Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JULY 18, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPOINT the Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) SoCal to the Transportation Business Advisory Council.
Issue
ISSUE
The Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC) was created in 1992 by Assembly Bill 152 and codified into law as Public Utilities Code Section 130051.19(c). The purpose of TBAC is to advise the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority (Metro) on matters regarding women and minority business enterprises.
Small business organizations interested in becoming members of TBAC must submit applications to the TBAC membership committee. TBAC's membership committee evaluates the applications to determine whether the organization's mission aligns with TBAC's charter. Organizations recommended for TBAC membership are forwarded to Metro's Board of Directors for consideration and appointment. Public Utilities Code Section 130051.19(c) provides that "Members of the council shall be selected by the authority..." The term "authority," although not expressly defined in the statute, has been generally interpreted to mean Metro's Board of Directors. To comply with Section
130051.19(c), Metro's Board of Directors must select or appoint TBAC members.
Background
BACKGROUND
On March 24, 2016, Metro's Board of Directors approved sixteen (16) business organizations to TBAC in accordance to Public Utilities Code section 130051.19(c), which created TBAC, and which states the following: "The authority shall establish a Transportation Business Advisory Council to advise it on matters regarding the disadvantaged business enterprise program to enable the authority to meet or exceed women and minority business enterprise participation goals. Members of the council shall be selected by the authority, and shall include representatives of pro...
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