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Home My WebLink AboutItem 1b - Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Councilralm � DATE TO: FROM: April 21, 2015 Honorable Mayor and City Council Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manager STAFF REPORT Office of the City Manager SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT TO THE METRO SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SERVICE COUNCIL Recommendation: Make Appointment SUMMARY The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Metro Service Council has an opening on the board effective July 1, 2015. Council Member Roger Chandler has expressed an interest in this position, and has previous experience serving on this board. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council recommend Council Member Chandler for appointment. DISCUSSION Metro's Service Councils are charged with making decisions regarding bus routes and schedules for Metro bus lines operating in their region. Service Council Bylaws require that nominees live, work, or represent in the region they would represent, and that they ride public transit at least on a monthly basis. The terms of three of the nine positions on each of Metro's Service Councils expire on June 30 of each year, in accordance with Service Council Bylaws. Arcadia lies with thin the San Gabriel Valley East cluster, which also includes Temple City and El Monte. The term of San Gabriel Valley East City Cluster appointee and El Monte City Council Member, Juventino Gomez, will expire on June 30, 2015. Council Member Gomez has indicated that he would serve again, but only if no one else in the region was interested. Council Member Chandler previously served on Metro's Service Council from July 1, 2006, to April 30, 2012. Appointment to the Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council April 21, 2015 Page 2 of 2 FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact related to this item. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council submit a letter to the Metro Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority nominating Council Member Roger Chandler to serve on the Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council during the upcoming July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2018, term.