File #: 2020-0252   
Type: Appointment Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/23/2020 In control: Executive Management Committee
On agenda: 4/16/2020 Final action:
Title: CONSIDER appointing the Chinese American Construction Professionals (CACP) organization to the Transportation Business Advisory Council membership.
Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
Indexes: Appointment, Commerce, Construction, Disadvantaged business enterprises, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Minorities
Related files: 2020-0095
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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

APRIL 16, 2020

 

Subject

SUBJECT:                     TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENT

 

Action

ACTION:                     APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Heading

RECOMMENDATION

 

Title

CONSIDER appointing the Chinese American Construction Professionals (CACP) organization to the Transportation Business Advisory Council membership.

 

 

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 TBAC membership must submit applications to the TBAC membership committee. TBAC’s membership committee evaluates applications to determine whether the organization’s mission aligns with TBAC’s purpose. 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 professional organizations and other groups which advocate on behalf of greater participation of women and minority business enterprises in public contracts. The chairperson of the authority or his or her designee shall meet with the council, and the authority shall provide adequate staff support for the council and shall consider all recommendations made by the council.”

 

Metro’s Board of Directors approved an additional three (3) business organizations on September 28, 2017, and one (1) organization on July 18, 2019, to TBAC membership.

 

Discussion

DISCUSSION

 

Considerations

 

In accordance with the defined statute, staff is advancing the Chinese American Construction Professionals (CACP) organization’s application for TBAC membership for consideration and appointment by Metro’s Board of Directors to the Transportation Business Advisory Council. The organization submitted an application, along with the required supporting documentation, affirming that they are located in Los Angeles County and that they advocate on behalf of small, disadvantaged, minority, or women business enterprises.

 

If appointed by the Metro Board, CACP will be added to the current TBAC organization membership listed below:

 

1.                     American Indian Chamber of Commerce of California

2.                     Arab American Association of Engineers & Architects: California Chapter

3.                     Arab American Association of Engineers & Architects: Golden State Chapter

4.                     Asian American Advertising Federation

5.                     Asian American Architects & Engineers Association

6.                     Black Business Association

7.                     Conference of Minority Transportation Officials SoCal

8.                     Filipino American Society of Architects & Engineers

9.                     Hispanic Engineers Business Corp.

10.                     Los Angeles Chapter - Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network

11.                     Los Angeles Chapter of National Organization of Minority Architects

12.                     Los Angeles Chapter of the Disabled Veteran Business Alliance

13.                     Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce

14.                     National Association of Minority Contractors

15.                     National Association of Women Business Owners - Los Angeles

16.                     National Association of Women in Construction - Los Angeles

17.                     Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

18.                     Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers - Los Angeles Chapter

19.                     Women’s Business Enterprise National Council - West

20.                     Women’s Transportation Seminar - Los Angeles Chapter

 

 

Financial_Impact

FINANCIAL IMPACT

 

No financial impact for this action.

 

 

Next_Steps

NEXT STEPS

 

Upon the approval of this appointment by the Metro Board, the Chinese American Construction Professionals organization will be added to the TBAC membership.  Metro staff will bring any proposed TBAC membership changes to the Board of Directors for approval.

 

 

Prepared_by                     Miguel Cabral, Executive Officer, Diversity & Economic

Prepared by:                      Opportunity, (213) 418-3270

                     

 

Tashai Smith, Deputy Executive Officer, Diversity & Economic Opportunity, (213) 922-2128

Keith Compton, Director, Diversity and Economic Opportunity Department (213) 922-2406

Reviewed_by

Reviewed by:                      Debra Avila, Chief Vendor/Contract Management Officer, (213) 922-6383