Metro - File #: 2023-0088

• File #: 2023-0088
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 2/6/2023
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 6/15/2023
• Final action: 6/22/2023
• Title: APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's Gateway Cities, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay Cities and Westside Central Service Councils.
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: Alhambra, Appointment, Burbank, Customer service, Gateway Cities Council of Governments, Gender, Informational Report, Karen Bass, Race and ethnicity, Ridership, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Council, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, San Gabriel, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Council, South Bay Subregion Council of Governments, Strategic planning, Surveys
• Related files: 2023-0467, 2023-0411

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP ON METRO'S REGIONAL SERVICE COUNCILS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE NOMINATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
APPROVE nominees for membership on Metro's Gateway Cities, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay Cities 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 Gateway Cities, San Fernando Valley, and Westside Central Service Councils also have vacancies created by Councilmembers who have resigned or are resigning prior to the end of their current terms.

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 an understanding of passenger transit needs. To do so, each Representative is expected to ride at least one transit service per month.

The MSCs are 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 meeting...