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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
AUGUST 18, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO'S SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND WESTSIDE CENTRAL SERVICE COUNCILS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's San Fernando Valley and Westside Central Service Councils.
Issue
ISSUE
Each Metro Service Council (MSC) is comprised of nine Representatives that serve terms of three years; terms are staggered so that the terms of three of each Council's nine members expire annually on June 30. Incumbent Representatives can serve additional terms if re-nominated by the nominating authority and confirmed by the Metro Board.
The San Fernando Valley and Westside Central Service Councils each have one vacancy that was not filled when the seats' terms expired on June 30, 2022. The term of these now-vacant seats is July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro Service Councils were created in 2002 as community-based bodies tasked with improving bus service and promoting service coordination with municipal and local transit providers. The MSC bylaws specify that Representatives should live in, work in, or represent the region; have a basic working knowledge of public transit service within their region, and have an understanding of passenger transit needs. To do so, each Representative is expected to ride at least one transit service per month.
The MSC is responsible for convening public hearings to receive community input on proposed service modifications, and rendering decisions on proposed bus route changes considering staff's recommendations and public comments. All route and major service changes that are approved by the MSC will be brought to the Metro Board of Directors as an information item. Should the Metro Board decide to move an MSC-approved service change to an Action Item, the MSC will be notified of this change prior to the next Service Council monthly m...
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