to serve by the Council’s nominating authority. If approved by the Board, these appointments will serve the remainder of the seats’ three-year term. A brief listing of qualifications for each new nominee is provided along with the nomination letters from the nominating authorities.
Gateway Cities
The demographic makeup of the Gateway Cities Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of four (4) White members and five (5) 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 four (4) women.
A. Maria Davila, Gateway Cities Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: Gateway Cities Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2020
Westside Central Cities
The demographic makeup of the Westside Central Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of three (3) White members, four (4) Hispanic members, and two Black members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial/ethnic identity. The gender breakdown of the Council will be five (5) women and four (4) men.
B. Desa Philadelphia, Westside Central Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Term Ending: June 30, 2020
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.
Implementation_of_Strategic_Plan_Goals
IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Approval of this recommendation supports the following Metro Strategic Plan Goal: 3) Enhance communities and lives through mobility and access to opportunity.
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 - Nominees Listing of Qualifications
Attachment B - Nomination Letters
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
