Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 16, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO'S REGIONAL SERVICE COUNCILS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's San Gabriel Valley and Westside Central Service Councils.
Issue
ISSUE
A member of the San Gabriel Valley Service Council submitted her resignation effective October 24, 2020. The term of that now-vacant seat is July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021.
A member of the Westside Central Service Council submitted her resignation effective December 11, 2020. The term of that now-vacant seat is July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Metro seeks to appoint Service Council members reflective of the demographics of each respective region. The 2016 American Community Survey demographics of the Service Council regions where these appointments are to be made as compared to the demographics of the membership of those Councils with these appointments is as follows:
Region
San Gabriel Valley
Westside Central
Race
Membership
Actual
Membership
Actual
Hispanic
33.3 %
49.9%
44.4%
43.2%
White
44.4%
18.3%
22.0%
31.0%
Asian
22.2%
26.2%
11.1%
13.3%
Black
0%
3.3%
22.2%
9.3%
Other
0%
2.3%
0%
3.1%
The following individuals have been nominated to serve by the nominating authorities of the vacant seats. If approved by the Board, these appointments will serve the remainder of the seats' three-year terms. A brief listing of the nominees qualifications and the nomination letters are provided.
San Gabriel Valley
A. Ben Wong, San Gabriel Valley Service Council, New Appointment
Nominated by: San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Term Ending: June 30, 2021
The demographic makeup of the San Gabriel Valley Service Council with the appointment of this nominee will consist of three (3) Hispanic members, four (4) White members, and two (2) Asian members as self-identified by the members in terms of racial...
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